characters death

[shinote]

I was reading this messages about characters dying in other books, and you know I was just wondering how many of you have actually cried when a character died. I know I did when Imy fav character died. poor tas, poor poor mr. Burrfoot. wy do the inecent always die so young. well I guess he died pretty old for a kender, but still it was so sad. so so sad. :( oh well I'm going to go cry again over it.

to tas

I never knew you but I loved you

:)

matt

[Jean]

I have. :( When Collan died in The Mageborn Traitor. He was my favorite character in Exiles. The worst was the end when Sara and Cailet are talking about him. I get all teary eyed thinking about it.

[magatsu17]

I've never cried because of anything in a book. It takes a whole lot to get me teary. The last time I did was when my Grandfather died. That was like 5 or 6 years ago.

The closest I've come however was when Moraine died in book five. The part when Rand in the shed reading her letter is one of the saddest things I've ever read.

Also when Rohan died in the dragon star Tiliogy. He was by far the baddest character in the series and when he died. I couldn't read the book after that. All this stupid stuff started happening. It just didn't seam like the same book anymore.

[Ulk]

The last time i cried was in grade 3 when my cat got run over. poor Gretzky :(
so basically, i havent cried in forever. i think i'm dead inside. :D

[GWINNA]

Originally posted by Ulk
The last time i cried was in grade 3 when my cat got run over. poor Gretzky :(
so basically, i havent cried in forever. i think i'm dead inside. :D

A cat named Gretzky, now that is extreme canadianism there :rolleyes:

[Jacob]

I've had periods in my life when virtually nothing at all could make me cry. For most of my life upto a few years ago, I was an Emotion Controll Freak. Controlling angre, grief, the lot basically most of the time (I've weened off that bit by bit the last few years..some of it). To cry in public was (and is, I guess) totally out of the question for any reason. Reading books worked as kind of a went for me. I still cry when I read a really good book that turns really sad :)

I most defenitely cried at the end of tFoH, when Rand Read Moiraines letter to him. I don't know if we have any L.E. Modesitt, jr fan's here? The ending of The Death of Chaos had me crying a bucket. I think I needed that at the time I read that book:)

[Buckweet]

I got all weepy eyed when that Mord Sith lesbian died..(not the one in the first book)...man my heart just broke...and later on Warren just had me put the book down for a couple days...he was so inncent..it wasn't fair.:(

Buckweet Gaidin

[Mesaana]

Oh good lord I thought I was the only one. I was heartbroken when Raina found out she had plague and they take her out to feed the chipmunks, and she tells Berdine that she loves her just before dying in Richards arms.... Damn that made me cry, but I was berated by a few people saying that it wasn't sad cause she was evil!!! (which is so not true!) but anyhow, that and when Warren died as well he was far too young!!! poor Prelate Verna. I got a bit misty eyed when all of Catherine (I think that was her name it's been awhile) when all her lovers left her/died especially Roland, this is from the Rayomnd E. Fiest books, Riftwar Saga. Finally during some certain parts in Anne Rice books I get all quiet and solemn and such, sometimes a little misty eyed too, when the nun in Tale of the Body Thief runs from Lestat then starts to pray as her hands and feet bleed like Christ, (she gets the Stigmata) and Lestat realizes he can't see her anymore.... that just got me but meh I'm a strange little gal....

(oh yes am in Uni now and am posting from a shitty little public PC, damn I want my own comp!!!)

[Malcor Sylverwood]

I stopped reading Dragonlance very quickly because they killed my two favorite characters (Fllint & Sturm). But it wasn't quite weepy...The Legend of Huma was a little closer tho.

In the Forgetten Realms series, Dark Elf Trilogy when Zak offs himself to save his son...that was emotional.

In WOT, Moiraines death and her letter was pretty sad.

But I didn't actually cry for any of them. If a book has ever made me cry it was probably reading "Bridge to Terabithia" when I was a kid....

Of course, being a guy, do you actually think I'd admit crying?

~tries to act tough to hide the tears welling up in his eyes~

lol

[magatsu17]

Originally posted by Malcor S
I stopped reading Dragonlance very quickly because they killed my two favorite characters (Fllint & Sturm). But it wasn't quite weepy...The Legend of Huma was a little closer tho.

In the Forgetten Realms series, Dark Elf Trilogy when Zak offs himself to save his son...that was emotional.

In WOT, Moiraines death and her letter was pretty sad.

But I didn't actually cry for any of them. If a book has ever made me cry it was probably reading "Bridge to Terabithia" when I was a kid....

Of course, being a guy, do you actually think I'd admit crying?

~tries to act tough to hide the tears welling up in his eyes~

lol

You admit it if you want to be called a wuss or a punk or something like that.

but also when Perin finds out his family has been killed. That was a very sad business.

[Malcor Sylverwood]

Originally posted by magatsu17

You admitted if you want to be cause a wuss or a punk or something like that.


I'm not sure what you said...but I think I've just been insulted?

Anyone got a translation?

:p

[magatsu17]

Originally posted by Malcor S


I'm not sure what you said...but I think I've just been insulted?

Anyone got a translation?

:p

I edited it try again, I should really start reading what I type instead of just typing.


Nawww I think i'll just keep of doining what I'm doin.

[Gina]

Moraine's death was cause for a teary eye, but somehow it just didn't feel final to me.

