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11501067 No.11501067 [Reply] [Original]

>The introduction to the book spoils the entire book

>> No.11501108
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>reading the introduction to a work of fiction

>> No.11501116

>>11501067
Good. You'll learn this lesson the hard way once and never make it again. Only read the introductions to non-ficiton.

>> No.11501117
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>wanting intros to centuries old classics to be spoiler free

>> No.11501125

>>11501067
>The introduction to the book is part of the book and supposed to spoil it

>> No.11501137

>>11501067
>deliberately don't ever read blurbs because of spoilers
>the blurb spoils things that don't happen until 2/3 of the way through the book
>put book cover down by accident
>next time I go to pick up the book I accidentally read some of the blurb and spoil it for myself
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>> No.11501143
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>book cover spoils the end

>> No.11501164

>>11501067
If a book is ruined by knowing the plot beforehand, it wasn't worth reading to begin with. Relying on withholding information from the reader to maintain interest is the sign of a shit writer.

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>>11501143
>book title pretends to spoil the end but actually doesn't

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>>11501108
yeah man I like to start at the climax myself

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What are your favorite introductions? "Hope in the Past" by Peter Szondi for Benjamin's "One Way Street" is a really wonderful essay and frankly one of the better introductions to Benjamin's work as a whole that I've read.