Do you skip to the last page?

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Re: Do you skip to the last page?

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Never!! For me, there's no point in reading it if I know how it ends.
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Post by Divya Tamilselvan »

Nope, I don't skip to the last page of the book. I love to read every page, every word of the book and enjoy reading it.
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I have a few good old books in my library that are missing the last page or a few last pages. I never considered to read those books. They would be like a sausage without mustard.
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Post by hamzaibad5 »

I have this ritual where I love to read the last word of a book before starting it. I just want to see how mundane it sounds in the beginning and if it'll turn into this profound end.
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Post by Ebets »

No I do not skip to last page. That ruins the story
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No, I want more thrills and surprises so I could never do that. It spoils the fun T-T
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Post by Ebets »

No even when I do not enjoy a book I will not skip to the last page. If I do not enjoy a book I do not DNF it either. I like to give books a try. One way I accomplish this is I will either skim or speed read. Sometimes I have found that if I give books a chance, I am glad because the ending might surprise me.
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NEVER! I have never even considered skipping to the last page an option. In my mind, it is an impossibility because just one sentence could ruin the suspenseful, mysterious, calculating parts of the book.
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Post by Hannah Hampton »

I never do, but my grandmother does! I enjoy the suspense, but sometimes I have to work really hard to not skip to the end of a chunk of dialogue if it seems like a big reveal is about to happen.
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I could never. I love the thrill of not knowing anything
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I absolutely never ever skip to the ending to read the last page. I
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No, I would never consider doing this! I don’t wanna spoil the book for myself. I enjoy getting there the long way. That’s the way to enjoy a story.
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Post by MSylvester260 »

Funny this question would come up.. I have been tempted because some books seem to take forever to get started.. But my hand on a Bible.. never skipped to the back. I either kept going or stopped. I may have given up on 2 books..And I have read too many to count.
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Only if I enjoy the idea of the book but the writing is bad or I can't get through it for some other reason. This is pretty rare though
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It depends on the type of book. But mostly, I enjoy the journey from beginning to end.
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