Book reviewers tend to look at a work's beginnings more than the ending. They insist that it's those first words that draw you in---take you captive, hold you hostage, so to speak.
Words that make you want to "hang in there" for more.
There's even a website for those "best first lines of novels." But, since it did not include, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again," (Rebecca) or "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."(A Tale of Two Cities) I don't hold much stock in their opinion.
Some readers only read books where "happy endings" are assured.
I call that unrealistic fiction.
I call that unrealistic fiction.
Yet, I admit that I do prefer endings that are worth the wait, though not necessarily "happy"---and certainly NOT endings which are contrived or predictable!
I even look for a good tea for my morning cuppa---
a cuppa that makes me happy to the very end!
a cuppa that makes me happy to the very end!
The "Good Book"does that. It has those first words that draw you in, words in between that teach and encourage you and an eternal ending that is a "happy ending" for all believers.
"In the beginning, God....(Genesis 1:1) and "the dwelling of God is with men and He will live with them....The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen." (Revelation 21:3 & 22:21)
It's foolishness to look for a "happy ending anywhere else!
Happy Ending, indeed!
