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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Rather I meant that in general terms the fictional premise can be examined to the point that it is in danger of collapse because the author has intended us to suspend disbelief. The success of the book depends on whether we are prepared to go along with that need, rather than whether it can withstand a forensic examination or not.
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This is why I'm much happier at the Hey, presto! end of the spectrum. Or in other words, not only is the end, the AU, more important than the means, I'm really not interested in the means at all.
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
How she would react to his “escape” at the airport, and of course the potential long-term effects of his last trip to the past, is something on which we can only speculate. It would be a big ask to expect her to continue the relationship after that betrayal.
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That's how I feel about it, but of course it's whatever we care to project. As a trope, I do think open-ended can keep a book alive in your mind although some endings are more open than others and obviously some books demand more closure than others.