Thread: What kills a book for you?
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Old 06-06-2011, 01:09 PM   #44
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A book only gets killed, when it doesn't have at least a somewhat happy ending. People can die, but not all of them. Also, at least some good things must happen in a story. If it's only bad after bad after bad after bad, I'll lay it down and never look back.
Sorry, have to disagree.....Happy contrite Hollywood endings bore me to tears. 90% of books are so predictable even Bambi would get bored and she can't read.
I think there is some middle ground between trite and the relentless misery that pervades the worldview of some authors.
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