Am I the only one who wasn't really satisfied with the ending? *Spoilers*

[JRM]

WHY did King have to tell us Wireman died? It just seemed so random. Usually when I read a King book, I could understand why he kills off certain characters -- Wireman is an exception. It didn't seem necessary to me. Also, WHY kill off Elsie? He seems to enjoy killing off characters I love. LOL. And one last thing: I wish there was more detail on the funeral of his daughter, and his relationship with his wife and other daughter afterward. By the end nothing really felt right. Something was missing. Or maybe that was the feeling King wanted his readers to feel? :down:

Loved the book, though! :laugh:

[rjt65]

Don't we all Die? ;-) and I loved Duma --ending and all

Kings books like life is sad but man --i might say Wireman is one of the best characters ever---

I had no issues with ending but felt a pang when he died

see u loved the book ;-)

[fredo]

Wireman had the bad luck of dying before Edgar was finished with his story. Why were we told? Love, man. No reason but love.

[michal]

One of the things I like best about Stephen King books is that the ending are far from what I've grown a costumed to. Cute blonde girls are not safe just for being cute and blonde, children and pet... mmm... don't get attached to them, mothers and lovable characters are the first ones to go. Really, it keeps me on my toes and to tell you the truth it makes the stories more believable to me and therefore better-written.

Anything can happened - just like it can in real life.

[peaceluvnsploosh]

I liked the ending a lot---- i think since everything was fixed at the end with perse and everything, the story was making everything go back to normal-- by this i mean if edgar never came around and painted wireman to help him get better, he might've been dead way before he was----- it sounds confusing but if u sit and think it may make sense.

[Roou*]

mmm i think the end it's GOOD, and like Fredo says, he wrote the Wireman part because of love, men i love Wireman! and i felt oh so bad with that ah you know when he dies :down: i was almost crying lol
i dont have any complain about the end :laugh:

[Immoli]

Remember how Wireman said "We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living."

Well at the end, after he said that Wireman died he said how he thought they had more time and then remembers that saying.

Maybe King was saying how Death sneaks up on us.

Which could also be why Ilse died. He was sure she was safe, but it turned out she wasn't.

[Raq]

Im satisfied with the ending. I thought the 'final battle' was a bit to much off the wall but still it's very good. I wish there would be something about Ilse's funeral, and Edgars realations with Pam (I would actually love it if it would be tragic, sad and hearbreaking - it would serve the story). And as it goes for Wireman's death, it actually was the thing that hit me most in the story. I just loved the man and reading about his death, and his unfinished plans to start a life together with Egar (yeah..I know how it sounds :P) just threw me against a wall and ran me over with a landmower.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Hey, wouldn't it be great if Wireman had a twinner in the Territories in Talisman 3?

Long days and pleasant nights

[Doc Wilson]

One of the things I love about SK is that he has the courage of his convictions. When you pick up one of his books you have to know that you are not guaranteed a happy ending. That kind of risk is what makes his fiction real, unlike, say Dean Koontz.

[Raq]

I have to agree. As much as I like Koontz (in fact The Taking will always be one of my favourite books) I think he is afraid (?) to kick the reader in the face. It's always happy and sweet at the end while in King's books you don't have any guarantee that the character will even make it to the end. As much as I loved Wireman, I think that his death is in fact a good thing, because it just makes the sadness stronger and the book feels heavier with it's impact

[Jack Torrance]

I kind of felt that everything they had gone through that those two would have moved in with each other and been roomies. Or at least live in the same town as each other. I was kind of surprised Edgar would move back to Minnesota. I would have thought that would have been to painful. Plus, Pam lives there I would think he'd want to get as far away from her as possible. Of course too much went down in Florida. But just go tag along with Wireman instead.

The death of Wireman does stand out more though of course. :biggrin2:

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

I'm just re-reading Misery and it struck me how much the general opinion about the death of Wireman (and etc) resembled Annie Wilkes attitude to the death of Misery Chastain.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Jack Roman]

I think you hit the nail right on the head. That's exactly the way I took it.

[Amy_Heath]

I agree with you, I sort of felt like all of a sudden all this information was being chucked at me. I was gutted when Wireman died, I was hoping for a reunion. :'(

[JohnDalglish]

I agree with you, I sort of felt like all of a sudden all this information was being chucked at me. I was gutted when Wireman died, I was hoping for a reunion. :'(

Hi,

Re your spoiler.

I'm hoping for a twinner in the Territories in Talisman 3.

Long days and pleasant nights

[sandiego39]

that is a good point john

[GNTLGNT]

No character is sacred, nor plot line untouchable. It's like life-no guarantees and unexpected trips down rutted and overgrown side-roads are the norm. Uncle Steve offers us a good story-but no promises...

[Carb-Orator]

Because killing off the characters that he builds up for you to love, causes strong emotion. Isn't that the point of writing a book? To get in people's heads? I have gotten ticked off time and time again, but after reading Sk novels for over 20 years, I'm sort of used to it. It's very upsetting, but that's what I love about Sk's work is that it makes me FEEL deeply. Even if people don't die, when I finish reading a book, it's like they died because I'm done with the book. It's like saying goodbye to old friends. My fav's IT, Talisman and The Stand, I fell in love with all of the characters, it made me care about them like they were a part of my life. How magical is that? It's an amazing transformation, especially when a character dies and it ticks you off or it ruins your day, or makes you even cry. I have been devasted time and time again and come back for more. Wireman was old, and it's almost as if he lived long enough to see this whole mess was cleaned up and then he could go on to a better place. He had done his job. This was a really great book in my opinion. Lots of great, intriguing ideas and a nice race to the finish, keeping me on the edge of my seat. I loved the childhood efar part of it, which in my mind is classic SK. I would like to see more of that, where I think it's been sort of lacking lately in some of his books.

As for Koontz- I could say a few things about him. I used to read him, but he ticked me off and I haven't gone back. He treats me like I'm stupid and I don't like that, plus my hubby read the Fog and said that every chapter started of with something about the fog. We got it.... it's "foggy". ugh... Won't read any of his stuff anymore.