Skipping the beginning

Did anyone else get into the routine of skipping the 15 or so pages that ALWAYS reiterated the descriptions of the BSC members and their BSC positions? The only thing I always checked was the description of Claudia's 'that day' outfit (and looking back, they were rather awful outfits but I always thought they were cool because the characters though they were cool). I did always think though that Ann M. Martin (or her ghostwriter) always had a rather cushy job. They always had 15 or so pages automatically in the bag.