I was reading The Dark Tower series and got to the end of book 4, and out of nowhere a giant turtle shows up to explain everything. I was sitting in my living room in Columbus, just staring at the page for like 5 minutes. I think King was just tired of writing and said 'screw it, turtle time.' Has anyone else hit an ending that felt like the author just gave up?
I read three books last month where the main character wakes up and realizes the entire story was a dream or a coma fantasy. It felt lazy, like the writer couldn't figure out how to wrap things up naturally. Anyone else get annoyed when the big reveal is just 'it was all a dream'?
I was talking to a customer who used to teach horror lit at a community college, and she said the ending of King's The Dark Half is a total cheat. She pointed out how the sparrows just show up out of nowhere to resolve everything, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. It's like King wrote himself into a corner and said 'birds fix it.' Has anyone else felt like a famous author just gave up on wrapping things up?