Tor.com has a vested interest in us not getting spoilers
imlad Send a noteboard - 12/08/2011 03:24:20 AM
At least, they think they do.
They probably figure if we all knew what the last scene of Wheel of Time was (for instance) we wouldn't bother buying and reading the book.
I for one would STILL read it, because it is about the journey there, how the author gets us to that point.
Like with The Hobbit. The sub-title of that book is "There and Back Again" well shit, that's a spoiler, and people are STILL reading it every year.
And consider the show Columbo (starring the late great Peter Falk). Every single episode of that show (a mystery/whodunit) starts off with the murder happening, showing us who the killer is. Spoiler right at the beginning of the show! Holy Cow! Nobody will watch that show now, we already know who the killer is!
But no, people kept watching to see the story of how our favorite armpit-scratching detective figures it out.
They probably figure if we all knew what the last scene of Wheel of Time was (for instance) we wouldn't bother buying and reading the book.
I for one would STILL read it, because it is about the journey there, how the author gets us to that point.
Like with The Hobbit. The sub-title of that book is "There and Back Again" well shit, that's a spoiler, and people are STILL reading it every year.
And consider the show Columbo (starring the late great Peter Falk). Every single episode of that show (a mystery/whodunit) starts off with the murder happening, showing us who the killer is. Spoiler right at the beginning of the show! Holy Cow! Nobody will watch that show now, we already know who the killer is!
But no, people kept watching to see the story of how our favorite armpit-scratching detective figures it out.
Death to the Regressives of the GOP and the TeaParty. No mercy for Conservatives. Burn them all at the stake for the hateful satanists they are.
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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