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Would You Read the Last Page First?

Some people will not watch a trailer. Others read the last page first, and enjoy the whole thing more for knowing where it goes.

Neither is wrong, and the split is close to even. Ten statements, about two minutes, and one number that tells you which side of it you live on.

10 questions

Answered 0 of 10

  1. 1 Knowing a twist in advance makes the setup for it more satisfying.
  2. 2 Given the choice, I would go into a new story knowing nothing about it.
  3. 3 I skip the jacket copy on a novel and start at the first chapter.
  4. 4 I avoid trailers for films I have already decided to see.
  5. 5 Learning a plot detail early takes something away from the experience for me.
  6. 6 I stay away from online discussion of a show until I have finished it.
  7. 7 When I watch a trailer, I would rather it lay out the plot than keep it vague.
  8. 8 Before starting a long series, I like to know roughly where the story ends up.
  9. 9 I look up how a story ends when I think the ending might upset me.
  10. 10 Partway through a story, I will skip ahead to see how it turns out.