The End

I've read good books, and I've read bad books. Some books have made me cry, some books have made me laugh, and some books have made me fall asleep. With all of the reading that I've done, there is one thing that I believe to be the most important aspect of a piece of writing- the ending.

When you read that last paragraph, you were probably thinking, "well, duh..." Of course the ending is important. But time and time again I've been an unfortunate witness to an author pulling me in and grabbing my attention for the first 600 pages, only to completely ruin my expectation with the last 10.

No, "ruin my expectation" isn't what I mean. The ending to The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay ruined my expectations. The ending to Brave New World ruined my expectations. Ruining expectations can create an incredible and unforgettable close to a book. But doing it the wrong way can destroy everything the first x pages worked towards.

SPOILER ALERT!!!!

For example, the ending to the 4 book, epicly long, beautifully written Inheritance Cycle was terrible. The last book was fantastic, and, in the end, the good guys killed the bad guys and everyone was happy. Then, out of nowhere, in the very last chapter, the main character decides that he has to leave the continent forever. His true love doesn't go with him, because she has become queen of the elves, and she can't leave her people behind. They don't live happily ever after, and they don't even kiss once! IN FOUR BOOKS!!! I grew up reading these, and I adore them, and the last emotion the series should have me feeling is not pity for their lost love, and certainly not hatred towards Christopher Paolini!

The point you should take from all of this is, don't just give up at the end. I know your deadline for your publisher is tomorrow, but you don't have to write the last chapter in one night. Ask for an extension! I would be forever grateful if writers would simply take their times with the endings. Nothing ruins my day quite like getting through a beast of a novel, only to discover that the writer decided to take a crap on the last page.

Hey yall! This is my first blog post as the Lonely Ranger. This is my first official thingy with my name as the Lonely Ranger, even though a lot of my friends call me that, but it's not really official, but it is now, because I made the blog about me and called myself the Lonely Ranger. Sooooooooooo, this blog's gonna be about me an my english skillz. An books n stuff. SO. Where ta start. Uh, I love books. Books are nice. I really like good books. And example of a good book is one such as The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. I liked dis book becuz it was nice. I liked the characters, especially Joe Kavalier, who is one of the main characters in the book. In other literary news, I like poems too. And Im kind of a romantic. Below is a sample poem of mine... kind of...
My love, I have tried with all my being
to grasp a form comparable to thine own,
but nothing seems worthy;

I know now why Shakespeare could not
compare his love to a summer’s day.
It would be a crime to denounce the beauty
of such a creature as thee,
to simply cast away the precision
God had placed in forging you.

Each facet of your being
whether it physical or spiritual
is an ensnarement
from which there is no release.
But I do not wish release.
I wish to stay entrapped forever.
With you for all eternity.
Our hearts, always as one.

(actual poem by Anthony Kolos)