Did you ever read a book without reading a summary first?

[Owen John]

Nope. I must read the summary to get a gist of what the book is about.

[Essywa]

I read everything in a book I don't choose on what to read.

[V-20]

I usually want to know what the book is about before reading it because I don't want to waste my time reading a book with a story I don't like. If the book is recommended to me by my book buddy or trusted friend, then I can read it without reading the summary first.

[Eriny Youssef]

I used to read summaries before.
But for some time now, I never read a summary. And when I do, it's usually after I finish a book.

[Yearly Joy Besoy]

Everytime I pick a book that I want to read, I always check the summary of it first. All of the books in the past that I've read, I have checked the summary first if I like it before diving in. Even if the cover or the title of the book is interesting, I do not pick it up if I don't like the summary.

[Hannah_Keos]

I rarely do that because they are my go-to for choosing a book ( I try to ignore the fancy covers you see a lot nowadays). If its the continuing book in a series I'm less likely to read it and also if I'm particularly paranoid about spoilers. A bad summary can ultimately spoil a book or ruin the tone, so I use them cautiously. As with most things, it all depends.

[zainherb]

When the summary is available, I read and when it's not, I don't get bothered. I simply read the book with an open mind.

Either method does not detract from the nature of the book.

[Ren_c_13]

For the most part, I try to read summaries and sometimes the reviews of book before I read them. But, sometimes I’ll start reading the book before I read the summary. Typically when u do that, the book has either been recommended to me or I’ve heard good things about it.

[RavingReads]

Don't think I have ever done this. But now I am very interested and will try to do this soon!

[emidio125]

No, I am forced to read the summary so that I can decide whether the book worths my attention or not.

[DANAWEB]

I always rwad the summery before reading the book, just to understand the context of the book and what to expect.This helps me to concentrate on the book.

[63tty]

Sometimes I don't read the summary first but my gauge is usually the first chapter. If its not appealing I don't read it. The main reason I do that sometimes is that some summaries can be intriguing but then when you read the book, its not at all what you hoped for. That is a thing that has happened to me recently.

[alohaaleii]

I almost also read the summaries before reading the sample to any book I read. I like to read the summary to get a feel of what to expect when I read the book. The cover usually is the second thing I look at because if I am intrigued by the cover then the read better be just as intriguing. Depending on how the author writes, then most times I try to read from different authors and never the same one twice, unless it’s part of a series.

[DianaMich]

Trying to think about the last time I didn't read a book summary, but I think I have always read them, even if it was a recommendation. c:

[Excel 2021]

I usually read everything that's on a book. I'll scan the back and read about the author, read any reviews that might be on it, and so on. To me, it's kind of like that first "handshake" when meeting the book

You spoke my mind there