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Do spoilers really harm the story you are reading? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

For me specifically, if spoilers hurt a book, it probably wasn't worth reading in the first place. I love when authors demonstrate mastery of language and narration, and no amount of spoilers can overshadow the direct experience of witnessing it enacted.