Considering that there's an entire, highly successful genre based on it I may not be the best one to ask, but -
"Keeping a secret" from me as a reader alienates me from the story by desttoying the sense of immersion, dropping hints about it like a snickering schoolyard jerk saying "if you can't figure it out, you'll never know" is the number one fastest way to make me put down a book and never pick it up again. Conversely, including me as the reader like a best freind sworn to never, ever tell drastically
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
"Keeping a secret" from me as a reader alienates me from the story by desttoying the sense of immersion, dropping hints about it like a snickering schoolyard jerk saying "if you can't figure it out, you'll never know" is the number one fastest way to make me put down a book and never pick it up again. Conversely, including me as the reader like a best freind sworn to never, ever tell drastically
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows