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I always hesitate to read them cause some of them are pure gems and v important to understand the context of the book, but most of the time they contain huge spoilers...
But an intro I'm very glad I didn't skip and would recommend is for The Sound and The fury (red spine with intro by Richard Hughes) - it gave the perfect clues so that I could read that first chapter without losing my mind (ifykyk)
Pls rec more good intros without major spoilers if you know any

@warmandpeace

Apr 17, 2024

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@chef_goldblum

literally! why do they spoil it? it’s like movie trailers that show basically the entire movie.

Apr 17, 2024

@warmandpeace

chef_goldblum exactly! It's a shame cause I know it's possible to explain the context of the book without spoiling everything

Apr 17, 2024

@ioanna

Black Swans by Eve Babitz has a pretty good introduction by Stephanie Danler that i really enjoyed and i’m not a huge fan of intros!

Apr 17, 2024

@warmandpeace

ioanna brilliant, I'll look it up thank you!

Apr 17, 2024

@oohwormy

I’ve had the Fury on my list for a while, is the red spine edition different?

Apr 17, 2024

@warmandpeace

oohwormy by editions I meant the publisher (sorry that wasn't very clear) so the red spine is Vintage Books London and the intro i mentioned is by Richard Hughes, the book itself wouldn't change

Apr 17, 2024

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