tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570507407569672764.post647889579741126576..comments2024-03-28T12:36:39.312+00:00Comments on A Reader's Diary: Gabrielle Zevin - The Storied Life of AJ FikryS.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12010038911071421007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570507407569672764.post-39147398813132030912015-01-23T13:31:17.375+00:002015-01-23T13:31:17.375+00:00I understand that. But where's the rule fictio...I understand that. But where's the rule fiction has to be dramatic...I still liked the story, but the end seemed so....undeserved after what happened. I should stop wanting to see happy endings everywhere....S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12010038911071421007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570507407569672764.post-55124842462702692572015-01-22T18:02:18.317+00:002015-01-22T18:02:18.317+00:00S., I think you explain the reasons behind your di...S., I think you explain the reasons behind your disappointment quite clearly! You know we have differing views on the book, but I can appreciate your disappointment. Unfortunately, fiction (literary fiction at least) writers seldom choose the predictable or preferred ending. It can be frustrating for readers (like us) who prefer a happier solution. Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.com