The Segments Where People Start to Read a Book

張貼日期：Mar 26, 2010 12:28:52 PM

The Segments Where People Start to Read a Book

Beatrice Lai

      Most people have experiences of reading books in a bookstore. When you take a book which interests you, where do you start to read this book？I think that there are five segments where people start to read a book. It is a funny experiment to observe people’s behavior and personality.

     Some people read a book from its preface which was written by famous and specialized people or the author. Maybe they buy books according to people who recommend them. These readers get to know the advantages of books by reading their preface. Generally, these readers will finish books from the front of a book to the back. They always read books precisely and patiently. They don’t miss any word in books.

     Different from the first type of readers, some people read books from the end of books. Most of these readers are impatient. They want to know the endings fast. When they know the final result, they usually give up reading the content.

     Unlike the first style, some people pass over prefaces of books. They start the reading by reading the text itself. They don’t want to be affected by specialists’ thinking. This type of readers tends to have independent judgment.

     The fourth style is like a dragonfly that touches the surface of water briefly. This group of readers read books incoherently. They always choose fascinating plots to read. They can’t stand lengthy and boring descriptions, so they keep skipping. The readers of this style miss details easily.

     Some readers would read summarization on the back cover of books. This type of readers can realize the main points of books by reading summarization. A number of people read this part first. It’s also a good way to choose a book to read.

     I offer five styles to talk about which part people start to read in a book. No matter which style that you belong to, it is your style of reading a book. Maybe people can try to use different ways to test how much content they can get by reading different segments of books.