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Re: Do you skip to the last page?

Post by V_bansal2912 »

No way. I love a good story and not knowing the end is what makes it that much better.
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Never. I cannot even remember a time when the thought has entered my mind.
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Post by Glacier_sky868 »

I have never done that. From my experience the last page of a book doesn't reveal too much as far as the storyline or resolution of the book. I have done something worse however. When put in a situation where I cannot finish a book, I have gone online to places like Wikipedia to read up about the ending of the book.
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I've never skipped to the last page and read all of it before however I am guilty of reading the very last sentence of the book. For some reason I like how it makes no sense at first but then when you read the whole book you remember reading that sentence but it all makes sense.
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Supcoolfofa01 wrote:I've never skipped to the last page and read all of it before however I am guilty of reading the very last sentence of the book. For some reason I like how it makes no sense at first but then when you read the whole book you remember reading that sentence but it all makes sense.
I do this sometimes too! I like seeing how things all fall into place :D
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I am so guilty of doing this. Usually, it's when I'm reading a book that involves a love triangle, and I can't wait until the end to figure out who the protagonist ends up with. Sometimes, it's because I'm impatient, but other times it is because I dislike one leg of the triangle so fiercely that I won't want to finish the book if they end up with the protagonist. It's sad, but I can't stop. Maybe I need an intervention. :)
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rssllue wrote:I never have even seriously considered it. I enjoy the journey too much! :D
My mother in law used to do that with every book she used. Drove me insane!
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I do that sometimes, but I try not to make it a habit in order not to spoil the fun for me. When I'm reading a really interesting book and have an idea of how I think the story should end, I check the last page satisfy my curiosity.
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Very rarely. But it has happened. Usually when I'm getting too nervous about things happening and I'm kind of trying to soften the blow with a hope that in the end it's going to be alright and things will work out.
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I never want to, but I often find myself doing so. Sometimes I do it to check exactly how many pages are in the book that I'm reading, but catch something on the page without meaning to.
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I will out of boredom if I'm not enjoying the book! It's usually a good indicator that I'm about to give up on it 😅
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NEVER! Skipping to the last page would ruin the drama. I would eat my dessert before my dinner, but never read the ending before it's time.
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No. I don't want to know how it ends. I want to experience the full story.
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Post by Arrigo_Lupori »

I only do to get a sense of how long the book will be, not to read the last sentence or the last page, that would be awful when reading fiction books.
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Post by Prasitha Suresh »

I could possibly never do that. As much as I'm curious about the ending I can't.
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