tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post906711513314089653..comments2024-02-10T21:34:03.128-05:00Comments on Writer of Wrongs: The Ten Worst Ways to End a BookGillyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-7749527318276725782012-12-22T11:27:32.633-05:002012-12-22T11:27:32.633-05:00The One Where Everyone Dies at the End is probably...The One Where Everyone Dies at the End is probably the least offensive ending on the list. At least it IS an ending. It's a stylistic choice, and it can be meaningful, depending on the skill of the author and the quality of the story (see: all of Shakespeare's tragedies). My issue with that ending is when it's done just to be done. Also because I'm the sort of person who cries in almost every single movie I watch, so the Everybody Dies endings tend to destroy me.<br /><br />*Snort* Terribad.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-82402396691694528522012-12-22T07:20:53.673-05:002012-12-22T07:20:53.673-05:00I have a confession to make. I really like books/m...I have a confession to make. I really like books/movies where everyone dies at the end. Now, this is probably because I'm morbid BUT I like to pretend it's because it leaves absolutely no loose ends. This is the end. Everyone is dead, absolutely nothing of interest could possibly happen in this story after this point. Not that I'm arguing for EVERYTHING ending with everyone dead. That would be awful. (Though I'd be interested in how the fanfic communities coped).<br /><br />The rest of these endings are terribad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-5145685161362264322012-12-01T18:29:15.327-05:002012-12-01T18:29:15.327-05:00So true! You can tell when the author didn't g...So true! You can tell when the author didn't give the ending every ounce of effort they could. It's almost like they don't value you as a reader.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-14928327668444883292012-11-27T01:29:53.447-05:002012-11-27T01:29:53.447-05:00You just made me snortcackle with that arrow thing...You just made me snortcackle with that arrow thing. That is EXACTLY what I'm talking about.<br /><br />And Ryan Gosling makes everything better.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-87619210978208352582012-11-27T01:18:53.025-05:002012-11-27T01:18:53.025-05:00I'm kind of in love with this post (by 'ki...I'm kind of in love with this post (by 'kind of', i mean 'entirely'). There are so many HORRIBLE ways to end a book, it's a wonder any author can get it right! The WORST is the convenient ending, where all is horrible theres no hope left--except WAIT SUDDENLY I DO REMEMBER HOW TO SHOOT AN ARROW MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME WHEN I WAS LITTLE BUT THE BLOW TO THE HEAD TOOK AWAY THAT MEMORY BUT NOW WITH THE ADRENALINE RUSH I REMEMBER DIE BAD GUY DIE!! It just makes me shake my head at the book/screen.<br /><br />Ryan Gosling GIF. Awesome even if he is covering his beautiful face in it.<br />Also, literary blue balls. I LOL'ed in real life.Ashley @ Ashley Loves Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855498046320276658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-20455919201122375932012-11-16T22:27:11.462-05:002012-11-16T22:27:11.462-05:00I agree with all of these. Especially the "It...I agree with all of these. Especially the "It was all a dream!" ending. I hate it when author's don't put enough effort into the ending. That's the most important part to me as a reader because that's what I'm left with the second I close the book.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162437196474457368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-31880533184350475142012-10-21T18:00:39.060-04:002012-10-21T18:00:39.060-04:00This made me laugh so hard! Speaking of Way Too Lo...This made me laugh so hard! Speaking of Way Too Long Endings, I totally thought of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. There are fifteen endings to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-28757829319066835712012-10-20T19:24:39.134-04:002012-10-20T19:24:39.134-04:00That's a very good example of a convenient coi...That's a very good example of a convenient coincidence right at the end.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-58612386480954326232012-10-20T19:23:47.034-04:002012-10-20T19:23:47.034-04:00I've been known to wail in disappointment as w...I've been known to wail in disappointment as well. :-DGillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-46848418593659461262012-10-20T19:16:33.399-04:002012-10-20T19:16:33.399-04:00I think other examples of the Convenient Ending is...I think other examples of the Convenient Ending is, like, when you just happen to run into the one person in the world who can reveal the necessary secrets, or you just happen to have been living in the one house in the world that is the portal to such and such, purely by coincidence. Or like in Twilight, when it turns out that James, the bad vamp who wants to kill Bella (I was rooting for him)just HAPPENS to be the same vamp who tried to kill Alice. Now, Alice's history had been a puzzle for almost a hundred years, but Bella just HAPPENED to solve it just be existing. Good one, Bella. Pure coinkydink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-53990074136065777082012-10-20T17:50:13.539-04:002012-10-20T17:50:13.539-04:00There are some books that truly DO make me feel li...There are some books that truly DO make me feel like Gollum at the end. Lol.Books are friends, not foodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-84109262604421032252012-10-19T18:54:00.133-04:002012-10-19T18:54:00.133-04:00How I see the difference is the Deus Ex Machina is...How I see the difference is the Deus Ex Machina is an external force coming in and fixing the problem. Think of the Narnia books, or better yet, the Prince Caspian movie. Aslan shows up, roars, and a big water demon bursts out of the river and ends the battle. For me, the convenient ending would be if one of the bad guys conveniently had a heart attack or something. They do sort of go hand in hand.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-71020540778219289972012-10-19T18:51:49.083-04:002012-10-19T18:51:49.083-04:00Ryan Gosling is my secret weapon. And thanks! You ...Ryan Gosling is my secret weapon. And thanks! You really have no idea how much comments (and their accompanying compliments) mean to me. It's why I blather on like this in a public forum.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-28882504708452373812012-10-19T18:12:25.046-04:002012-10-19T18:12:25.046-04:00Lol at Ryan Gosling!
I love this post. But I am c...Lol at Ryan Gosling!<br /><br />I love this post. But I am confused about the difference between a Convenient Ending and a Deus Ex Machina?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-55769703383911232942012-10-19T17:38:29.166-04:002012-10-19T17:38:29.166-04:00Ryan Gosling is always the best way to ensure the ...Ryan Gosling is always the best way to ensure the ladies keep reading...<br /><br />This post was both hilarious and perfectly on point. Thanks for making me laugh! I hate ALL these types of endings. Can't think of any types you missed right now. Bibliophile Ashleynoreply@blogger.com