I spent 6 months skipping the last 50 pages of every book club pick

It hit me during our discussion of a mystery novel last month. Everyone was talking about the ending and I had no clue what they meant. I always figured the ending never mattered much, like the journey was the point. But two other members said they felt cheated when they skipped ahead in previous books. Now I'm going back and rereading the endings of like 8 books from our last year.

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john_johnson7529d ago

Respectfully, I see skipping ahead as missing the whole point. An ending is like the last branch on a tree limb you're trimming - leave it hanging wrong and the whole shape is off. Your book club buddies have a point about feeling cheated, because the payoff is what makes the journey worth taking.

grayh6029d ago

Skipping ahead just means you already know the tree looks good from every angle.