Comments on: SPOILING THE BESTSELLERS >> 1.15.08 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/ reading material to get excited about Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Stewart http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-28732 Stewart Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:50:14 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-28732 It's a tad insensitive to others who may be about to read the book, or are reading it, and were looking around to see others' opinions and landed here. Of the endings you reveal, none of them are books I would read, although I wouldn't like to think that I would come one day and, by virtue of seeing the latest posts, catch the ending to something I was reading. The <em>Guardian</em> does something in a similar vein, called <a href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/digestedread" title="Guardian Digested Read" rel="nofollow">Digested Read, in which John Crace rewrites the book with limited words. The results can be very funny. And if you don't want the story spoiled, there's no need to read the article.</a> It’s a tad insensitive to others who may be about to read the book, or are reading it, and were looking around to see others’ opinions and landed here. Of the endings you reveal, none of them are books I would read, although I wouldn’t like to think that I would come one day and, by virtue of seeing the latest posts, catch the ending to something I was reading.

The Guardian does something in a similar vein, called Digested Read, in which John Crace rewrites the book with limited words. The results can be very funny. And if you don’t want the story spoiled, there’s no need to read the article.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27957 Bruce Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:48:21 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27957 Rosebud is a sled, Sharon stone is the killer, Bruce Willis is actually dead. Rosebud is a sled, Sharon stone is the killer, Bruce Willis is actually dead.

]]> By: Corey Redekop http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27877 Corey Redekop Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:21:42 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27877 I like edge, myself. But I know that there is a way to hide spoilers so that you have to click and highlight the area before it can be read. Maybe try that as an alternative? That said, gentleman up above is WAY too sensitive. Hey, Michael: DARTH VADER IS LUKE'S FATHER! THE CHICK FROM THE CRYING GAME IS A DUDE! I like edge, myself. But I know that there is a way to hide spoilers so that you have to click and highlight the area before it can be read. Maybe try that as an alternative?

That said, gentleman up above is WAY too sensitive. Hey, Michael: DARTH VADER IS LUKE’S FATHER! THE CHICK FROM THE CRYING GAME IS A DUDE!

]]> By: RP http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27787 RP Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:22:46 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27787 Good thing that guy isn't coming back--if there's one place I don't want to visit, it's a Web site that takes books that take themselves too seriously too seriously. Good thing that guy isn’t coming back–if there’s one place I don’t want to visit, it’s a Web site that takes books that take themselves too seriously too seriously.

]]> By: admin http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27775 admin Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:54:38 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27775 The point was to play up an edge I think has been lacking lately on these pages. But whether it should be done that way again or not is up to you guys. What does everyone think? Are two warnings enough? Or is it no fun at all? The point was to play up an edge I think has been lacking lately on these pages. But whether it should be done that way again or not is up to you guys. What does everyone think? Are two warnings enough? Or is it no fun at all?

]]> By: Michael http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27773 Michael Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:24:54 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27773 I have absolutely no desire to read any of these books but there are people who do, perhaps even some of your readers, so spoiling the endings is just gratuitously stupid. And what's the fucking point? And don't say there was a warning. The whole section can be read at a glance. I've always enjoyed this blog but that's it for me. I won't be back. I have absolutely no desire to read any of these books but there are people who do, perhaps even some of your readers, so spoiling the endings is just gratuitously stupid. And what’s the fucking point? And don’t say there was a warning. The whole section can be read at a glance. I’ve always enjoyed this blog but that’s it for me. I won’t be back.

]]> By: Corey Redekop http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27764 Corey Redekop Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:42:15 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/features/spoiling-the-bestsellers-11508/#comment-27764 You...<i>BASTARDS!</i> I was almost finished Pillars! You couldn't have waited two days? Kidding. Couldn't pay me to read Follett, not after the abortion that was <i>The Third Twin</i>. You…BASTARDS! I was almost finished Pillars! You couldn’t have waited two days?

Kidding. Couldn’t pay me to read Follett, not after the abortion that was The Third Twin.

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