A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)

LiquidDeath said:

I think this is true in general, but Stephen King is probably the greatest writer of his time and he couldn't finish a story for shit. I can't think of a single one that had a real satisfying ending. He had some fine ones but the majority are just garbage. The journey to get there, though, was usually pretty fantastic.

Edit: I thought of one, The Jaunt.

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He can finish a short story or novella; its the long ones where he has trouble. Duma Key and From a Buick 8 were both good start to finish, though.

I didn't hate the ending of the Dark Tower series as much as some people did but it wasn't exactly satisfying. "The Stand" really pissed me off. I wouldn't call King the greatest writer of his time but he was certainly popular and prolific. I've probably read more of his books than any other writer and a lot of them are great but I wouldn't call any of them literature. They're good stories and some of them have some really great characters and quite a lot of them end well but there are some notable exceptions. "It" had a pretty goofy ending as well.