As an habitual end-of-booker and skip-arounder, I have had to defend my practices many times. I've tried many arguments in my defense, and tried to figure out why I'm so itchy to know the end.

I now know that reading the end means that for ONE area of my life, I know how things will turn out. I want to know if it will be good, or bad. I want to know if Scarlet gets Rhett, or if I should be paying attention to the butler's actions. I need time to prepare myself for a favorite character's demise. I hate surprises - good or bad.

In reality, no one knows how The Story will turn out. Let me, just once, know the future. Let me, just in this book world, decide to stop the story and move to another if I want. I certainly can't in my real life.

This is a very strange thing. Personally, I try and do everything in order, but I have friends who don't mind if you tell them the entire plot of a book or movie, complete with ending.

They will watch/read it anyways.

Sometimes when I am reading difficult literature, I cheat by reading the cliff notes of the chapter beforehand. That way I know what to look out for when I get there.

I totally get why after reading these books for a decade, you would want to know exactly what happens.