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doryprevin
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Atonement. that ending was an absolute wallbanger, and I wanted to punch Briony in the face about twenty times.
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nikkiphilton
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| I guess I'm #4 (or is it #5?) for Lover Unbound. Whatever. Just add a little tally mark. It just didn't work in any sense of the word for me. I bought the next one, but I cannot make myself read it. |
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ali
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| There was a book I read maybe a decade ago. I think it was by Sandra Brown, where she kills off the father of the heroine of the book. The father was the hero in a previous book. It ruins both books which is probably why I don't remember the names of the books. |
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Susan/DC
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: Endings |
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| doryprevin wrote: | | Atonement. that ending was an absolute wallbanger, and I wanted to punch Briony in the face about twenty times. |
While I hated what happened at the end of Atonement, I loved the book. Same with the Anita Shreve book, The Last Time They Met (as it happens, I hated the sort-of prequel, The Weight of Water because I didn't like what happened in that book, didn't like any of the characters, and could guess the murderer before the halfway point in the book). Neither is a romance so I did not go into them expecting the standard HEA, even if I would have loved that. Both are much more about the power of the story, which is obviously something that interests people who make their living from telling stories. The same is true of A.S. Byatt's Possession, but with a much happier ending. |
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Lynn
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Not a romance, but Anne Rivers Siddons "Off Season". I listened to it while walking and really enjoyed it until the end. I'm sure I looked strange walking along talking to myself about what a stupid ending it was.
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msaggie
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| ali wrote: | | There was a book I read maybe a decade ago. I think it was by Sandra Brown, where she kills off the father of the heroine of the book. The father was the hero in a previous book. It ruins both books which is probably why I don't remember the names of the books. |
ali I loved those books except for the death of the hero of Sunset Embrace in Another Dawn. I pretended in my head they were different people. But it was a bummer. For some reason, those books make me think of Jim Harrison's Legends of the Fall which was made into a movie starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, etc. I hated it when Tristan's wife Isabelle Two dies - such a needless death. But it's not supposed to be a romance. |
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willaful
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Wendy, thanks for getting Luscious Craving off my TBR pile. 
I also dumped Jude Deveraux's "always and forever" series, based on what I read in reviews. I prefer a straightforward HEA.
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willaful
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: edith layton |
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| Kayne wrote: | I think it was an early Edith Layton, maybe even her first, that has an epilogue where the hero has died and the children of the love triangle end up together, if that makes sense.
JR Ward, I lost interest after Wellsie died (I think that was her name). |
I've read all the early Layton and I can't think of of anything like that happening. Do you remember anything else about it?
Wellsie's death was a real turn-off for me as well, especially considering the other events. So how come she doesn't get to be a ghost, hmm?
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kurama83
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Oh, while at first i wasnt liking the ending for Lover Unbound, Vishous is my favorite and at first i hated how he got that kind of ending when Zsadist got the best one, after a while of readin the series and reading LU again, it warmed up to me. But at first i didnt like the ending at all. The endings i didnt like were the ones from Megan Hart, more so it was Tempted
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Jane A
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| ali wrote: | | There was a book I read maybe a decade ago. I think it was by Sandra Brown, where she kills off the father of the heroine of the book. The father was the hero in a previous book. It ruins both books which is probably why I don't remember the names of the books. |
I'd forgotten about those books! They were the first Sandra Brown's I ever picked up, and because I was so mad about the father dying in the second book I've never read anything else by her. I'm probably cutting off my nose to spite my face, but I'm just like that, I guess.  |
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xina
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Endings |
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| Susan/DC wrote: | [
While I hated what happened at the end of Atonement, I loved the book. Same with the Anita Shreve book, The Last Time They Met (as it happens, I hated the sort-of prequel, The Weight of Water because I didn't like what happened in that book, didn't like any of the characters, and could guess the murderer before the halfway point in the book). Neither is a romance so I did not go into them expecting the standard HEA, even if I would have loved that. Both are much more about the power of the story, which is obviously something that interests people who make their living from telling stories. The same is true of A.S. Byatt's Possession, but with a much happier ending. |
Yes, I agree about The Last Time They Met, but I thought it read like a romance. My friend had borrowed the book to me and mentioned that the ending was crazy. Knowing that, I didn't read ahead. Up until the last paragraph I thought of the book as a having a pretty good romance. The last paragraph blew that though and I was left a little shocked.
Another book...The Time Traveler's Wife. I know the ending was all that it could be, but I was looking for something hopeful. I made it up in my head that it was even though it wasn't written that way.
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Kayne
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: edith layton |
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The Fireflower, "Edith Layton's first full-fledged historical romance is a hauntingly beautiful tale of love and dreams amidst the lavish decadence of Restoration England." At the end Gideon's son and mother travel to the home of the other woman in the triangle. The mother remains in the coach and the son delivers a small key and has a tour. The next generation then talk about some attraction to each other. Hard to say too much without giving it all away. The ending was awkward because the hero had died 6 months before as an old man. I think there was a Cynster, Sebastion, who also died as an old man, but I didn't want to go there.
I also found an old Layton book of short stories, A Love for All Seasons. I really liked these and might have to reread.
| willaful wrote: | | Kayne wrote: | I think it was an early Edith Layton, maybe even her first, that has an epilogue where the hero has died and the children of the love triangle end up together, if that makes sense.
JR Ward, I lost interest after Wellsie died (I think that was her name). |
I've read all the early Layton and I can't think of of anything like that happening. Do you remember anything else about it?
Wellsie's death was a real turn-off for me as well, especially considering the other events. So how come she doesn't get to be a ghost, hmm? |
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Wendy in WI
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| Quote: | | Another book...The Time Traveler's Wife. I know the ending was all that it could be, but I was looking for something hopeful. I made it up in my head that it was even though it wasn't written that way. |
Xina:
I loved The Time Traveler's Wife, but I completely agree with you about the ending. I laughed when I read your post, because I re-wrote the ending in my head also. (I felt better then! LOL) |
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LynnS/AAR
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For me, I think it would be MySister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Some issues with the legal background made me insane at times, but it was the ending that really got me. I actually liked parts of the book until I got to the ending. I wasn't expecting a romance-style ending, but the ending they got didn't seem to fit well either.
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Diana
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Every single one of the five Stephanie Plum books I read. I hear the misery continues so I'm glad I stopped there.
Message in a Bottle. There are no words.
My Sister's Keeper was my first and last by Picoult.
I have rewritten the ending to the movie Witness and I have to say mine is much better.
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