| User | Comment |
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| ausfox | | posted 20-Jun-2007 6:27pm |
I don't mind whether they are there or not |
bill   | | posted 20-Jun-2007 8:05pm |
I don't usually like them very much. If I read them at all, I read them after I read the book. I did this recently and was glad I did, because it had spoilers. |
Enheduanna  | | posted 20-Jun-2007 8:05pm |
I don't care one way or another. I don't think they have much to do with the quality of the book and whether or not I will enjoy it. |
| WhovianBlues | | posted 20-Jun-2007 8:16pm |
Really depends. Some prologues I like, some I don't. Overall, though, I'd say dislike - I just like to get on to the body of the book as soon as possible, I'm impatient that way. |
gambler   | | posted 20-Jun-2007 8:28pm |
I like them ............ Its no biggie |
Galomorro  | | posted 20-Jun-2007 9:59pm |
I like them. |
| darkshadowsseeker | | posted 20-Jun-2007 10:57pm |
It depends on how well written they are. If they're poorly written, I don't like them. |
Iseult  | | posted 21-Jun-2007 12:33am |
I guess I like them. I usually read them, unless they're boring. |
| Frostbrand | | posted 21-Jun-2007 12:47am |
I like them when they're done well. James Patterson is particulary good at them IMHO. |
| Melf | | posted 21-Jun-2007 1:07am |
I very rarely read them. |
| judgescratch | | posted 21-Jun-2007 7:18am |
I like them
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| Cain | | posted 21-Jun-2007 8:28am |
I like them, they tend to set the scene. |
| Jody | | posted 21-Jun-2007 10:44am |
Some are useful, particularly those that are well written and bring the reader into the atmosphere of the book. Sometimes a prologue is necessary to help readers acclimate themselves to the second or third book in a trilogy, when they haven't read the previous book in a while, or at all.
Most make a vain attempt to introduce the reader to a complex situation they will need to understand before the book starts. I feel that a good writer can create a first chapter that provides any necessary background in the context of revealing the start of a story, and so a prologue isn't needed. |
| Wackadoo | | posted 21-Jun-2007 11:43am |
No opinion. Sometimes I read them, sometimes I don't. |
| Amanda | | posted 21-Jun-2007 12:35pm |
Sometimes I like them. Sometimes I don't. It depends on how much information it gives. I hate when it gives too much, then I don't even want to read the book. |
| docgbrown | | posted 21-Jun-2007 9:17pm |
I like them |
| cabinfever | | posted 22-Jun-2007 12:17am |
I don't have much of an opinion on them, other than sometimes they seem like a cheap, fast way to get the story set up and going. |
| Enigma | | posted 22-Jun-2007 11:16pm |
I like them. |
| mrmarm | | posted 23-Jun-2007 12:51am |
I don't have an opinion since I' m 50 / 50 on what you mean by prologues. |
| thecomic22 | | posted 24-Jun-2007 11:30am |
I generally skip over them. |
Irene007  | | posted 24-Jun-2007 11:58am |
I don't mind them except when it's personal and explains why the book was written - if it's informative and helps set the story line; I like them. |
| Zang | | posted 26-Jun-2007 5:20pm |
I feel very strongly about prologues. I'm very opinionated in this matter and I've gotten into a lot of arguments. One of my opinions is that they should be at the beginning of the book. I hate it when a book is suddenly interrupted by a prologue that comes completely out of nowhere in the middle of chapter three. And that happens a lot more often that you might think!
Another thing that really bothers me about prologues is when people make the mistake of confusing them with "Introductions". They are two completely different things. For example, a prologue is always called "Prologue" and an introduction is always called "Introduction".
I also have some pretty strong opinions about cheese. |
