Hate and Loathing of Introductions

I've been doing a great deal of reading lately. All kinds of famous greats, Jack Kerouac, Ezra Pound, J.D. Salinger, Margaret Atwood names that I've been told most people know, and I have encountered, well a bit of a complaint with the modern publishing world.

Introductions.

I hate them. Straight up, I know that's a strong word and probably a bit harsh but I'm certain I can back them up. The most noteworthy introduction was featured in the book "On the Road, The Original Scroll", the unedited, unpublished version of Kerouac's hit novel published by Penguin. The book is roughly four hundred pages long. (I could tell you exactly but the book shelf is all the way over there, a good step and a half away from me...alright fine, I'll check.)