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When I was in middle school I found my mom’s 1984 edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four. The back cover had some phrase like “engrossing from the first sentence to th
by tshaddox 3y ago
When I was in middle school I found my mom’s 1984 edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four. The back cover had some phrase like “engrossing from the first sentence to the last 4 words.”
If the cover had just said “engrossing from beginning to end” it wouldn’t have tempted me, but specifically saying “4 words” made it irresistible!
I think I made it through half of the book before I broke down and skipped to the end. It’s undoubtedly a spoiler, but certainly not an unexpected twist.
I still finished the book and was indeed engrossed by the concepts for a few years.
- polygamous_bat 3y agoFor those who don’t remember it, the final four words are “He loved Big Brother.” Had to look that up as well.
- spinach 3y agoOP clearly didn't include the words because it's a spoiler...
- jeffhuys 3y agoThanks eh! Still had that book on my list to read. :/ dude…
- burnished 3y agoDon't fret, its more along the lines of a punchy ending than a twist. I wouldn't expect that knowledge to damage your enjoyment of the book
- squeaky-clean 3y agoI went through a phase in high school where I'd read the last sentence of a book first, and then begin it. It was actually pretty fun because it usually doesn't spoil very much. I stopped because once I did end up spoiling something major. Don't remember what though.
- globular-toast 3y agoMe too. I did this for Lord of the Rings. It didn't spoil anything!