User blog comment:Galadriadhar/Essay: Laterose and Martin the Warrior/@comment-1399757-20090906171952

I think it's better that Rose did die. See how much emotion it causes? Everyone likes a book that gets to you and that was a good way to do it. If it hadn't happened then it would be just like all those other ridiculous happy-ever-after stories. This one shows that bad things do happen. It doesn't give empty promises or lessons.