Which scene was that? Can you please provide the link?

This is one of the weirdest takes on books I’ve ever seen. You get mad when you can’t predict the ending? So you get upset when a book surprises you? What?

I am wondering the same thing, constantly trending all over social media. Are people depressed or something?

Why is this one scene in the animation of "the boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse" constantly trending all over social media? Are people depressed or something?

The first three are great, then Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz came along and had to ruin everything. He pretty much throws all continuity out the window at that point and it slowly turns into this nightmare world where everyone is stuck with Ozma, Dorothy and Glinda controlling everything. I read all 14 Baum books last year (which doing them all at once was probably a dumb idea) because I wanted to see what they were all about after reading The Wicked Years (which I loved) and I kind of hated most of them. Dorothy turned into one of my least favorite book characters by the end of it haha. But that's just me glad to know other people are reading them because like I said I think the first three are really great

Right? Reading a book for your own personal enjoyment isn’t a competition with the author that you have to win. I wonder where this bizarre mentality came from?

You can cover the world with leather or you can put shoes on.

Everybody has their styles they enjoy more than others. But I do feel it is not good to completely disregard fiction. Fiction is great for helping give perspective. Maybe look for the “popcorn” type books? The ones that don’t really have plot twists or any big surprise. Or just read the spoilers about the crazy plot twists? Mysteries aren’t for everyone.

For years I only read non-fiction, I enjoyed learning pieces of many different things. But I lacked the context to put them together. My friends started calling me the “parade of facts”. Reading fiction has helped me put these “facts” into better context. It also helped me realize most people don’t like listening to a parade of facts. But in the end, what you read is up to you.

As others have said, this is more an issue with how you consume novels than with novels themselves. I would venture to say that I don't think it's "normal" or usual to have such a visceral reaction to a plot twist you didn't see coming. Most people tend to feel invigorated by such things.

Definitely don't force yourself to do something you don't enjoy, but I would definitely recommend trying to get to the bottom of why you get so angry at such things.

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As somebody else commented above, there’s a very simple solution to your issues: re-reading.

As a rule, books you wouldn’t enjoy rereading at some point in the future aren’t worth the trouble the 1st time around.

Maybe change the kind of books you read.

And find ways to handle your obsessive need to know in advance and be always right. I’m no expert, but I’d wager you have the same problem in life outside of your reading.

Yeah, I’d say maybe reading isn’t your thing.

If you step out of genre literature, there are lots of novels without any direct plot twists.

I really liked the second and third books as a kid (the second book has a twist ending that absolutely shocked the living shit out of me), with the third (Ozma of Oz) being my favorite. Despite the series being pretty lengthy, I distinctly remember those two entries being far away and the best ... to the point where I kind of thought the rest were a disappointment.

Wow ... a wave of nostalgia so palpable it's almost overwhelming just struck me.

Yes agreed. I want a mystery, I want to be shocked!

Patchwork Girl of Oz is actually the first chapter book I ever read by myself. It's always been my favorite Oz book for that reason.

I love this book and looking forward to the next part of the series.

Pro tip: stop.

If your friend is telling you about something that happened to their Uncle Bob’s gerbil at Bob’s 3rd wedding, are you trying to score imaginary points with yourself by guessing what comes next while they’re talking to you? And then get mad if they surprise you? I’m guessing not.

If someone has a story to tell, let them tell it. Guessing what comes next accurately is something that happens after you’ve seen the same trope executed in different ways 100 times. It’s pattern recognition, and it’s utterly dependent on your sample size.

I haven't but adding to my list now. Thank you!

Have you read Pratchett? If you love clever humor and wordplay you’ll love his Discworld Series.

I probably read that 45 years ago and it stuck hard with me.

The Crooked Magician, he was a main feature of this one in particular I just finished! 6 whole years, and then the Wizard took away his magic & his crookedness.

Tore through them as a kid. Thought I had a secret the rest of the world didn't know about. The idea of the one wizard type guy who came up with the come-to-life potion by stirring four pots constantly with a stirrer in each hand and each foot for some ridiculous amount of time. He was the brains behind creating Jack pumpkinhead, the scarecrow, the sawhorse, and I think he had something to do with the tin man, though he started out human I believe.

I loved them. I read somewhere that they were huge when they came out starting in 1900, a new one came out every year and they were so popular two decades later, another writer picked them up when he died. It seems they were the go to Christmas present every year for kids.

I remember the one where people get turned into ornaments as being very suspenseful I was like 8 or 9. Wheelers and the tick-tock man were cool.