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02 November 2010

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Christina

Author's Notes are either a hit or miss for me. For example, I really could care less about the process of their writing. (Does that sound bratty?) but do want to hear how they came up with the characters. Oooh and I love when they talk about the characters as if they were real people.

Chachic

I feel the same way, I don't really question what's happening in the book while reading it unless something bumps me out of the story. Although I do have questions after reading, which is why I like discussing books right after reading them.

Maureen

It depends on the content of the author's note. I like the ones in historicals that are informational about some obscure aspect of the plot, like the one at the end of Newes from the Dead that talked about infanticide and infanticide laws throughout history. I know, I know, I'm a total nerd.

I always skip the ones that are all stuff like "OMG, and my Uncle Henry who baked me brownies on that one day, THANK YOU UNCLE HENRY!" Unless they're sharing Uncle Henry's brownie recipe.

Leila

Maureen, same here -- while I certainly see the reason behind them, unless the Acknowledgements pertain to the book in some way (or mention other authors, etc.), I think it's mostly only the people listed in them who find 'em interesting.

Or, of course, if there are brownie recipes.

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