S. J. Rozan, author of some of my faves, the Lydia Chin series, was wondering why spoilers don’t spoil. It turns out that a recent study indicates that those who read a story after reading the ending or a synopsis that clearly implied the ending, actually enjoyed the story more. She asked how come.
My musing:
There are a lot of contradictions in loving fiction, or any art, I think. Fiction is truer than facts, or put another way, the world is absurd, and only art makes sense. These days I believe that more and more. So, when faced with the hero in danger, we love knowing that she will be okay, yet we still cringe as she goes alone to that dark alley, etc. I think those who prefer to know the ending just don’t trust us authors.