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Old 01-18-2018, 12:07 PM   #60
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Originally Posted by jj2me View Post
A non-ending ending, like the Sopranos HBO show. Two I can remember that weren't spelled out enough for me were "A Dangerous Man" by Charlie Huston and "The Handmaid's Tale". I realize many people like those type of endings; I feel hoodwinked. Give me something. Artistic, I suppose those authors think. I think lazy and unimaginative.

Trivial and personal, but I go nuts when I read a car model that never existed. Two examples I've seen of cars never made/sold in the U.S. but were in U.S. stories:
- Toyota Supra station wagon
- Chrysler Town Car
Both made me stop reading, and I almost never do that.
But people do import personal vehicles.
I did a check drive of a RH drive Datsun 1600 roadster ( I had the US model) for the boss.
Sometimes, it is just the badge that varies.

But point taken, the exceptions need to be explained away.
Personally, using ANY product model or brand, quickly 'dates' a (non-period) story.
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