Reader and Text Interaction

This research discusses how the readers’ responses to plot twists in several Sherlock Holmes stories influence their reading interest and curiosity in other Sherlock Holmes stories and other mystery works. The aim is to find the relationship between knowledge of the plot and interest in reading Sher...

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Main Author: Gina Hanifa Devara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: English Study Program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas 2024-10-01
Series:Linguistika Kultura
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Online Access:http://jlk.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/jlk/article/view/58
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description This research discusses how the readers’ responses to plot twists in several Sherlock Holmes stories influence their reading interest and curiosity in other Sherlock Holmes stories and other mystery works. The aim is to find the relationship between knowledge of the plot and interest in reading Sherlock Holmes books among English Department students at Andalas University, 2022 generation. The results show that most respondents were familiar with plot twists and mystery stories. It proves that the students think plot twists in stories are trendy and can increase their interest in reading other mystery stories.
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spelling doaj-art-bede142dc4fd4e0db6cfde4522aede572025-08-20T02:18:36ZengEnglish Study Program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas AndalasLinguistika Kultura1978-66462024-10-01131344210.25077/jlk.13.1.34-42.202458Reader and Text InteractionGina Hanifa Devara0Universitas AndalasThis research discusses how the readers’ responses to plot twists in several Sherlock Holmes stories influence their reading interest and curiosity in other Sherlock Holmes stories and other mystery works. The aim is to find the relationship between knowledge of the plot and interest in reading Sherlock Holmes books among English Department students at Andalas University, 2022 generation. The results show that most respondents were familiar with plot twists and mystery stories. It proves that the students think plot twists in stories are trendy and can increase their interest in reading other mystery stories.http://jlk.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/jlk/article/view/58plot twistsherlock holmesmystery storiesreading interestreader responses
spellingShingle Gina Hanifa Devara
Reader and Text Interaction
Linguistika Kultura
plot twist
sherlock holmes
mystery stories
reading interest
reader responses
title Reader and Text Interaction
title_full Reader and Text Interaction
title_fullStr Reader and Text Interaction
title_full_unstemmed Reader and Text Interaction
title_short Reader and Text Interaction
title_sort reader and text interaction
topic plot twist
sherlock holmes
mystery stories
reading interest
reader responses
url http://jlk.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/jlk/article/view/58
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