A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)

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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.
 
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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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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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Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile
 
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BrutulTM said:
"The Stand" really pissed me off.
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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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TheBeagle said:
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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Tolkien is right up there with Poe and Lovecraft. His stories will be admired forever. Fuck fat boy.
 
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TheBeagle said:
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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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.
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yeah I tried (and failed) 4-5 times to finish the 1st wheel o time book. Too damn slow.
 
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Kajiimagi said:
yeah I tried (and failed) 4-5 times to finish the 1st wheel o time book. Too damn slow.
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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.
 
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Dr.Retarded said:
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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