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I'm also confused by this. I actually dislike the antsy "what happens next" feeling, because it's a better-than-even shot that the upcoming twist I can feel com

I'm also confused by this. I actually dislike the antsy "what happens next" feeling, because it's a better-than-even shot that the upcoming twist I can feel coming up is just disappointing and not worth the buildup. I'd much rather just know what's going to happen and appreciate the artistry in invoking the buildup, then how the twist is touched on by every other part of the narrative. I also try not to spoil anything for people, but I will almost always spoil myself as soon as I get any real interest in what's happening, so I'm not distracted away from appreciating the craft of it. [It also means if, e.g. the character that intrigues me the most dies off early, I can just not participate in it.] For example: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones is a horror novel, which is alright, but the angle of horror it's taking is $familiar_theme + $native_framework. Knowing this makes me more happy to read the book, not less. Otherwise I see some really dumb opinions, like panning The Only Good Indians for having native american-centric conflict in it... when it is very clear in every jacket, blurb, author bio, etc. about the book screams "this is about native american stuff".

omgmajk 3y ago
I agree with all of this. >I actually dislike the antsy "what happens next" feeling This part is especially true for content that is supposed to be.. cringe.. embarrassing.. sort of? Like imagine things like a comedy or drama that is supposed to evoke those feelings. I can't take it. It physically hurts. Sometimes I have to pause or stop watching. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was such a movie, I just couldn't finish it. I read about the story instead and figured out what was going to happen and then I could watch it, no problem.
- KittenInABox 3y ago
  Yes! Especially the cringe! When the twist is cringe inducing I also have to put that stuff down and leave for a while. I once blind-watched a movie, and some chick in the movie screamed upon seeing a surprise corpse that was clearly actually a pretty female actor with full hair and makeup pretending to be dead. It was so cringe inducing I had to leave the theater for a few minutes, in what was meant to be a thriller or scary movie or something. If I knew the corpse would be there I could at least go 'yep, here is the cringe bit, it'll get better later'. That being said there is work I'm happy to go into blind because I trust the creator of the media. I will buy and read my favorite authors with no summary or anything, e.g. the Murderbot series. I simply trust they have their craft down that nothing hits wrong, and chances are good, they just pull it off and it all works.
  - omgmajk 3y ago
    I go in blind with some authors too but more often then not I just spoil it anyways, even if I know I can trust the author. Because the journey is still what matters. :)

omgmajk 3y ago

I agree with all of this. >I actually dislike the antsy "what happens next" feeling This part is especially true for content that is supposed to be.. cringe.. embarrassing.. sort of? Like imagine things like a comedy or drama that is supposed to evoke those feelings. I can't take it. It physically hurts. Sometimes I have to pause or stop watching. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was such a movie, I just couldn't finish it. I read about the story instead and figured out what was going to happen and then I could watch it, no problem.

KittenInABox 3y ago
Yes! Especially the cringe! When the twist is cringe inducing I also have to put that stuff down and leave for a while. I once blind-watched a movie, and some chick in the movie screamed upon seeing a surprise corpse that was clearly actually a pretty female actor with full hair and makeup pretending to be dead. It was so cringe inducing I had to leave the theater for a few minutes, in what was meant to be a thriller or scary movie or something. If I knew the corpse would be there I could at least go 'yep, here is the cringe bit, it'll get better later'. That being said there is work I'm happy to go into blind because I trust the creator of the media. I will buy and read my favorite authors with no summary or anything, e.g. the Murderbot series. I simply trust they have their craft down that nothing hits wrong, and chances are good, they just pull it off and it all works.
- omgmajk 3y ago
  I go in blind with some authors too but more often then not I just spoil it anyways, even if I know I can trust the author. Because the journey is still what matters. :)