READy to Talk is a new discussion meme that will come up few and far between, just when I have something bookish on my mind. Something that I want to get y'alls opinion on!
Spoilers, Excerpts, and Chapter Reveals, OH MY! This time I'm talking about all three of these things! For me, they're all equivalent. I don't want to know ANYTHING about the book before it comes out because I am way too impatient. I know people aren't the same as me, but I like to go in knowing NOTHING! lol
Chapter Reveals: By chapter reveals I mean the first chapter of the next book in the series that may be found in the back of a book. Or those that the publisher releases a couple weeks before release date. Most times they are given by the author or publisher for those like me that are impatient. But unfortunately for me, I'm not a huge fan of them. I don't read them because I don't like to get invested in the book and then it just cut off. I don't like to keep thinking about something that I can't get the rest of lol Especially with a series or book by an author that I really love! For instance, the Lunar Chronicles series. The first chapters of Winter were in the back of Fairest and I basically tortured myself reading them because I couldn't wait that long lol
Do you read Chapter Reveals?
Anyone else NOT read Chapter Reveals?
Why or Why Not?
Excerpts: By excerpts I mean having a random place in the book where the author has released to the public. Most times it's funny or maybe even sad. I don't read them because just NO. lol Just like wwith the excerpts I'd rather just have nothing at all. I know some people like them and say that they help them decide how they feel about the book, but I just can't read them. I'd rather not risk the fact that there may be a spoiler.
Do you read excerpts?
Anyone else NOT read excerpts?
Why or Why not?
Spoilers: Anything major about the plot twist that you find out before you've even cracked the book. Can be found on Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads, in quotes, etc. These are tricky because they have so many places they can be found. I once went to a bookish event where the teen girls were talking too loud about the book. I once found someone on Goodreads who added a quote but it contained a spoiler. And last but not least, when people just "assume" that everyone's already read it and talk about it freely without tagging them... (This was the reason I waited so long to read the Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins) Yeah, that irks me. But then again, I know some people who actively seek them out. And that really scares me lol I think it scares me more than those that read the last page first lol I just can't do it.
Do you read / actively look for spoilers?
Do you avoid them like the plague lilke me?
Why or why not?
So what about you guys? Do you like these things? What makes people even post spoilers? Are you the person that actively seeks these things out? Would you rather wait for a long time than only have a snippet like me?