WARNING: THIS BLOG CONTAINS NO SPOILERS!
Friday night comes. The long-awaited book is for sale. The book we've been waiting for before we knew there would even be a second book. Harry Potter number 7, the final installment.
I grab my copy, start reading it Saturday morning until 3, then at work from 8 until noon. I read. I put it down, digesting what I've read, savoring the experience. Sunday (yeah, the day after) I hear the local paper has released what happened. Apparently it's upside down and backwards, necessitating reading it in a mirror, but it's still there. Annoying, but at least I can ignore it.
Tuesday, I'm still reading, still enjoying. I'm pretty sure what's going to end up happening, but still savoring the moment when I read it for myself. I walk down from the bank to Arby's, order my food and wait for it standing at the counter, book open and reading, clearly NOT finished with the book. The guy behind the counter says, "Psst! He..." and I'm not going to tell you that part. Then he makes an "it's nothing" gesture and says, "It was in the paper."
Honestly, I'm shocked that I didn't snap on him. But in actuality, it's not the fault of him entirely. Granted, he was a butthead (can I say butthead on here? I can say butthead? Ok, good) but the fault lies with the papers. Printing the end of a series of books some of us have been reading for 7 years.
They did this with what happened to Captain America (still not spoiling anything) and what Spiderman did (hey, I promised no spoilers). Movie reviewers don't give out the endings to movies, why do book reviewers feel the need to spoil what could be weeks in the reading? It's just impolite and almost cruel. It needs ta stop.
/endrant
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After I bought my book, Jason picked it up and read the last four pages. He then continued to taunt me while I read it..."I know what happens"...annoying! He never did let it slip. What a good husband.
Pretty sure you're the only one who reads this thing.
Well you need to advertise :)
Sooner or later, my friends will feel sorry for you and start reading.
I'm pretty sure your brother-in-law will read it.
I wanted to hear the spoiler! NOW I am sitting here reading a no spoiler post. I have not even had a second to read with 2 kids in the house.
No fair, I only have time to do stand up comedy on Thursday a month. How do you rate reading time?
Glad you didn't spoil it for me.
Amen brother!
-J
DOesn't anyone ever try to find out what their Christmas present is before they get it. A spoiler is just as much fun as sneaking a peek at your Christmas presents when no one is looking.
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