Do Spoilers Improve Books?

[alanHd]

I don't like spoilers in books and even worse on TV when they show you what you're about to watch.

[5thWiggle]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

That said there are people who like spoilers and that is a fine and good thing for them. My mother and her best friend are avid readers. My mother's friend ALWAYS reads the last chapter first. She reads a lot of mysteries and thrillers. She and mom argue all the time over whether that makes sense and so on. Friend has never been able to explain to Mom why she does it, but she does it. I've always wondered if she doesn't like too much tension in what she reads--so she checks the ending. But honestly, that's just the way she reads. She and Mom both read a LOT so in a survey of the two of them, you'd be 50/50 for spoilers.

One of my daughters has been dianosed with an anxiety disorder. Things that would cause slight or mild tension in most people will literally shut her down. She survives and remains an avid reader by skipping ahead. If the situation resolves to her satisfaction, she'll go back and read the rest, safe in the knowledge that it all works out. She's read all of the Harry Potter books that way. Even movies and TV shows are the same. She couldn't take Disney's Frozen in the theater - she had to leave part way through. Once we got the DVD version and was able to see the ending first, then she could watch the entire thing all the way through (well, mostly. There were still parts where she covered her eyes and ears, only uncovering when her sister told her the "scary" part was over).

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by 5thWiggle

One of my daughters has been dianosed with an anxiety disorder. Things that would cause slight or mild tension in most people will literally shut her down. She survives and remains an avid reader by skipping ahead. If the situation resolves to her satisfaction, she'll go back and read the rest, safe in the knowledge that it all works out. She's read all of the Harry Potter books that way. Even movies and TV shows are the same. She couldn't take Disney's Frozen in the theater - she had to leave part way through. Once we got the DVD version and was able to see the ending first, then she could watch the entire thing all the way through (well, mostly. There were still parts where she covered her eyes and ears, only uncovering when her sister told her the "scary" part was over).

I'm glad she's found a way to cope! And hopefully it will get easier for her as she experiences more and gets older!

[speakingtohe]

Originally Posted by 5thWiggle

One of my daughters has been dianosed with an anxiety disorder. Things that would cause slight or mild tension in most people will literally shut her down. She survives and remains an avid reader by skipping ahead. If the situation resolves to her satisfaction, she'll go back and read the rest, safe in the knowledge that it all works out. She's read all of the Harry Potter books that way. Even movies and TV shows are the same. She couldn't take Disney's Frozen in the theater - she had to leave part way through. Once we got the DVD version and was able to see the ending first, then she could watch the entire thing all the way through (well, mostly. There were still parts where she covered her eyes and ears, only uncovering when her sister told her the "scary" part was over).

She does much better than I did with Jaws. I still can't watch that movie.

I admire her fortitude and her sister for being a help. You have lovely children IMO

Helen

[5thWiggle]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

I'm glad she's found a way to cope! And hopefully it will get easier for her as she experiences more and gets older!

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

She does much better than I did with Jaws. I still can't watch that movie.

I admire her fortitude and her sister for being a help. You have lovely children IMO

Helen

They're fraternal twins, so they've always been together but it's still amazing sometimes what Thing 2 will endure while trying to help Thing 1 when she melts down. We're exploring more coping strategies, but it's a slow process. However, they are terrific kids (well, most of the time, anyway). They wrap me so tightly around their fingers that I need regular chiropractic adjustments to fix my mobius spine.

[Solitaire1]

Thing 1 and Thing 2? Do you have a Cat In The Hat by any chance?

[5thWiggle]

No cats, just a dog that refuses to wear a hat for long. However, I almost always wear a hat outdoors to stave off elemental abuse of my ever-expanding bald spot...