Summaries are efficiency experts, brilliant for non-fiction refreshers and deciding if a 500-page commitment is truly worth your time.

But let's be real: reading a summary of a great novel is like judging a three-course meal based on the smell of the napkin. You miss the poetry, the glorious rambling tangents, and the emotional payoff! Don't mistake the map for the journey.

When do you rely on a summary: before reading to vet a book, or only *after* to check if you remember the ending correctly?

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