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Wabete: yes, before
The Unbeliever: 42
cgund: I never used to but now I do. In their proper order.
Polgara: yes
kathleenryan: Yes, after.
Plaks: Sometimes!
atrium: If its not too long
gmcash: yes, before
blindspot: Yes. Before.
RKFade: Yeah I read 'em. Before.
dagr: Sometimes, whenver.
Wibblenut: yes, before i buy them as a rule!
Gecko23: Only for anthologies.
hancock.tom: Yes, before, unless its a textbook, then I never read it
beardedwonder: I just read the memoirs of Bigfoot (hilarious) and about 30 GeekQuestions. Does that answer the question?
DHEK: Yes. I read them in the order they are placed in the book. So, if they are at the beginning of the book, I'll read them first.
aleo09: no.
ben21: after
buffalospynovel: after, only if I enjoyed the book
purvisa: It varies with the book
ZiggyZambo: Yes. Always before.
TamiWhitsett: Yes, before. Some authors slip "extra" stories into those pages!
chockle: yes, but if they seem unimportant, I'll skip to chapter 1
scriptorum: Generally. Before.
daveroswell: it depends. Non fiction, yes. Fiction, maybe.
mogli43: Sometimes, wherever the relevant section is located
Cut & Space: Yes I do, before
MasterDinadan: Usually I don't
imaraggamuffin: maybe after reading the book, but not always.
frieque: sometimes & depends
eddyspaghetti: Yes, beforehand.
Cromaa: egads no...
arkibet: sometimes.
vampywife: i usually do read them before the rest of the book. if i start one that doesn't seem to pertain to the rest of the book, i often skim it and move on.
sidkuhn: before
bigbadsteve: usually, i do
Avatar_69: If the author is interesting, I'll read it before, otherwise I'll read the book first.
franklincobb: Yes, and it varies
FrozenHoHos: Before
jasta6: sometime, before......................
igorl: yes, before
Chris Page: Yes, unless they're long-winded dedications to the author's cats. Before.
Helenoftroy: after the book, it helps most of the time especially if history or audience was important in understanding the book.
slhumph: I'm afraid I read everything before reading the book, starting with any information on the cover and inside flaps.
kuchick: I try. After about 1/2, I skip it and just read the book.
KDSN: yes and before
bwt2q: Fiction: skim first page, then skip. Come back and read if the book was really good. Non-fiction: read first page, skim the rest and read if it looks interesting.
trojandoc: always before reading
orodreth: Non-Fiction, YES.
confuse_a_cat: I usually read everything, in order. Sometimes I will skip the introduction if I don't want my first readthrough to be unduly influenced.
mrspank: Yes, before I read the book. I especially like the forward to Al Franken's "Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat Idiot". Read it sometime.
Kazin: Yes, before reading the book.
brainrob: Depends on the book
ctalbot: Yes. I read everything in order.
helyanamanso: yes. after.
SiddGames: Sometimes, depends on the book and author(s).
Loquutus: yes, usually in order
ZombyDawg: Yes, before
Odat: Yes, I usually read them first. Unless they're boring, and then I don't read the whole thing before giving up. I always read the dedication though!
mrbeankc: yes
Magnus the Blue: Yes, before
Jula: Sometimes. Sometimes before, sometimes after. It depends on how interested in the book I was before/after I read it.
ssmooth: I only read them before the story if they're part of the story. Otherwise, if I'm still interested after reading the book, I may read them.
Dr. No: before
Tushratta: Yes. Before reading the rest.
kimapesan: Yes, before.
yossarians: yes, before
Mikebegeta: yes
Steeledragon: Yes, always before.
wiley1za: Depends - sometimes the foreword analyses the book and so you have to read it afterwards, which is silly. Typically I read it from page 1 to end.
Great Dane: Of course. I always read a book from cover to cover, beginning wih the first page
Lord_Prussian: I read them if they are interesting before the book and after if they weren't, but the rest of the book left me wanting more.
JimPAX: Yes, and before. That's why they're at the FRONT. You're not too bright, are you?
darthcliff: No.
lwheeler: Yes, before.
klellingson: Yes. Usually before.
Mike A: After reading some really crappy ones, I generally read them after unless it was written by the author of the book.
scribidinus: Yes. Varies.
Karlsen: Yes. Before. "let's start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start..."
TD2008YDS: it depends on the book
CapAp: Yes, before
Belash: i do, before i read the rest
agent easy: after
skrutsch: I usually read them in the middle of reading the rest.
2amp: yes, b4
dakarp: yes, sometimes. depends on who wrote the foreword/introduction.
erli: No, I don't like wasting my time
Nomadik: Yes. Depends on the type of book. If its an essay on the book, I save it for afterward, because it can spoil the story.
AWildEep: Yes, usually before.
toulouse: yes
disclamer: before
steadym: Yes; before
TiNYTimIDFluffYBunnY: yep mostly
dirubin: Before. I also read afterwards before, too. Never bother with the actual book, though.
djlg: Yes. Before.
midgetsrawk: yes, before
jpact: Yes. Before.
heli: usually after reading the book and sometimes I forget
ValJor: Always. Before. They are there for a reason, right?
puffinge: usually
MisterCranky: Generally that is the only part I read. Then I fall asleep, and usually never pick that book up again.
CameronL: Yup. Start at page one and go forward from there.
snoozefest: yes; in the order they are printed in the book
Bearcat89: Yes. Before.
GuyHill: yes, before
Thornn: Sometimes, and if I do, almost exclusively after reading the text.
stephensj23: No, no, no, and no. Mostly written by pretentious friend of a friend of an author.
Lemur: Yes - before reading the rest
isolated: Before. I like to get the full flavor of a reading experiance.
redhuntingcap: yes, but i have to force myself. i never used to until i went to college, though.
BaSL: that's what they're there for
Cal Mac: Usually, and before the rest of the book.
AlorielLelyn: Sometimes, usually before.
CDRodeffer: Sometimes.
gnomehome: Before reading the rest
jttm: Yes, before.
Spielfreak: yes, before, as it sets the tone.
tragicpoet: Yes, in order Intro, book, afternotes
CortexBomb: Yes, in most cases, especially if the book is "literature" or by an author who I read a lot of
Blackwind: Yes
skelebone: Not usually.
Debate: Generally that's all I read. After that I get bored.
louiseh: Sometimes. Often I leave them till the end if they might contain spoilers
chaddyboy_2000: I don't even read the book.