weekly reading

sad short story

f.x. toole's short story million dollar baby.

i hadn't seen the movie (until watching it in class today)

so i wasn't prepared for the terribly terribly sad ending.

i know that i've said that i don't mind sad endings. 

but, i take it back. i don't mind tragic endings, 

but only in works longer than short. i know

that's meaningless. but it's hard to appreciate

a short story with a sad ending. for me at least.

i recognize the wonderful writing, the idea, the

characters, the emotions, etc. i enjoyed it

for that. but i am not happy about it. 

has anyone else read this? 

p.s. the movie, of course, is a different story. and quite good, so far!