Featured author Scott Westerfeld asks, "While reading Leviathan, did you ever 'cheat' and skip ahead to the next picture?" (Or have you done this with other illustrated books?)
I try not to, because I usually end up skipping some major point in the story. But if I know that the picture is on the very next page, then I might turn the page and look at the image for a while before going back to where I left off.
I definitely don't look ahead, because they can be such spoilers. I was actually frustrated a couple of times in Leviathan when the picture was on the page before the events in the picture happened. As in, I had to turn to the next page to know what was happening in the picture on the previous page. That was a little strange.
I made sure not to look ahead. Each picture is like a special treat, so looking at them early or all at once makes them less special than seeing them one at a time. Plus, I liked being able to put them into context with what I was currently reading instead of spoiling myself. :)
Funny, I would never dream of reading ahead in a novel, but have no compunctions about looking ahead at the illustrations. Don't ask me to explain! Because I don't know why.
Yes I am a terrible cheater with illustrated books - especially if I am crazy about the illustrator. I usually pretend that I'm "only going to look at the next one... I swear" but that is a slippery slope my friends. Before I know it, I'm paging through the whole book, super-fast before I can think twice, gorging on all the pictures at once. Bad bad elf.
I try not to, because I usually end up skipping some major point in the story. But if I know that the picture is on the very next page, then I might turn the page and look at the image for a while before going back to where I left off.
ReplyDeleteI definitely don't look ahead, because they can be such spoilers. I was actually frustrated a couple of times in Leviathan when the picture was on the page before the events in the picture happened. As in, I had to turn to the next page to know what was happening in the picture on the previous page. That was a little strange.
ReplyDeleteI made sure not to look ahead. Each picture is like a special treat, so looking at them early or all at once makes them less special than seeing them one at a time. Plus, I liked being able to put them into context with what I was currently reading instead of spoiling myself. :)
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I do! I try not to but it's hard to resist.
ReplyDeleteNever, never, never!
ReplyDeleteFunny, I would never dream of reading ahead in a novel, but have no compunctions about looking ahead at the illustrations. Don't ask me to explain! Because I don't know why.
ReplyDeleteYes I am a terrible cheater with illustrated books - especially if I am crazy about the illustrator. I usually pretend that I'm "only going to look at the next one... I swear" but that is a slippery slope my friends. Before I know it, I'm paging through the whole book, super-fast before I can think twice, gorging on all the pictures at once. Bad bad elf.
ReplyDeleteOh definitely. I can't help it, it's been a habit ever since I was little and all the books I read still had pictures!
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