Happy Endings
I have mixed feelings about happy endings. On one hand, I am, or at least I try to be, a very realistic person. When the fairy tale ending happens at the end of teenage romance novel part of me wants to roll my eyes because I know that kind of ending would never truly happen. Or if it did the two teenagers who have fallen in love at their beach houses over the summer will eventually go back home and forget about each other. But the other part of me knows that I would be disappointed if the mysterious boy didn’t have a good side or the girl really was a boring, straight A student not looking for an adventure. I always think about how the story progresses after it ends. The cynical side of me always has to think about how the romance may not last, or the girl with cancer will eventually die, or about any other number of problems that could occur with the characters. I want to be told a realistic story. But when I’m given one I’m pissed. To know the author intentionally killed the little sister, or make the girl the boy was in love with die, infuriates me. Why would someone choose for that to happen. I get angry both when books are realistic and when they’re unrealistic. I guess I just can’t win.
I don't think you can win! So you'll have to write your own stories! : )
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