I would like to know if the harrow readings the players receive at the beginning of every segment of the AP, besides the last one, are crucial to the actual plot. Besides of course giving the players hints/direction, and harrow points. I'm contemplating omitting the readings to avoid what potentially appears to be a time consuming repeatitive fluff factor that creates more PC questions then answers. Please enlighten me if I'm wrong about the nessessity of these readings.
Also I'm curious as to how these readings are working out for other GM's, and if anyone has modified the scenario or process already?