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Very intriguing article - I'm going to get the book. A major nitpick that made me stop reading the article though.. >To truly spoil the end of the book... You
by soared 10y ago
Very intriguing article - I'm going to get the book. A major nitpick that made me stop reading the article though..
>To truly spoil the end of the book...
You've just convinced me to buy it, and now I can't read further in your article. I don't know if its safe to keep reading, and I'm not going to tempt spoiling the book. Even if it is tongue-in-cheek, how would I know that for sure?
- Uhhrrr 10y agoThe spoiler is pretty general, but if you've already decided to get the book, the rest of the interview can be skipped. They don't reveal the contents of the Voynich manuscript or anything.
- mortenjorck 10y agoIt's a tonal spoiler, I guess you could say. It mostly spoils whether the book ends on an upbeat or dim note, although I guess there's also some vague detail as to a large event that results in this ending. I read the paragraph and still want to read the book.
- stagbeetle 10y agoKnowing the ending may make you want to read it even more.[0] I know, atleast for me, it can help influence what I should consume when given time constraints. [0]http://pages.ucsd.edu/~nchristenfeld/Publications_files/Spoilers.pdf http://pages.ucsd.edu/~nchristenfeld/Publications_files/Spoi...
- PhasmaFelis 10y agoI know that, when I read/see a surprising or exciting twist in a story, I get a thrill of excitement and delight; if I knew it was coming, though, it's replaced with, at best, a duller sort of "yep, there it is" sensation. Knowing that I've missed out on that thrill is upsetting. Relatedly (because I have actually had people argue with me about this before) I really don't get why so many people (like these researchers) feel the need to tell me that those sensations I just described are invalid or imaginary.