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Originally Posted by 4691mls
Interesting question.
Similarly, what about fiction that is old but obscure? Sure, most people probably know how Romeo & Juliet or Jane Eyre turned out. But what about other fiction from those eras that is less widely known?
Also, in the case of older books in general, how old would a book have to be before it was old enough for spoilers to not be necessary?
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In a regular thread, I think you should be careful of spoiling less well-known books, even books like The Moonstone.
In a thread about a specific book, I’d expect spoilers, but it’s not hard to label them or tag them anyway.
As an example, the Monster Attack podcast discusses older “monster movies.” They discuss the plot, characters, acting, etc. in detail. They know people will have probably seen a lot of these, but they’ll still mention when they’re about to spoil the plot. (“OK, we’re about to spoil a 60-year-ok’d movie.”) But if the movie is less well-known, they’ll warn listeners to watch the movie and come back later.