Ever sneak a look at the end of a book?

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Re: Ever sneak a look at the end of a book?

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Sometimes if the twist is killing me haha!
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Sometimes I really need to know if there's a happy ending. And we all read a book multiple times despite the fact that we already know what's the ending like.
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Rarely, but yes, I have. Usually if I'm not liking where a story is seeming to go I'll sneak a peek and if the ending is different than what I imagined I may read on to find out how it got there, but if it is what I expected and didn't like, I may skim to the end.
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Post by AbandonedProfile1 »

No judgement, but I will never do that! I hate spoilers and knowing the end prematurely would just burst my bubble and make it feel like I am now stuck in some weird limbo where I need to continue reading but I don't really see the point of doing that anymore since I know where things will end up.
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I've done this. It is absolutely the worst moment for my thriller loving heart.
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Once. But I did love the book and it was only because the ending was very short.
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i rarely do it, but i do when i like the book too much and can't wait to find out how it ends
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Post by Rachael S 1 »

Absolutely. Sometimes you just need to know how it ends! Though, in general, I do like to wait an see how the story plays out.
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I have, and I've almost always regretted it.
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I have done that like twice. And I felt such anxiety that I force myself not to. It is a strange feeling of cheating for me so I avoid it.
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No, I don't. I don't want to spoil my reading. Hahahaha.
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I never do this! Why would you want to spoil the ending and bits in between? My husband does it and it drives my crazy 😜
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I often look at the end of a book because I want to see how many pages I have left. This sometimes means that I catch sight of the ending without meaning to.
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Yes I do especially if I'm at the climax of the book.
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I used to do that but have stopped a long time ago.
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