The book's ending leaves readers to draw their own conclusions. a magazine with three million readers
Recent Examples on the WebYet while admitting the ingenuity of an Agatha Christie and a John Dickson Carr, Symons scarcely hid his disdain for mysteries that were essentially puzzles, games with the reader and howdunits. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Steger Strong dispenses with grounding backstory, instead plunging the reader into the swirling histories between her characters, building a compelling portrait of how love and resentment are often twin sides of the same coin. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 To best prepare, review your resume and remove any dates for education and if appropriate, pare down your jobs to more recent positions to reduce the chance of unconscious age bias by the reader. Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 As with Simenon’s contemporary James M. Cain, in America, the events and their depiction become the same thing, and the commentary happens only in the reader’s mind, or in the inspector’s remarks. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 From second person to dialect to present tense, his debut collection is rife with shifting mechanisms that provide intimate access to his characters and submerge the reader in the urgency of his world. Leah Tyler, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 The reader is plunged into this setting and must acclimate accordingly; Gibson isn't interested in presenting everything to us on a silver platter. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 The trick is not to give it away [without] cheating the reader. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The best book titles feel wholly different to the reader by the time the book is finished.Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of reader was before the 12th century