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Both GRRM and Rothfuss are great beginners of stories, but neither has shown the ability to end a big story. It’s sad. While they don’t “owe” us anything, not
by barney54 5y ago
Both GRRM and Rothfuss are great beginners of stories, but neither has shown the ability to end a big story. It’s sad.
While they don’t “owe” us anything, not finishing shows a certain contempt for the fans.
- burnished 5y agoConsider that they have tried and failed. Where is the contempt in that?
- mcphage 5y ago> not finishing shows a certain contempt for the fans I think this is a case where Hanlon's Razor applies—why would you assume it's an act of contempt, instead of something simple like "finishing the stories is really hard, and they don't know how"?
- seba_dos1 5y agoHow entitled one has to be to consider not finishing up a complex creative work "a certain contempt for the fans"? Haven't you ever struggle to finish a creative endeavor? I have tons of unfinished works in my portfolio, there's certainly some truth in that saying about the last 20% of work taking 80% of time - and finishing things up feels much less rewarding than starting something new.
- lupire 5y agoWould you rather have a story with a great ending but no beginning? Why not let the fans exercise some creativity and imagine how it would end? How does "end" even make sense when talking about a complex fictional history? 2021 is over but the story didn't "end". Life goes on. Endings are a silly modern invention. The ancient Greeks just killed off the characters to end the story.