Comments on: Sad books are bad books? http://futurismic.com/2007/10/08/sad-books-are-bad-books/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Blakeney http://futurismic.com/2007/10/08/sad-books-are-bad-books/comment-page-1/#comment-4308 Blakeney Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:56:14 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/08/sad-books-are-bad-books/#comment-4308 I wouldn't say that every book has to have a happy ending, but personally, as an adult, I find there's quite enough drama and sadness in real life (just turn on the news). When I turn to books or movies I'm looking for escapism, not more of the same. I wouldn’t say that every book has to have a happy ending, but personally, as an adult, I find there’s quite enough drama and sadness in real life (just turn on the news). When I turn to books or movies I’m looking for escapism, not more of the same.

]]> By: Josh http://futurismic.com/2007/10/08/sad-books-are-bad-books/comment-page-1/#comment-4185 Josh Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:52:43 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/08/sad-books-are-bad-books/#comment-4185 I think that we, as a culture, have progressed to the point where we can accept that sometimes the endings aren't happy. I think the more important thing is that there is closure. The best SF and Horror has unhappy endings, but we still feel closure to the story, and we're happy about it. Or it teases the sequel (if it's TV or film). I think we were ready for Voldemort to kill Harry in HP7. As long as the good guys had won, it would've been acceptable. Anyway, in terms of kid lit... "Bridge to Terabithia" had a really sad ending... but it was a great book and film. Should we ban it because it has a bad ending? (No, apparently we should ban it because the kids use their imaginations. But that's another story.) I think that we, as a culture, have progressed to the point where we can accept that sometimes the endings aren’t happy. I think the more important thing is that there is closure.

The best SF and Horror has unhappy endings, but we still feel closure to the story, and we’re happy about it. Or it teases the sequel (if it’s TV or film).

I think we were ready for Voldemort to kill Harry in HP7. As long as the good guys had won, it would’ve been acceptable.

Anyway, in terms of kid lit… “Bridge to Terabithia” had a really sad ending… but it was a great book and film. Should we ban it because it has a bad ending?

(No, apparently we should ban it because the kids use their imaginations. But that’s another story.)

]]> By: Jeremy Eades http://futurismic.com/2007/10/08/sad-books-are-bad-books/comment-page-1/#comment-4181 Jeremy Eades Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:32:02 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/08/sad-books-are-bad-books/#comment-4181 Happy is a relative term. If the villian wins in the end, isn't he happy? Happy is a relative term. If the villian wins in the end, isn’t he happy?

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