tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post613446305344360191..comments2023-10-15T11:23:35.339+01:00Comments on Hawkins Bizarre: Beginnings and EndingsAlishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-80652204729587711232008-03-17T20:46:00.000+00:002008-03-17T20:46:00.000+00:00I do share your likes and dislikes - in films and ...I do share your likes and dislikes - in films and novels. Personally, I favour the happy ending - or at least a hopeful one. Too often real life is the opposite and it's nice to feel, in fiction anyway, that that everything can be nicely rounded up. I've read a couple of novels recently with very sad endings, and while I appreciate they couldn't have finished any other way, they left me feeling oddly distraught!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-29132144195855358812008-03-17T20:11:00.000+00:002008-03-17T20:11:00.000+00:00They have a saying in Hollywood that people will f...They have a saying in Hollywood that people will forgive anything if you have a great ending. <BR/><BR/>That might be true of movies, but people seldom get up and walk out of a movie, while people frequently set aside (or don't buy) a book. Hollywood has the advantage of working in a medium where the audience is passive.<BR/><BR/>I think endings are vital in giving the reader a sense of satisfaction, and in achieving any fell of unity for the piece.<BR/><BR/>What I'm unsure about is whether it is the climax or the actual ending that is more important in schieving this satisfaction. Most novels don't actually end with a bang. There's often a bang, but afterwards there's usually at least a sweeping-up scene (or chapter, or two...)<BR/><BR/>I guess one of the things about the novel is that you can screw it up at any point. I think I'm going to switch to film.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.com