The end of the course! I wonder what the next one will be like.
What kind of story is it? I agree that "Until This Is Over" doesn't fit into any particular genre. Had there been a resolution, it might have been a suspense/drama kind of story.
I find it a teaser--with all those clues building up and then the ending left up to us to decide. I didn't feel any attachment or empathy for the characters because we simply didn't know enough about them, and I don't like unresolved endings. And I can't commit to stories where I can't like any of the characters even a little. It won't hold my interest.
To me, the climax was when the box cutter went missing. But the story didn't follow a typical arc, either, because you can't say there's a dénouement (or call the sirens and helicopters a slowing down of the action) when there's no resolution. But that might be just fine by some readers. So, for me, the story didn't work. But I enjoyed the close reading and examination!
Thanks for being here throughout, Annette, and for sharing your thoughts as you went along. Of course I'd love for everyone to love everything that I write, but that's fanciful, and it wasn't the point of Story Course, anyway. I appreciate you sharing that the close reading and discussion had value, even if the story didn't land for you.
The end of the course! I wonder what the next one will be like.
What kind of story is it? I agree that "Until This Is Over" doesn't fit into any particular genre. Had there been a resolution, it might have been a suspense/drama kind of story.
I find it a teaser--with all those clues building up and then the ending left up to us to decide. I didn't feel any attachment or empathy for the characters because we simply didn't know enough about them, and I don't like unresolved endings. And I can't commit to stories where I can't like any of the characters even a little. It won't hold my interest.
To me, the climax was when the box cutter went missing. But the story didn't follow a typical arc, either, because you can't say there's a dénouement (or call the sirens and helicopters a slowing down of the action) when there's no resolution. But that might be just fine by some readers. So, for me, the story didn't work. But I enjoyed the close reading and examination!
Thanks for being here throughout, Annette, and for sharing your thoughts as you went along. Of course I'd love for everyone to love everything that I write, but that's fanciful, and it wasn't the point of Story Course, anyway. I appreciate you sharing that the close reading and discussion had value, even if the story didn't land for you.