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3251761 No.3251761 [Reply] [Original]

Hi /lit/
Has the title of a book ever spoiled the plot for you?

>> No.3251790
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3251790

"John dies at the end"

Also, fantastic .gif

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Saw it coming a mile away. :x

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>>3251761
And Then There Were None

I liked the original title better

>> No.3252070

>>3252062
I'd love to see the consequences today if it had used that title

>> No.3252077

>>3252070
It was published as that in Britain, the place was even called Nigger Island

>> No.3252086

>>3252062
>>3252070
>Look at us rubbing elbows. See you at the tree house when the streetlights come on.

>> No.3252107

>>3252086
>not knowing of one of the most infamous titles in 20th century
>being mad because of it

>> No.3252109

>>3251790
You clearly haven't read it because John is the only character that doesn't die

>> No.3252112

Finnegans Wake

it kept happening

>> No.3252118

>>3252062
The original was more subtle, but both have the same meaning.

>> No.3252119

>>3252107
I'm very aware what the title is. I'm very aware of the author. I've read the book twice, once by myself and once in freshman year of high school. I just find it funny that those two act like a secret club about it.

>> No.3252122

Crime and Punishment

still great though