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Dayspring83 t1_ja81rh2 wrote

Reply to comment by Autarch_Kade in after ASOIAF and kingkiller I dont dare to start reading unfinished series, I wonder statistically how much people are same and if it sffects other authors? by [deleted]

Everyone has a right to read what they want and how they want (and as long as you’re enjoying yourself go wild!) but I could never subscribe to the idea of not starting a series that isnt completed already. Like you said there’s so many good books out there to fill the time in between. NotW is my favorite book and I couldn’t imagine having missed out on all the enjoyment that book has brought me simply because the series isn’t finished.

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Mammoth-Store740 t1_ja88a4y wrote

whut??? imagine you are reading masterpiece and... you cant know ending. unfinished book. thats torture. I prefer to not read at all. story which stops in the middle, you know it has ending, you know idea exists, you know worlds, countries characters exist but they never became public. its out there somewhere but u can not read them. screw it. really not going to put myself in such a suffering

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HellStoneBats t1_ja8eiw8 wrote

My dear, you clearly didn't grow up in the era of fanfiction. Sometimes stories that you follow for literally decades and millions of words just don’t finish. That's okay, it let's you finish the story yourself. And you always have the option of going back and starting again.

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kodran t1_ja8hp2v wrote

That's because you think it is a single story. If you can't find value in all the stories within, I can understand it, but it is truly sad. If you truly believe endings are all that matter and not journeys, I find that tragic in the truest sense. I mean the end for you, will be death. Same as mine. Same as everyone. That's it. But I don't want to rush to the end, I want to live the stories in between and they are worth it. That's it with every story, be it a life or a book or a show.

And it's fine that different people value different things, I just find it a tragedy to miss the journey just because all the focus is on death.

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trombone_womp_womp t1_ja8er6i wrote

Just curious how long ago you read ASOIAF? I haven't touched it since I finished ADWD in 2011/2012, and as a result I've basically forgotten that I used to be upset about it. The show just made me laugh at its terrible final two seasons.

I only hold the fond memories of just how amazing the books were when I read them all between 2009-2011. I've never quite experienced the same feeling since, although I just finished book 2 of Malazan and honestly it might win out in the end (I'm surprised there isn't more talk online of this series).

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Mammoth-Store740 t1_ja8fbr2 wrote

I think I was at 3rd or 4th book, I got fish memory due to night shifts so, I am trying to forget it as much as I can, so I will be able to enjoy more if I remember less once series will be done

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trombone_womp_womp t1_ja8fucf wrote

The series will never be complete, if you need the proper book ending.

We know the ending based on what the show had, because GRRM gave them the overall story beats in order to complete the show. It was terribly executed, but it gave us the high level ending.

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Mammoth-Store740 t1_ja8f3cy wrote

7 downvotes lol, just because ir drives me crazy that I cant read full story and have to stop it in the middle. hehe

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