I sometimes find spoilers can ADD tension (a *MAJOR* aDwD spoiler contained within!!!)
imlad Send a noteboard - 12/08/2011 03:02:18 AM
Yes, I said there was a major spoiler from A Dance With Dragons in this post, so I am giving you plenty of warning about that.
{cushion room to avoid spoiler}
{more room for ya}
{okay, that should be enough}
So before A Dance with Dragons was even released I allowed myself to read some of the spoilers that were leaked to the internet (I usually do check out spoilers for stuff, I was even reading through the comic adaptation of Revenge of the Sith the night before it opened, my friends thought I was nuts).
Because I had seen some of the spoilers, namely the fact that Jon Snow gets the Julius Caesar treatment, everytime I start another Jon chapter, my heart starts racing, as I think to myself "could this be the chapter?"
Of course, it isn't, since I assume that will happen in the final Jon chapter, but it still adds more tension to the story.
{cushion room to avoid spoiler}
{more room for ya}
{okay, that should be enough}
So before A Dance with Dragons was even released I allowed myself to read some of the spoilers that were leaked to the internet (I usually do check out spoilers for stuff, I was even reading through the comic adaptation of Revenge of the Sith the night before it opened, my friends thought I was nuts).
Because I had seen some of the spoilers, namely the fact that Jon Snow gets the Julius Caesar treatment, everytime I start another Jon chapter, my heart starts racing, as I think to myself "could this be the chapter?"
Of course, it isn't, since I assume that will happen in the final Jon chapter, but it still adds more tension to the story.
with a few very specific exceptions on books/stories/games/movies that rely or 'made' by certain unexpected twists or surprises... or are somehow experienced best for the first time.
In general, I think that knowing something is going to happen, either allows a person to relax into the story and really get a better sense of it. It's why a lot of people enjoy something more on a re-read or second viewing... as they have a better understanding, or are able to pick up things they might have missed the first time around.
In general, I think that knowing something is going to happen, either allows a person to relax into the story and really get a better sense of it. It's why a lot of people enjoy something more on a re-read or second viewing... as they have a better understanding, or are able to pick up things they might have missed the first time around.
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Interesting article: "Spoilers don't spoil anything."
- 11/08/2011 08:33:42 PM
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It's probably one of those things that works "in general"
- 11/08/2011 08:43:03 PM
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I sometimes find spoilers can ADD tension (a *MAJOR* aDwD spoiler contained within!!!)
- 12/08/2011 03:02:18 AM
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Here's a rebuttal.
- 11/08/2011 09:02:06 PM
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That rebuttal is about as strong as the original article (not very 
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- 11/08/2011 10:15:36 PM
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- 11/08/2011 10:15:36 PM
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I think in many cases there certainly is an "intended" way to enjoy a book...
- 11/08/2011 11:17:30 PM
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Tor.com has a vested interest in us not getting spoilers
- 12/08/2011 03:24:20 AM
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It really depends on the story, and of course on the reader.
- 11/08/2011 11:03:01 PM
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I pretty much agree with your opinion here. It depends on the spoiler and the book.
- 12/08/2011 12:45:02 PM
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It depends on what you want to get out of a story
- 19/08/2011 12:16:42 AM
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