Re:As Meat Loves Salt

[fredericks]

Happy. Ending. Happy fuckin' ending, people. Can you give a sister one, for once?
I should have stopped at Chapter 24. Just tack on "And they lived in London 4ever happily ever after. THE END." Goddamnit.

Screw this depressing crap. I'm reading Howl next.

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[fallen-ophelia.livejournal.com]

I understand the need for happy endings every once in a while. We are reading for escape and if life's been handing you the nasty end of the Sh*t stick then you want to escape to somewhere were you can experience something that makes your heart goosh with happiness.

I really like The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher for the not-so-happy yet Harry still is alive and laughing happy endings, here's a peak if you haven't read any of them yet. http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

The whole "Wizard P.I." thing sounds neat. I'm definitely going to check those books out from the library next time I head over there.

Yes! Heart gooshing! Finally, someone who doesn't think I'm a complete arse. :) Nearly every book I've picked up recently has had either a bittersweet ending or a completely depressing ending. I honestly don't search them out, but I guess people want their books to be more realistic or something. I suppose I wouldn't mind if I could get the occasional goosh, but it's become fewer and fair-between.

[fallen-ophelia.livejournal.com]

That's why I love reading YA and children's lit. especially in the sci-fi/fantasy genre because they tend to have less derpressing endings or the bittersweet, and more goosh! I love O.R. Melling's Chronicles of Fairie, I can't recall if they have a bittersweet ending or a happy one but I do recall really enjoying all the books especially Book 4, Book of Dreams and for some go non-depressing fun any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett. You are right about goosh becoming few and far between now, it sucks sometimes I want to happily ever after crap! There is absolute nothing wrong with that, I hope all those writers are taking notes of this LJ conversation!!