It's tempting to say something sarcastic like "If you want tidy stories, stick to fairy tales," but that would be unnecessarily sarcastic. There's a little mor

It's tempting to say something sarcastic like "If you want tidy stories, stick to fairy tales," but that would be unnecessarily sarcastic. There's a little more that goes into well-written novels than following strictly-defined plot conventions. I'd say, if a reader reacts that strongly to unconventional narrative structures, they might be a bit more invested in the story than they think? Which tends to be a sign of effective writing.