Do you like stories with open endings?

i agree with you^^ i dont like stories that end in a way i dont understand anything i be like very confused. i like stories where we know clearly what happened. if we dont know the end after we read so much is like we are a bit frustrated i dont know i felt that when i watched a movie and it ended in a crazy way i couldnt understand. i was awaken till late to watch that and i didnt understand the end and also my older sister and my uncle didnt understand too was a crazy end

No, I definitely do not like stories with open ending. I have read a bunch of books that end like that and it is really stupid... What? I gotta make the end by myself. This is stupid. I have read books, I have heard stories and I have watched movies with open ending, they all suck, I love to finish the things until the end and I like to watch things until the end including open ended.

The most famous story of this type I know can be found at http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LadyTige.shtml The Lady or the Tiger There is even a Wikipedia article on it, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady,_or_the_Tiger%3F The argument for these kinds of endings is that it is up to the reader. We are dealing with fiction, so does it really matter? The writer can show one's preference and end it all, but what would it say if it ended another way? What if there really was no answer? The DVD of the movie Paranormal Activity show an alternative ending. That would be the opposite question, having two endings instead of just one, or none. Come to think of it, wasn't there a comedy mystery some time ago about a detective attempting to solve a murder in a locked house, and coming up with a half dozen possibilities at the end. Then it invited the audience to think of other possibilities. I suppose it is just a matter of taste. And my tastes changes every moment or two, so whatever I answer will change anyway.

Indeed stories that force the reader to think about why the author chose to conclude the story in the manner he did is excellent for getting a good reading experience. It enables the reader to ponder and really let a story linger. If the author knows what he's doing, then an open ended story may make the reader want a sequel.

I understand what you mean I would watch a good movie on tv then I have to wait till it comes back on to again to finish the other half a week later which is mading and some times I never get to find out what the end is...is so up setting it works the same way with books. cd

Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. When the open ending is just perfect there, then I'm not disappointed - I like to write, and like to fantasize, and an open ending gives me enough material to do both things, I like it. But sometimes I just feel that the writer left the ending open so that he/she can come back with another book and, to be honest, there are really few sequels that actually satisfy me, they often just totally ruin the book.

Open ending of a story may be interesting. The writer can switch over to other story. In your said novel if the boy could find out the woman who wanted to kill him,then the story ended there. I don't know what was the motive of that novelist.

I don't like open endings at all. I like stories that end at least somewhat resolved. I prefer a story that ends badly over a story that has no true ending. I don't like to draw my own conclusions about what happens, because to me that's like writing the end of someone else's story. I'd prefer to like it or hate it, and not feel like I have to pick up a pen and write it myself.