Do you like happy end books?

Alexa12345 · Post by **Alexa12345** » 20 Jul 2010, 20:08

I think this kind of books give us faith and hope, even if mostly is too idealistic.

~Elle~ · Post by **~Elle~** » 26 Jul 2010, 22:42

In short, yes, I do like books with happy endings. They give you a sense of satisfaction, don't they?

But I also like sad endings, as long as they fit to the story and doesn't seem forced. What I don't like is a bad ending, one that leaves you feeling frustrated or cheated. Once I read a book where the author does not bother resolving the central mystery of the novel. There was even a question at the end asking you to discuss the 'literary significance' of the inconclusive ending. ummm...she took the easy way out!!!!

So, for me, good endings or sad endings are okay, as long as they're not...bad endings.

laci_baby · Post by **laci_baby** » 27 Jul 2010, 01:18

~Elle~ wrote:So, for me, good endings or sad endings are okay, as long as they're not...bad endings.

Agreed! I hate bad endings......

PhotonicGuy · Post by **PhotonicGuy** » 27 Jul 2010, 06:55

Yes and no. It depends on the subject of the books, their style, their mystery. I agree with Elle, and I like the bad endings only if they don't seem forced. It’s true that the happy endings can give you some hope, but if you read a book which has a dramatically topic, then they just don’t fit here.

smellymonkey · Post by **smellymonkey** » 27 Jul 2010, 17:21

I do enjoy happy ending but also sad ones i think it completely depends on the book, however i feel that sad endings should have some level of hope or enlightenment within in it, i don't really want to finish a book and feel like slitting my writs. My Sisters Keeper, The Time Travellers Wife and The Kite Runner are examples i believe are endings which do this well.
Certain books however should have a happy ending i did not like the ending of Dear John which i read recently (when a fancied a bit of an easy reading romance novel) and felt that the whole book and the characters relationships was a bit pointless but im sure there are many who would disagree.

~Elle~ · Post by **~Elle~** » 27 Jul 2010, 20:47

smellymonkey wrote:Certain books however should have a happy ending i did not like the ending of Dear John which i read recently (when a fancied a bit of an easy reading romance novel) and felt that the whole book and the characters relationships was a bit pointless but im sure there are many who would disagree.

I watched Dear John in the theatres and if it was anything like the book, I agree with the one word you used to describe it: pointless. Once it was over, you left, thinking..."was there a point to what I just watched?!??" It was disappointing to say the least.

theonlinetrainers · Post by **theonlinetrainers** » 05 Aug 2010, 04:43

Sure I love Happy Ending Books...Cause it motivates us a look and give us the power to move forward, it let us smile and most of all it gives us the power to read more and more!

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 05 Aug 2010, 14:28

Im in two mindsets with regard to happy endings; one one hand i like the warm feelgood nature of this ending, particularly if the main characters has had to battle a number of milestones and has had very tough things happen to them up to the end point. Then i also like a book to be as real to life as possible- i.e life is unfair, cruel, unjust and plain warped e.g The Road had both a sad and a happy ending but was very satisfying.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 05 Aug 2010, 15:32

As long as the ending is plausible and reasonable in the context I've no problem with it being happy or unhappy but I just hate when it's obvious the author has contrived events to force a happy ending. That would result in me dispatching the book with force to the other side of the room & to the recycling bin in my local charity shop!

Perrywinkle47 · Post by **Perrywinkle47** » 13 Sep 2010, 08:18

I like happy endings because it gives me a sense of satisfaction.. But, at the same time, happy endings make me feel that there was no point of all the plot if everything was to end up happily.. I know, its weird.

Ducky · Post by **Ducky** » 13 Sep 2010, 16:30

If it's a well written bad ending, I can deal with it. If it's a poorly written good ending, (a-la Harry Potter) I have a hard time with it.

What I look for in an ending is something that wraps up the story. Whether its a good ending or a sad one, I can close the book with satisfaction so long is it wraps things up well, and gives a sense of completion.

B-fly · Post by **B-fly** » 14 Sep 2010, 06:19

Ducky wrote:If it's a well written bad ending, I can deal with it. If it's a poorly written good ending, (a-la Harry Potter) I have a hard time with it.

What I look for in an ending is something that wraps up the story. Whether its a good ending or a sad one, I can close the book with satisfaction so long is it wraps things up well, and gives a sense of completion.

I can't express my opinion better than you. I agree with you completely

Perrywinkle47 · Post by **Perrywinkle47** » 14 Sep 2010, 19:04

Ducky wrote:If it's a well written bad ending, I can deal with it. If it's a poorly written good ending, (a-la Harry Potter) I have a hard time with it.

What I look for in an ending is something that wraps up the story. Whether its a good ending or a sad one, I can close the book with satisfaction so long is it wraps things up well, and gives a sense of completion.

Awesome, you put it perfectly. That is what I was trying to put all along. lol.

StonesQuest · Post by **StonesQuest** » 17 Sep 2010, 13:19

I agree with everyone's comments. What I really dislike is when an author doesn't finish the ending. They leave it up to the reader to finish. I remember in high school, when a teacher had a read a short story with no ending. She said that was acceptable. It angered me. I want to know what the author had in mind. I do not see it a lot except in movies. It really angers me to not have an author finish his opinion on how it should end. I would rather read a bad ending to no ending.

Genevieve_ann · Post by **Genevieve_ann** » 19 Sep 2010, 01:36

I love sad endings. If an author can create characters with enough depth that I've fallen in love with them and cry when they end unhappily, that's a great thing. Gone with the Wind was a great example. Somehow I didn't know how that ended so when I got there and Rhett says his famous line I was floored. I couldn't stop thinking about the ending for weeks.