tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post5410727602625150306..comments2024-03-28T21:44:00.339+00:00Comments on The Honest Bookclub: DOES AN ENDING CHANGE OUR EXPERIENCE OF THE STORY AS A WHOLE?The Honest Bookclubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459426023919815702noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-67438032886763985752016-03-08T21:45:31.296+00:002016-03-08T21:45:31.296+00:00My co-blogger shares your philosophy COMPLETELY. A...My co-blogger shares your philosophy COMPLETELY. And I've come to do the same when it comes to series. I mean, what incentivizes us to continue if the ending of the previous book in said series was bad (other than, in some cases, sheer dogged determination and a questionable dose of masochism)?<br /><br />- LexieThe Honest Bookclubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459426023919815702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-40326800969611273362016-03-05T16:11:43.948+00:002016-03-05T16:11:43.948+00:00I have a 50 page DNF rule, so if the beginning of ...I have a 50 page DNF rule, so if the beginning of the book doesn't grab me then I ditch the book. However, for the books I do read all the way through, the ending comes into play as it relates to series continuation. I won't continue a series if the previous book has a crappy ending. The ending sets the tone moving forward and the author better make it solid, or I move onto something else!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189586259940840784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-56956021996440817452016-03-04T01:10:57.934+00:002016-03-04T01:10:57.934+00:00I'm Team Indecisiveness about one too many thi...I'm Team Indecisiveness about one too many things in life, I must confess. *dons a halo* But when it comes to this matter, I'm trotting in your wake over to Team Ending and raging at dissatisfactory endings to promising series. SUCH POTENTIAL! WASTED! I WANT THOSE HOURS OF MY LIFE BACK! (At least books that suck throughout are honest about their suckage. You're sooooo right about that.)<br /><br />- LexieThe Honest Bookclubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459426023919815702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-48836886771834823152016-03-04T01:08:40.293+00:002016-03-04T01:08:40.293+00:00Heeeeey, Team Indecisiveness! Welcome aboard! (And...Heeeeey, Team Indecisiveness! Welcome aboard! (And yes. Good endings are of great importance. *nods*)<br /><br />- LexieThe Honest Bookclubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459426023919815702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-72072946597242980912016-02-29T06:12:45.111+00:002016-02-29T06:12:45.111+00:00This made me chuckle. I enjoy the visuals of Team ...This made me chuckle. I enjoy the visuals of Team Indecisiveness wandering aimlessly bwhahaha. Anyway, I DO have a team, and that is Team Ending. Because if the LAST thing I read in the book makes me mad that I wasted my time on the first however many hundreds of pages... you can be sure that I am going to be plenty angry with that book! And it is the last impression we have of the book- so if it leaves me with a bad taste, that's how the whole book will probably feel when I look back on it- even if it wasn't all bad. Actually- I'd rather it all just be bad than giving me false hopes and crushing my dreams ;) Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-52991099261913515802016-02-29T01:47:43.934+00:002016-02-29T01:47:43.934+00:00Middle, but slightly closer to a good ending.Middle, but slightly closer to a good ending.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616906188229851218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-26068186323306343642016-02-26T21:03:32.076+00:002016-02-26T21:03:32.076+00:00This was a MONSTROUSLY HARD DISCUSSION to write (a...This was a MONSTROUSLY HARD DISCUSSION to write (and probably why I wound up consulting many a friend in exchange for Nutella), because I AM DEFINITELY CAMP-ENDING. I grew up on mysteries and thrillers! A SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS ENDING IS MANDATORY! Aaaaand I think you've also just solved the mystery on why our camp so rarely DNFs! (I base this scientific estimate based on my observation of a sample of two - Cait and Lexie.) But really - can't DNF when an ending might yet wow me and convert me into a believer (in said book)!<br /><br />TOO MANY OPTIONS TO JUST AGREE! AGREED! (Is this a kind of self-negating contrast?)<br /><br />- LexieThe Honest Bookclubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459426023919815702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901173538948742448.post-7308782159111130442016-02-25T21:32:17.428+00:002016-02-25T21:32:17.428+00:00I will ALWAYS choose a good ending!! Because that&...I will ALWAYS choose a good ending!! Because that's definitely what sticks with me after the book is done. xD And lik ea book that is 80% awesome and then the last 20% sucks??? I rate it soooo low anyway because my last feelings with it are disappointment. *nods* But omg the Danger of The DNF is a real struggle. Although this is partially why I never DNF because I'm always hoping it'll have a grand ending. XD<br /><br />And omg yes we bookworms are all disagreeable creatures. But why agree when we can have 9284938 opinions AMIRITE?!?!CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.com