FINISHING THINGS

One thing I really hate when reading is getting to the end of a book only to discover that the author has chosen not to bring the story to an end, but rather to continue it in a new volume. Which I don’t have. Which probably isn’t even published yet. Or if it is, is only available in an expensive hardcover version. It’s most aggravating when it seems that the only reason the author (or the publishing house) made the decision to do so was based solely on the desire to sell more books. I once threw an Anne Rice...