Is it normal to read books backwards?

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Sometimes, if it's a book I really don't want to read but someone keeps yanking my chain about reading it, I'll read a book backwards just to add another dimension to the narrative. Rather than be surprised by what happens, you see what happens first and then figure out how the characters got there. When I get to the final (or first) page, I read the words in backwards order. Go on, I dare you to read "Ulysses" or The Bible backwards. It's fun.

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  • Arm0se
    9 years ago | pl

    ˙ƃu!snɟuoɔ ʇsnɾ ˙Ⴈɐɯɹou ʇou

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    • Ace09
      9 years ago

      Bro, How the fuck did u do that?

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      • Arm0se
        9 years ago

        ̵̲͍̯͚̝̇̐ͬī̧̟͉̫̞͇̙́̆̋ͯ́ḭ̀̀̾̀̐ͮḭͯɹ͙̞͉̠̹͢ͅʍ̷͙̓̾̅̽s͈̻̒̄͊̂͢ͅǘ̼͚͖̌ͭ̀̂͊͐ɐ̭̙͍̀ͬ̋̓̍͒ ̵̭̘̬̇̾ә͖̠̹̙̃͞ň͉͈̣̅̆ɹ̖̮̙̪̦͈̾̏ʇ̫̟͈͎ͫ̑̋͒̔̈ͮ ͖͙͗ͩ̆ʎ̟͖̠̔ͬ̌ͯͮႨ̖̇u͈̪̞̞͍̲ͩͮ̎̆ͫͩ͊ọ̮͖̑͛ͥ̓ͤͪ͜ ̙̳̜̀̄̐ә̠͍͔ͪ̃ͪ̇̚̚͜Ⴁ̞̞̘̫̄͆̈́̐ͅʇ̘̳̼̯̌ ̧̝̭͚̘͚̭͒͗͐̑̈ͤs̞̺̬̞̰̩ͥ͑͛͝ͅ!̸̭̥͍ͬ͆̋̂ͧ͋̅ ̨͔̋͊̇ͨ͌s̪͖̬̱̮͓̙͛ͦ̒͠ǒ̖͆͗̐̽ͬɐ̬̘̬̦͚̪̌̆͑̃̔̏̐̕ͅႡ̵͈̠̩͕͙̥ͮ͛ͣ͛ɔ ˙ɔ!ƃɐɯ

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        • Ace09
          9 years ago

          :(

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          • Arm0se
            9 years ago

            Lol. Ok Ok, here ya go

            This: <a href="http://www.eeemo.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.eeemo.net/</a>

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            This: <a href="http://www.sherv.net/flip.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sherv.net/flip.html</a>

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            • Ace09
              9 years ago

              :D
              Thx, dude!

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  • Holzman_67
    9 years ago

    if you're arab

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    • Ace09
      9 years ago

      That's racist.

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      • ThatOneDudez
        9 years ago

        How is that racist? Arabic IS read in a different direction, as are multiple other languages!

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        • Holzman_67
          9 years ago

          thanks, and yeah that's all I meant by that comment.

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        • Ace09
          9 years ago

          Yeah, I kinda got caught up in the moment ;)

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    9 years ago

    its like a quentin tarantino movie in print

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    • RoseIsabella
      9 years ago

      I love that guy!

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      Julio Cortazar's "Hopscotch" might be more like it. In fact, jumping around and picking chapters at random might not be such a bad idea either...

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    8 years ago

    so i went and read the bible backwards

    jesus were even more awkward as a virgin birth and eve turned into a rib

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  • MangoTango
    8 years ago

    I do this. I kill the suspense, read the last few pages then flip backwards. I like fantasy books. Actually, I think books written for kids are super imaginative. Love them.

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  • despuit
    9 years ago

    I can't read books, literally can't stay interested such a total drab only ever read five books in my life. Is why my library only has factitious books now, I can read them from any point. My favourite book is any dictionary, then the bible, followed by a close second any encyclopedia. My life is enthralling.

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  • Shackleford96
    9 years ago

    I actually did this once. I read the chapters backwards.

    Definitely not normal. I don't even know why I did it. Kind of dumb/pointless really.

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  • green_boogers
    9 years ago

    I read the Wall Street Journal backwards.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
      9 years ago

      in that one do generous bankers and fund managers give money back to hardworkin peoples?

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      • green_boogers
        8 years ago

        Nope. They's a bunch of loan sharks, and a menace to society. It's best to do your own investing online with index ETFs like SPY, DIA, IWM and the like. Log into fidelity.com today.

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        • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
          8 years ago

          im already in on the magellan fund from back in the day among many others

          lovin the powera compound interest

          but the motherfuckin market as a wholes still rigged from the top to the bottom im tellin yall

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    • MangoTango
      8 years ago

      lol! Why? I just check out the front page - the little quick byte list of headlines tells me all I need to know. Google is my search for the details.

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