I used to defend spoilers until someone ruined The Silent Patient for me

I always argued spoilers don't ruin stories if the writing is good, but a coworker at my office in Austin blurted out the big twist before I was even halfway through. Now I can't unsee how much the tension depended on not knowing. Has anyone else had a favorite book ruined by a spoiler and changed their stance?

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evaperez4mo ago

Blurt it out loud in a room full of people who haven't read it yet and watch how fast you become the villain. The real betrayal is the person who did the spoiling, not the act itself.

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simoncarr4mo ago

Nah, I gotta disagree with that. If you're standing in a room full of people who haven't finished a book or a show, and you just drop a huge twist on them, that's on you, not the person who gets upset about it. You're the one who chose to be careless with something that matters to other people.

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