Time to lift the "spoiler" warning
Henry Musikar
gravity at nicom.com
Sat May 17 16:54:06 CDT 1997
It's not generally a big deal to me, but it has been vehemently
requested by others, so why not conform. What harm does conformity do
here? You bristled at the word "adolescent" and yet this need be
free from a control that is useful to some and not stifling to anyone
is a hallmark of adolescence. And yes, I would have preferred to not
have had the cemetery scene revealed?
On 17 May 97 at 15:46, jporter <jp4321 at idt.net> wrote:
> Do you, or does anyone else, for that matter, refuse to look at the
> New York Times Book Review, or any other review for fear of spoiling
> their read? I seriously doubt it. In fact, quite the opposite. The
> reading is enhanced. Control for habit's sake seems to be the issue
> here.
AsB4,
Henry Musikar
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Moderation in moderation. -- Husky Mariner
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