[Kitanna]

It always gets my friend that in the Fellowship Gandalf remarks that Gollum still has a part to play. She feels it gives something away about the end of the Ring. However, I feel giving away a little bit at the beginning of a chapter or in the chapter name (ex: The Breaking of the Fellowship) pushes me to read faster so I know how it happens. Most people can guess that the good defeats evil when it comes to the trilogy, but so many continue to read so they know how.

I feel too many authors today are stuck on twists and turns to keep the relatively short attention span of the readers and they focus less on solid story telling. The "spoilers" that Tolkien puts in actually enhances the story to me.