A problem in a lot of modern fiction

[SheilaT]

that I've been noticing lately is that plot threads are not pulled together into a satisfying ending. Instead, the author writes the story for a while, telling us about the people and events, and then it just ends.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Another thing I've noticed, although mostly in YA fiction, is that characters and plot points seem to be taken from some kind of a chart or program that says you must have this and that and this other.