What ending of a book do you prefer

[Cenna]

Sad is just so heart breaking. I'm already upset the book is over AND it has to be a sad or tragic ending? Nope. My heart can't take it.

[milliethom]

I hate sad endings, but know that, sometimes , the sad or tragic consequences are inevitable. I think we're conditioned from childhood to expect the happy ending - which is only right for little ones, I suppose. (I know this point is debatable, so I won't pursue it.) But fiction has to reflect the realities of life, which is not always so kind.

[knighthkm]

Happy because I'm just that kind of person

[MrsBak0n]

Happy for sure! Though, I have read a book where the main guy died, and it still wasn't a bad ending. It was kinda foreseen since it was a zombie book.

[WinterCandyMints]

Happy. Sad makes me feel hollow and empty inside.

[ALynnPowers]

So.... I just finished this book... and at the end, the two main characters died. I think it was intended to be sad ending, but I my reaction was more like, "Thank goodness. They were idiots." I felt kind of guilty for being glad that they both died, but I just really didn't like them.

[lovelyreader21]

I prefer a realistic ending for the book, above all. Sometimes that means it will be sad, sometimes ending happily with warm and fuzzy feelings. Really depends on the book.

[LivreAmour217]

Happy, of course! Unless the the book is part of a series with a sequel in the works. Then I'll just hope things get better in the next book!

[pjack]

if the book is apart of a series then i prefer it to end suspenseful because that will make me more interested in reading the books that follow it. If it is just a single book then it's hard to say. I guess it all depends on the storyline, but for the most part I would say that I do prefer a happy ending.

[rssllue]

Whatever the books calls for at the end, but I do lean towards a happy ending for the most part.

[jlh3621]

As much as I enjoy happy endings, I like books that end the way you wouldn't expect them to. Even if it is "happy" compared to what the outcome could have been, there needs to be a twist to get you hooked. Leaving me, the reader, feeling as if I didn't see it coming only makes me want to read the book again or read more work by the same author. Lately books have become so predictable. I need a change!

[Greeneyedphotogirl79]

I like a book that has closure. I hate reading a book and getting to the end and feeling like its not finished. That being said, I'd rather the ending be moderately happy depending on the genre of book I'm reading

[kio]

Happy. I hate sad endings. I usually feel like I wasted my time when the book ends sad.

[bookowlie]

I usually like happy endings. It doesn't have to be happy, as in all tied up in a bow. It should just provide some closure and have some hope at the end.

[Gizemkuzu]

I usually like happy endings otherwise I can not stop think about the book. I think I have some kind of an obsession for sad ending books. And I love surprise endings too