A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)

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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.

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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile
 
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"The Stand" really pissed me off.

No one gives a shit because it's Gerald's Game but Gerald's Game is 100% over and then keeps going for another 30 pages. The Stand is definitely worse because it sets up a major armed conflict between Boulder and Vegas to never pay that off to then do the "story is over here's fifty more pages anyway" shit.

Storm of the Century has a solid ending.
 
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40 years from now (if people still even know how to read) fans of the genre will still know and love Tolkien and Jordan. Martin will be nothing more than a footnote.
 
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40 years from now (if people still even know how to read) fans of the genre will still know and love Tolkien and Jordan. Martin will be nothing more than a footnote.

Tolkien is right up there with Poe and Lovecraft. His stories will be admired forever. Fuck fat boy.
 
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40 years from now (if people still even know how to read) fans of the genre will still know and love Tolkien and Jordan. Martin will be nothing more than a footnote.
Not sure about Jordan, but Tolkien has already proven to be in it for the long run. Harry Potter will probably be the big one people remember from the 90s/00s.
 
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Not sure about Jordan, but Tolkien has already proven to be in it for the long run. Harry Potter will probably be the big one people remember from the 90s/00s.
yeah I tried (and failed) 4-5 times to finish the 1st wheel o time book. Too damn slow.
 

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yeah I tried (and failed) 4-5 times to finish the 1st wheel o time book. Too damn slow.
Try the audio version. I mean it's been many moons since I read the first one and I remember it being kind of slow in places but it wasn't a bad book. They just start shitting the bed after whatever book had the Dumais Wells battle, or whatever the hell that place was called.
 
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Try the audio version. I mean it's been many moons since I read the first one and I remember it being kind of slow in places but it wasn't a bad book. They just start shitting the bed after whatever book had the Dumais Wells battle, or whatever the hell that place was called.
The only braid I want pulled is in my pants.
 
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I don't do audio books. Cannot get into them. Never could, I like reading on my tablet.
 
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Many people have said it at this point, but even if he did finish this next book, who cares anymore? The window of me giving a fuck about these books passed about a decade ago.
 
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I dunno if he wrote another book I'd definitely read it. But it's going to just be blue balls again no matter what because even if he did miraculously finish Winds (he hasn't) he's not going to finish the next one. So it's just bread crumbs.
 
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I dunno if he wrote another book I'd definitely read it. But it's going to just be blue balls again no matter what because even if he did miraculously finish Winds (he hasn't) he's not going to finish the next one. So it's just bread crumbs.
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I know a nerd or two that will buy the hardcover. I will borrow theirs when they are done. It will not be the first time.
 
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Even if he finishes winds of winter no way is he ever going to finish a dream of spring.
 
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