Better Endings for 10 Classic Books

[shananagins]

12. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Beth miraculously recovers and is fine. Jo and Laurie get married. Amy is an old maid and Jo's oldest daughter has to take care of her.

[TheSeaward]

13. Gone with the Wind
Rhett Butler actually DOES give a damn

[looseseal]

Aug 19, 2013 15:28:26 GMT -5 shananagins said:

12. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Beth miraculously recovers and is fine. Jo and Laurie get married. Amy is an old maid and Jo's oldest daughter has to take care of her.

I don't think I can get on board with this one.  I would like an alternate ending to Great Expectations, though.

[alare]

14. Where the Red Fern Grows

Mountain lion kills self with axe in a fit of ennui. Billy buries it and a Red Fern grows over the body. Dan and Little Ann are fine and lovin' the city life.

[alare]

Aug 19, 2013 15:31:38 GMT -5 TheSeaward said:

13. Gone with the Wind
Rhett Butler actually DOES give a damn

That happens in the sequel, which is def not a classic!

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Aug 19, 2013 15:19:41 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

11. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The police figure out that Daisy drove the car and throw her insipid ass in prison.

Haaaa ha ha ha.

[luckyval]

A Streetcar Named Desire: Stella beats Stanley to a bloody pulp and leaves town with Blanche and the baby

[luckyval]

As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner: They all say 'fuck it' and bury their mother right there in the backyard

[lime]

1984

Winston and Julia's love is even more smoldering after being tortured and they sail off to a dessert island on a raft to live in peace.

[alare]

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Tess kicks Alec in the balls before he can take advantage. She stays away from Angel, a weak-minded man-boy. After working at the dairy for a period of time, she saves enough money to buy her own farm.