Endings you didn't like. [spoilers]
12-07-07 | 08:19 AM
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I despised the ending of the Gunslinger books by King. We were led to believe throughout the entire 6 previous books that there was no way for him to do what he does at the end of the seventh book. It sucked and if I ever get to meet King, I will tell him that. Otherwise it was great story telling.
12-07-07 | 12:20 PM
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I hated the ending to Thomas Harris' Hannibal...but most of the book wasn't that hot either, so I guess it didn't matter.
12-18-07 | 02:04 PM
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For me, Stephen King's It is the worst. The book jumped the shark when
But really crashed with the finale and the
King is no stranger to weak endings, and good arguments can be made for a number of other King books too.
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King is no stranger to weak endings, and good arguments can be made for a number of other King books too.
12-18-07 | 11:41 PM
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I'll agree with It, for brainee's reasons. I also didn't like that something which occurred in the past was presented as a climactic moment. I mean, shit, we already know that what those kids did didn't really work, right?
12-26-07 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by brainee
King is no stranger to weak endings, and good arguments can be made for a number of other King books too.
For me it was The Stand. Overall, it's one of my favorite books ever, but 1200 pages leading up to an epic showdown that just fizzles was extremely disappointing.
I'll also add Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. I enjoyed this one more than The Da Vinci Code but
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01-22-08 | 03:48 PM
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Get Shorty. The movie has a clear ending, while the novel has one of the characters working on a script and saying "writing endings is hard" - the various plot threads are not neatly tied up.
(I realize not everyone believes that novels should have/give closure, but for me its one of the hallmarks of good writing - no loose ends.)
(I realize not everyone believes that novels should have/give closure, but for me its one of the hallmarks of good writing - no loose ends.)
01-29-08 | 04:22 PM
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Didn't King flat out say not to read the ending to The Dark Tower series unless you wanted to be let down? I actually liked the ending, but I guess I liked the ending to It also. Roland
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01-29-08 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by brainee
King is no stranger to weak endings, and good arguments can be made for a number of other King books too.
01-30-08 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by flair
Didn't King flat out say not to read the ending to The Dark Tower series unless you wanted to be let down? I actually liked the ending, but I guess I liked the ending to It also. Roland
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Everything you said in your spoiler is true, but we don't know that he didn't have the same item before on another cycle. He could have had it every other time except the last one and we wouldn't know. Also, the books plainly stated that what happened at the end WAS NOT POSSIBLE. If he is going to make up the rules for his "universe" then he has to live by them.
