There's a funny article over at the Guardian about cheating at choose your own adventure stories. Go ahead, I'll wait.
Cute, hey?
So this got me thinking about whether you're the sort of reader who will peek at the ending of the book, or do you prefer to let the tale take you there?
I can't look. In fact I'm never even tempted. There are times that I don't make the ending, but that's different; if I don't care enough about the characters or the narrative to finish, then what happens at the end really isn't of much concern either.
Then there are the books that you don't want to finish, because then you won't be reading them anymore!
Here's a list of books that would have been completely ruined if I had known the ending prior to reading: (don't worry, no spoilers here!)
- There's A Monster At the End of This Book by Jon Stone
- The Life Of Pi by Yann Martel
- Storm Boy by Colin Theile
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
happy tales,
barking owl
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan for one was a surprising ending... also many of Jodi Picoult's books.
ReplyDeleteI have NEVER been tempted to read the ending of a book first! I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise, but to each his own!