Ending: Setups Versus Cliffhangers

In the past year I’ve had multipleunfortunate experiences of readinga good book only to have it end in a Cliffhanger. For me, it yanks the enjoymentof a wonderful story out from under my feet and leaves me feeling rather cheated. I hate Cliffhangers.

No, not this Cliffhanger.

I’ve read reviews and chatted on Reddit and learned that while I’m hardly the only one, I discovered that there’s a whole lotta confusion as to what “Cliffhanger” means. I’ve even been accused of using oneat the end of...