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Here's a hint: if it's science fiction or fantasy, it's probably not considered 'great literature'.

Having everyone die in the end is bonus points for 'great writing'.

Well, GRRM did that one better and had everybody die in the beginning!

Haven't read those. I read about enough deaths in the news, to be honest, to be interested in having too many in my fiction.

I mean, it's only one example, but Lord of the Rings?

Do 'literature snob' kinds of people actually consider that to be good writing?

Nope.