This week MizB at Should Be Reading's musing asks…
Do you read the ending before you start a book? Do you ever skip ahead to read the ending?
I say, "Now what would be the fun of reading the ending first?" I think it would spoil the whole rest of the book. If I were to read the ending first, then why would I bother reading the rest of the book. No fun there, especially if it is a mystery, since I do love a cozy mystery now and again. The only time I would skip to the end of a book is if it were so boring and I had put in a decent amount of time trying to give the book a chance to redeem itself, and I just can't take it anymore, I will skip to the end to see who done it, or who lived happily ever after, otherwise, I say, "I NEVER read the ending of a book first!"
What do you say? Do you or don't you?
THE END!!!
I don't like to skip ahead, either; like you mentioned, I'll check the last page number.
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I'm with you> Especially if one reads for enjoyment and entertainment, it seems to me that it would defeat the purpose.
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I think our answers are very similar. Thanks for visiting.
ReplyDeleteok, I will be odd 'man' out.
ReplyDeletei peek.
i admit it.
I do! Just the last sentence though. Don't want to spoil myself too much :)
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I couldn't agree with you more! (Although I don't mind when a movie starts at the end, and then tells the story. That's different, somehow.)
ReplyDeleteI just can't bring myself to do it, even if it is a book I am really not enjoying. Though I kind of wish I had with one book because I felt like I wasted so much time fighting to get through it. Thanks for visiting!
ReplyDeleteVyki @ On The Shelf
I look at the last page number always when I start a book but I never peek at the ending.
ReplyDeleteJennie
http://daystarz.wordpress.com
I often skip to the end of a book. I started out doing it to see how authors put things together. I do it now to see if the story is worth reading, or if the series is worth continuing on with. I've grown tired of certain formulas.
ReplyDeleteI also found that knowing the ending didn't ruin a strong book, only the weak ones. The mark of a classic is that it still interests people no matter how well known the plot is.
I NEVER skip to the end either. Oh dear...why read it if you do that. :)
ReplyDeleteI heard a comment the other day that this person reads the last page of a book before she decides to buy it. Now to me that is crazy. :)
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Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
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