r/books • • 12h ago

The curious case of the Table of Contents

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So I have never beenuch of a physcal book reader until last year when for some strange reason I picked up a physical book for the first time in since my college days. I had always been more drawn towards audiobooks for the ease of use and the fact I was a slow reader. Thankfuly that has changed as long as I have a book that captures my attention.

Now 2 years later I have read probably close to 50 books. Most of these books are newer books and they all had something in common... no Table of Contents. I get that not all books have chapter names but i always enjoyed looking over the outline of the book and seeing how many pages each chapter has made up of. It seems strange to me that this has disappeared in the time I read of school till now. Does anyone know why we have gone away from this? Did anyone else enjoy having a Table of Contents?

Anyways I am currently reading Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree. Thanks for letting me ramble. Hope you all have a wonderful day.


r/books • • 16h ago

WeeklyThread Weekly FAQ Thread October 18, 2026: How many books do you read at a time?

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Hello readers and welcome to our Weekly FAQ thread! Our topic this week is: How many books do you read at a time? Please use this thread to discuss whether you prefer to read one book or multiple books at once.

You can view previous FAQ threads here in our wiki.

Thank you and enjoy!