Unexpectedly reaching the end of a novel and how it alters…
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Unexpectedly reaching the end of a novel and how it alters the reading experience.
This is the second novel in a row that I have finished without expecting it to end there; this time because there was a sample chapter at the end of the ebook (from another novel by the same author).
This feeling of unexpectedly reaching the end of the story is unusual and it has nothing to do with the work itself, but it still plays a part in the reader's overall experience of the work, or rather in the lingering impression it leaves behind. Neither good nor bad, like when the same cake tastes different depending on the circumstances.
Positive: the idea that we are nearing the end doesn't get in the way of the reading experience, so it's more like the reader moves through the text as though there were always more to come. Negative: the surprise "Oh! That's it." is a brief but disruptive reaction that overshadows the thoughts and impressions left by the final passage and the end itself.
In such a case I also tend to overthink, wondering whether the writer gave it a proper ending, whereas expecting the end as the pages thin out makes it feel more natural (almost a justification in itself). Of course, as I generally read talented writers, the answer is always "yes, indeed". I clearly see that the ending works, and I'm reassured after this further scrutiny.
That's it.
#entertainment
This is the second novel in a row that I have finished without expecting it to end there; this time because there was a sample chapter at the end of the ebook (from another novel by the same author).
This feeling of unexpectedly reaching the end of the story is unusual and it has nothing to do with the work itself, but it still plays a part in the reader's overall experience of the work, or rather in the lingering impression it leaves behind. Neither good nor bad, like when the same cake tastes different depending on the circumstances.
Positive: the idea that we are nearing the end doesn't get in the way of the reading experience, so it's more like the reader moves through the text as though there were always more to come. Negative: the surprise "Oh! That's it." is a brief but disruptive reaction that overshadows the thoughts and impressions left by the final passage and the end itself.
In such a case I also tend to overthink, wondering whether the writer gave it a proper ending, whereas expecting the end as the pages thin out makes it feel more natural (almost a justification in itself). Of course, as I generally read talented writers, the answer is always "yes, indeed". I clearly see that the ending works, and I'm reassured after this further scrutiny.
That's it.
#entertainment
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