Had a lightbulb moment about book pacing during my commute

I was reading 'Project Hail Mary' on the train last Tuesday and realized I'd been skimming the first 100 pages of every book for years just to get to the action... My friend pointed out I missed a huge plot clue in chapter 3 and that's when it hit me. Has anyone else caught themselves rushing through setup chapters and missing important details?

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haydenp9510d ago

Started doing the same thing with every book until I realized I was basically just reading the endings. Now I force myself to slow down and actually pay attention to those first few chapters, it's wild how much stuff you miss when you're trying to speedrun a story.

patriciamoore10d ago

Oh man, @haydenp95, I feel this one hard. Been there way too many times.