tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post7502039757054663577..comments2023-11-02T07:43:14.038-05:00Comments on Mental Foodie: A Book & Food Lover: Spoilers or no spoilers?christa @ mental foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272799752169958460noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-18867856202106006292011-07-10T16:35:27.354-05:002011-07-10T16:35:27.354-05:00@reviewsbylola - agree with you!@reviewsbylola - agree with you!christa @ mental foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272799752169958460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-41908536227547253202011-07-06T11:58:48.965-05:002011-07-06T11:58:48.965-05:00I don't mind spoilers as long as the reviewer ...I don't mind spoilers as long as the reviewer clearly marks them. Personally, I try not to include spoilers in my review unless I feel it is necessary, which is obviously very subjective. When I do include spoilers, I make sure to make it very clear that I am doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-57921895177686573992011-07-05T20:22:32.827-05:002011-07-05T20:22:32.827-05:00@Marce - Agree with labeling spoilers. I hardly re...@Marce - Agree with labeling spoilers. I hardly re-read, but when I see someone else's review of a book I'd read, I'd go read my own review and then I found that I don't recall what the twists or endings were!<br /><br />@ham1299 - Agree that spoilers can ruin the surprise! Sometimes I just want to find out what happened without reading the books, like the Twilight series lol (I read the 1st book only). I don't think blogger has that plug-in... that's too bad. Also agree that my reviews might have suffered a bit, since the spoilers are usually the critical part of the story... hard to share thoughts on something I can't talk about!<br /><br />@Mrs Q - "I want to make someone want to read the book" - well said!<br /><br />@Aths - Now I wonder which book you included spoilers!! :) That's why when I wanted to remember the spoilers, I checked the "hidden reviews with spoilers" on goodreads. I asked them if they can add a spoiler filter (like you can choose to read just 1 star review) for ease of finding the spoiler reviews :) <br /><br />@rhapsodyinbooks - I definitely appreciate posts clearly marked spoilers - so I can choose to read it or not! Often times I found that reviews DON'T mark spoilers, then I found out who died or who the killer was. Sigh.christa @ mental foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272799752169958460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-43855859098926549812011-07-05T12:19:16.691-05:002011-07-05T12:19:16.691-05:00I totally hate reading spoilers! I always mark at...I totally hate reading spoilers! I always mark at the top if the review has them, and this only happens if the book is part of a series so that reviewing one necessarily tells what happened before it!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-84384141122205235232011-07-05T12:10:44.427-05:002011-07-05T12:10:44.427-05:00I've included spoilers only once, and that was...I've included spoilers only once, and that was for a book widely read - I found it kicked quite some discussion, a few commenters were very passionate about their take on it. But for the most part, I don't include. I just allude to stuff in my reviews (the ending was lame, the character does something halfway through that is inconsistent, etc). I may not recollect the stuff later, but I find it's ok. If I really want to remember it, I bug someone else who's read it. :)Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-48523628308171912162011-07-05T08:54:19.886-05:002011-07-05T08:54:19.886-05:00I try not to include spoilers. I want to make some...I try not to include spoilers. I want to make someone want to read the book, and not ruin it. I know how it feels to have a book ruined by spoilers...Jennifer | Mrs Q Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531081381712505056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-19473241308289825812011-07-04T23:41:25.579-05:002011-07-04T23:41:25.579-05:00I used to avoid at all costs, but then found that ...I used to avoid at all costs, but then found that my reviews suffered as a result. I found a plugin for wordpress that made it easy for me to hide spoilers - and in a way that no one will "accidentally" read it (except in my e-mails, which I don't know how to fix). <br /><br />So far as reading spoilers, if I haven't read the book, I don't like spoilers. I don't want to read if all of the surprises are gone!ham1299https://www.blogger.com/profile/04571203527388227830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-37586945725746418332011-07-04T20:46:51.346-05:002011-07-04T20:46:51.346-05:00I don't mind spoilers if labeled because if yo...I don't mind spoilers if labeled because if you have read it can start dialogue. I don't reread so knowing it was great due to twists but not remembering them is ok for me.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.com