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 Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:25 pm
In all honesty, when my friend pushes a book at me and rants about how it was "soooo good", and that I "must read it because the ending will make me cry," I tend to push them away. I liked to be surprised with what emotions I feel during a book, not someone have tell me how I'm supposed to feel. It's like someone telling you a synopsis of that great movie you have yet to see. confused
If a book is well-written enough to draw me in and manage to jerk a few tears from my eyes, kudos to the author. However, I do find myself avoiding stories that are obviously supposed to make you sad, such as stories relating to terminal illnesses. So can anyone else relate, or am I a nutcase?
Some surprising books that made me cry were: sweatdrop
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:15 am
No book has made me actually cry, though when I read Dragons of a Summer Flame and Tasslehoff was stepped on and killed, I nearly did. Hope that wasn't a spoiler to anyone...
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:58 pm
I have yet to cry but I've gotten close a handful of times, like after my favorite character dies.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:24 pm
I have never cried because of a book, I've never even felt a faint, distant urge to do so. It utterly baffles me as to why it happens to other people. neutral
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:04 pm
Maze353 I have never cried because of a book, I've never even felt a faint, distant urge to do so. It utterly baffles me as to why it happens to other people. neutral then read Where the Red Fern Grows and if you did and didn't cry READ IT AGAIN and to the OP yes, I love books that make me cry far better than books with cliff hangers that keep me awake at night
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:58 pm
Several times. I spent the last 75 pages of a book crying about a week ago.
But then again I cry pretty easily... Not in real life though just when I'm reading/watching something sad... I'm not really sure if that's a good thing or not.
And generally it's only when a character I like dies or something really terrible happens to them.
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:06 pm
sakura_shippuden_rox Maze353 I have never cried because of a book, I've never even felt a faint, distant urge to do so. It utterly baffles me as to why it happens to other people. neutral then read Where the Red Fern Grows and if you did and didn't cry READ IT AGAIN I own it and have read it many times. Nary a tear to be found. Same thing with Old Yeller and the movies for both of them.
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:40 am
Maze353 sakura_shippuden_rox Maze353 I have never cried because of a book, I've never even felt a faint, distant urge to do so. It utterly baffles me as to why it happens to other people. neutral then read Where the Red Fern Grows and if you did and didn't cry READ IT AGAIN I own it and have read it many times. Nary a tear to be found. Same thing with Old Yeller and the movies for both of them. What about Black Beauty?
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:10 pm
I've read some depressing books, and I don't mind books that might make me cry, but I don't think I've actually cried over any of them except when Sirius died in Harry Potter. lol.
But otherwise I've never cried over death's or sad endings in books. confused
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:46 pm
I enjoy some books that make me cry. In my opinion, if a book is powerful enough to make you cry when it is intended, then it is very well written and the characters are extremely well developed to cause such an emotional tie.
I have to say that there aren't many books that have been successful in making me cry. A couple of examples of books that made me cry are Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes (the ending of which is very emotional and has stayed with me since) and Before I die by Jenny Downham (which, although it's a simple book that I read in like half a day, the ending was also emotional but for different reasons to Flowers For Algernon).
I prefer the first of my mentioned books, mostly because of it's more in-depth style and how much closer you feel to the characters, especially the main character, with whom you are supposed to sympathise.
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:47 pm
sakura_shippuden_rox Maze353 sakura_shippuden_rox Maze353 I have never cried because of a book, I've never even felt a faint, distant urge to do so. It utterly baffles me as to why it happens to other people. neutral then read Where the Red Fern Grows and if you did and didn't cry READ IT AGAIN I own it and have read it many times. Nary a tear to be found. Same thing with Old Yeller and the movies for both of them. What about Black Beauty? I'd forgotten about Black Beauty! That made me cry, and so did Watership Down. Very sad books.
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:17 pm
I kind of agree with you that when others tell you how a book might make you feel it sucks. I for one like to read the books and normally Ill laugh at the humor it has or even cry on certain parts in the book, like when a character you liked so much ends up dying or going with the wrong person its sad.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:17 pm
sakura_shippuden_rox Maze353 sakura_shippuden_rox Maze353 I have never cried because of a book, I've never even felt a faint, distant urge to do so. It utterly baffles me as to why it happens to other people. neutral then read Where the Red Fern Grows and if you did and didn't cry READ IT AGAIN I own it and have read it many times. Nary a tear to be found. Same thing with Old Yeller and the movies for both of them. What about Black Beauty? Nope. Nor did I cry at Watership Down or Flowers for Algernon.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:30 pm
Hallow thar, Aixe mah dear. redface
The only book I can remember crying during was the seventh novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower series; The Dark Tower. For those who haven't read the series, it's absolutely amazing. Recently, I also finished The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. While that book didn't make me cry, it was fairly said and I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
A lot of people argue that one shouldn't read sad books, because books are meant as methods of escapism. While I have always felt that element of escapism to the books I read, I don't feel that the book has to be happy go lucky or fully of heroic journeys and happy excitement.
I guess what I'm trying to say... Is that if a book is good, regardless of it's nature, I will read it and enjoy it. I don't feel that a book needs to be happy to be appreciated.
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