My lady friend enjoys reading books.
However, she wants to read a book that doesn't end happily like 99% of all stories seemingly do.
If you know of a good book that doesn't end happily, could you please let me know?
She enjoys [i]Fantasy[/i] and [i]"Teen Fiction"[/i].
Here are the books she likes:
[spoiler][b]Fallen
Incarceron
Harry Potter
Eragon
Lord of the Rings
Mortal Bones[/b] (possibly incorrect title)[/spoiler]
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Really? I can hardly find a single decent book with a happy end - though that might have more to do with my definition of "decent book" than the number of books which don't end in utter misery. Not sure of this'll fill the genre expectations, but One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is cripplingly sad once you've worked out what the ending means. It's also one of the best written pieces of prose I've ever had the pleasure of reading - wholeheartedly recommended to anyone. More "in genre" - I have almost no idea what "Teen Fiction" is, so I can't be of much use there. As for Fantasy, the genre is rife with happy ends - they're fairly staple. Maybe Lovecraft, Kafka, or Edgar Allan Poe could be something to look into? Their works [i]might[/i] fall under a [i]broad[/i] definition of Fantasy, whilst also being harrowing enough to avoid happy ends.