What Are the Best Types of Book Endings? | S.E. Hinton, Suzanne Collins, Markus Zusak & Many More
We're tackling endings: the good, the satisfying, the ambiguous, and everything in between. Marissa and Megan start off, as always, by discussing their most recent reads before they dive into their topic. Be prepared for some spoilers for Stephen King's The Shining, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel, and others. We end it off by discussing our upcoming reads, announcing our first guest, and drawing our next topic from our Book Jar.
Happily ever after – and sometimes not. We're breaking down what makes an ending in a novel good, and which endings are our faves. But first, we start by discussing our most recent reads.
From there, we dive into the topic, first discussing six main types of novel endings (Resolved, Unresolved, Ambiguous, Expanded, Unexpected, and Tied). Megan and Marissa briefly describe each and then dive into examples of novels that they've enjoyed from each category. Megan discusses several resolved endings of novels, including Suzanne Collins' The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Laurie Frankel's This is How it Always is. Marissa discusses how much she hates unresolved endings but loves a well-written ambiguous ending. Both Megan and Marissa discuss the merits and pitfalls of an expanded ending, exemplifying The Book Thief by Markus Zusak as a balanced expanded ending and criticizing Sarah J. Maas for her neat bow-tie ending of the Throne of Glass series.
Expect us to also discuss: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, and several others.
From there, we dive into the topic, first discussing six main types of novel endings (Resolved, Unresolved, Ambiguous, Expanded, Unexpected, and Tied). Megan and Marissa briefly describe each and then dive into examples of novels that they've enjoyed from each category. Megan discusses several resolved endings of novels, including Suzanne Collins' The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Laurie Frankel's This is How it Always is. Marissa discusses how much she hates unresolved endings but loves a well-written ambiguous ending. Both Megan and Marissa discuss the merits and pitfalls of an expanded ending, exemplifying The Book Thief by Markus Zusak as a balanced expanded ending and criticizing Sarah J. Maas for her neat bow-tie ending of the Throne of Glass series.
Expect us to also discuss: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, and several others.
From there, the readers discuss new books, up-next reads, and draw for the next podcast's topic.
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