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From: royt@gitpyr.UUCP (Roy M. Turner)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: The concept of spoilers
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 12:21:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 12:21:33 1985
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Reply-To: royt@gitpyr.UUCP (Roy M. Turner)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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Summary: 

Ken Moreau writes:
>Could someone who doesn't read spoilers respond with why you feel the way you 
>do?

Well, I like surprises.  I find that they are one of the things that make 
reading fiction enjoyable; a totally predictable book would, to me, be a 
waste of time to read unless the author was a *superb* craftsman/woman in
other ways and could keep me spellbound with characterizations, etc.

I reread books, but only after enough time has elapsed that not every detail
about the plot and characters is still burned into my memory.  I will admit
that I often hurry through a book the first time (if it is especially fast-
paced) just to see what will happen next; re-reading that book then allows me
the luxury of "admiring the scenery" so to speak.  But far from detracting
from my pleasure, the suspense of not knowing what will come next heightens
it.

I suppose my tastes are as much an enigma to you as yours were to me...each
to their own, eh?  But do you find any enjoyment in O. Henry stories (or
horror stories) at all?

Regards,

Roy


P.S.:  Thanks to all of you who put *spoiler* labels on postings!
P.P.S.:  Massive flames to all reviewers who spoil the plots of good books/
  movies in their reviews without telling you they are about to do so!  

-- 
The above opinions aren't necessarily those of etc, etc...but they
should be!!

Roy Turner
(a transplanted Kentucky hillbilly)
School of Information and Computer Science
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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