Just brought it back from the library and excited for the adventure. Partner picks it up, flips to page 800 and something, about 3/4 through the novel, and goes oh you’ll like this one, this paragraph is a really good scene of death throes.
I mean listen, I know there’s a lot of book, and given the revenge theme it’s likely that at least someone will die, but now I know at what point and will be wondering about it the whole way, and I’m fairly annoyed. Not looking for to dog pile him, it was a careless mistake, but…I guess I’m hoping you, book redditors, will tell me it’s not that big a deal and the book will still be awesome anyway? Pretty please, I hope?
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The book will still be awesome – it’s a great adventure and story!
I don’t know, I never seen it … but people die and things about revenge is like a whole bunch of literature so do what you will with that
Can you spoil a book that is almost 200 years old?
Annoying for sure but I wouldn’t worry too much about it. There are so many characters in the book that even if he was accurate in what he said and where it was you’ll not be aware until you get there.
So you’re upset about a so called spoiler and your solution is to seek further information about the spoiler? Sounds counterintuitive.
Is this a serious post
No. They did not spoil anything. They just sound like an insufferable asshole.
Yeah, I think you’ll still really enjoy the book.
And I hope your partner understands how rude that was (Even if it was just careless/lighthearted)
Classics stand the test of time for more than single plot points. Books over a certain age are probably the most spoiled books you’ll find, because so many writers have read them and referenced them in their own works.
While I absolutely make the effort to avoid explicit spoilers, I don’t think a book that could survive it would stay that relevant for that long.
The book is fantastic and it’s about the setup, not the payoff itself. It’s a 1300 page book, and, honestly, knowing key plot details ahead of time will probably help you keep track of the interactions between the 10+ major characters the book.