I recently read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and read the whole introduction/preface. By the end I wished I didn’t because it kinda spoiled a lot of the book even if it did provide a bit of context for those parts once I got there, I still prefer going in blind. There’s 43 pages of intro on TPODG that I’m about to start, how necessary is it for the plot/message of the book?
by A_Common_Relic
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Im reading “Hags” at the moment :3
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Not necessary at all. Read the novel first, and if you finish it and enjoy it, the preface might be an interesting read for the editorial background, context, etc.
That’s crazy. I’m currently reading Dorian Gray right after finishing A Portrait. I’m actually glad I read the introduction to both but I’m dense and not always able to pick up on what the author is saying without the intros.
I remember reading the intro first for Dorian Gray and thinking it was important, I don’t think it spoils the book, it talks about art