• FishFace@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Foreshadowing is utterly pointless to me because I can’t remember the beginning of a novel or series in that level of detail by the time I get to the end.

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      11 hours ago

      I think those connections get made with multiple readings. No one is memorizing 400 pages and match small details to later events on a first read.

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        8 hours ago

        Sometimes something sticks out, like a Chekhov’s gun, and you’re just waiting for it to make it’s way back into the story. Not all of the small details, obviously. But you can pick up some things on a single read through that you expect to come back into play… even if you have a horrible memory.

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          7 hours ago

          I agree that some connections may be made, but also that sometimes we expect there to be something later, and there isn’t. So, that goes both ways.

      • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zip
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        11 hours ago

        Yeah the goodies only shows when you read it a second time, especially when the manga is like bi-monthly or monthly, no one gonna remember something 10 chapters away which could be anything between 5 to 10 months.

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      8 hours ago

      Other than people suggesting second reading, foreshadowing can be good for people who like to speculate/investigate the media they read/watch. The foreshadowing acts as clues.