The death of the Mordsith was sad, but I think the little boy with the plague was even sadder, that really broke my heart :(

Perrin's family dying was another tragedy it was so unfair.

Robb's death was so completely unexpected and WOW it just threw me into... Wait, did that just really happen ~shock~

His father's death with his own sword made me cry, it was so sad he was truly the victim of honor.

[LaughingTurtle]

I have to agree with Gina, the death of Robb was probably the most shocking thing i have ever read. Like some of you, i also stopped reading right then and there, but i was compelled by some strange force to go on.

SofIF, has to be one of the saddest and most realistic series there is. I think besides the death of Robb and his father Eddard, the death of Oberyn Martell (The Dornish prince who fought for Tyrion)comes in a pretty close third for saddest of the series. I mean he was kick'n some serious ass, but lost when Gregor climbed up the spear in which he was impaled apon, and then proceeded to smash Martell's face in through his visor. I mean the guy was trying to get revenge for the rape of his sister, and in addition as an added benefit, save Tyrion from his false accusation.

I'm not even going to go into "The Hedge Knight" with the death of the prince who was trying to save the hedge knights life...*sniff :(

[QuirkyTemplate]

Eddy in It (Stephen King). That was tragic, but needed.

That reminds me, does anyone else think that Jordan needs to kill off a few more characters? I mean, he's got like 5,000 of them. Over half of those being MAIN characters. Have some fun RJ, kill off Lan, or Rand. Nobody'd see that one comming. Lol!

But seriously, death is in demand RJ, you've got the supply. It's really simple economics. Oh, what was that? You're waiting until the Last Battle hits the market? Sound in theory, but we already know almost everyone is going to die. Give us a little killathon man. Just one hit, just to hold me over until the last book--that's all I need!

[balefire]

Eddy's death was sad, but not enough to me. Basically I'm more upset by the fact that at the end of the whole It business they all started to forget each other. After all the childhood times & the life-threatening dangers they've been through, not to mention the death of 2 of the 7 (Stan & Eddy) it's really saddening that they're all going to forget everything, put it behind them & go on as if they were strangers all along.

Originally posted by QuirkyTemplate
Eddy in It (Stephen King). That was tragic, but needed.

That reminds me, does anyone else think that Jordan needs to kill off a few more characters? I mean, he's got like 5,000 of them. Over half of those being MAIN characters. Have some fun RJ, kill off Lan, or Rand. Nobody'd see that one comming. Lol!

But seriously, death is in demand RJ, you've got the supply. It's really simple economics. Oh, what was that? You're waiting until the Last Battle hits the market? Sound in theory, but we already know almost everyone is going to die. Give us a little killathon man. Just one hit, just to hold me over until the last book--that's all I need!

[Dragonus Nesha]

poor tas, poor poor mr. Burrfoot. wy do the inecent always die so young. well I guess he died pretty old for a kender, but still it was so sad. so so sad. :( oh well I'm going to go cry again over it.

to tas

I never knew you but I loved you

Let us never forget that he was the first among kender to show fear and actually be afraid. But he took Rabbit Slayer with him to death.

[Mazrim_Taim]

dragonus, this thread is FOUR YEARS OLD!
that is called Thread NECROPHILIA. Please don't do it again.

[JimyT]

hahahahhaha, thats the worst thread revival ive seen so far on this forum :D. Too bad, i thought this was a good thread reading over it just now...except that its SO full of spoilers without warning.

[Dragonus Nesha]

Sorry, I got bored and started browsing. My choices were being yelled at for being a thread repeater or for being a thread necrophiliac. I also hadn't noticed the date. Sorry. *bows to surperiors*

[Arinth]

Yeah there were some spoilers in this thread. I still haven't finished book three in ASoIaF. :(

but I haven't cried for a character dying since Aslan in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and I was only about 7 or 8 at the time

[maya]

Well I cried for Aslan too and I cried for Beren in the Silmarillion and for Moiraine too...It doesn't happen so often reading than watching a film, but I think that crying fr theses things is quiete the same..is only more difficult to make someone crying reading than watching a film because the person has to imagine more, but is the same thing.

[Byrn]

The only book where I've actually cried is "Where the Red Fern Grows." When Little Ann dies and then Big Dan just gives up living. It still makes me tear up. I read the book nearly 20 years ago.

[Alucard]

I wouldn't go as far as saying I cried for a book but I would say a trickle of a tear has come to my eye many times from reading books and watching movies.

[night_belle]

The only book where I've actually cried is "Where the Red Fern Grows." When Little Ann dies and then Big Dan just gives up living. It still makes me tear up. I read the book nearly 20 years ago.


I cried for that too. Poor Little Ann and Big Dan:cry: . That book was always so simple, but it struck a cord. Especially when I read how much trouble he went through just to get them and the relationship between Ann and Dan

[Byrn]

I wouldn't go as far as saying I cried for a book but I would say a trickle of a tear has come to my eye many times from reading books and watching movies.

I read the book when I was 10. At the time I had two dogs, one was little and the other was big. They weren't hound dogs, but they were my dogs. Both of those dogs lived 15 years. I was in my mid twenties when they died.

[UR_VILE_WEDGE]

Closest I ever came to crying from a book was "Shadow of the Giant" by Orson Scott Card.

I don't know, just the way Bean is so "accepting" of his imminent death really got to me.