Bisky's Twitterling's Scribbles! discussion

I do not cry easily when it comes to books. Or films very much. Though The anime Clannad had me sobbing into my pillow at 3am for about half an hour. So far, the closest has been Harry Potter (that I can think of)

But I mostly read horror so maybe that's why.

What books have made you cry? Do you use those feeling for inspiration in your own writing?

Deathly Hallows. Donny's death was so sad. I can't remember any others off the top oft head, but there are more.

Autocorrect is the worst. I wrote and meant Dobby!!!

I didn't think the last book was executed very well, so I think it was more my imagination thinking of Molly Weasly and the boggart when Fred died. I thought that was just awful. I think it would have made me cry, but I just remember feeling that the Battle of Hogwarts was so jumbled when I read it. But that's just my opinion :3

I cried out of anger during OOTP when McGonagall got Stunned by Umbridge's thugs. Bastards.
I think I've cried at other points during that series too but I can't think of specific scenes.

The "worst" book for me though was the final book in the His Dark Materials series by Phil Pullman. I wept almost non-stop through the last 30-40 pages. I actually had to take breaks and calm down so I could keep reading without my vision being blurry. And it was that exhausting mix of "oh, that's beautiful" crying and "oh, that's so sad" crying.

Actually, I just read a book yesterday whose end I cried my way through. It wasn't on par with His Dark Materials quality-wise and was a bit cheesy for my tastes 8(logically, but not necessarily emotionally) but it was a good read, and especially the end had a lot of the same elements as those in His Dark Materials. Turns out book two was meant to be out in 2012 and was never published, so that's a bummer. At least it didn't have a cliffhanger, lol!

'A Suitable Boy' - one of my favourite books ever - when one of the characters dies. Even when I re-read the book and know what's coming, it still brings tears to my eyes.

Emma, I agree with you re the Philip Pullman books, which I found quite affecting too, and also in my favourite ever top ten.

Joe Abercrombie's The Heroes didn't make me cry tears, as such, but I did mourn the death of one character for three days... Every time I picked up the book to read during those three days, all I could think was "I don't care anymore".

I cried during Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix... specifically when (SPOILER ALERT.. lol) Sirius is killed.

I think I cried reading Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul?

I don't cry much at books or movies. HOWEVER, recently we saw "Lone Survivor" and I SOBBED from about a third of the way through until the end, and then in the car on the way home. Like, hardcore sobbing. I couldn't stop. It was horrible.

Anne of Green Gables series has some emotional scenes.
Artemis Fowl - The Opal Deception (I think it was) when one of the characters die.
The Fall of Five - I didn't really cry, but I was horrified for Seven at the end.
Little Woman.
I could go on. I suppose I'm a crier. It got much worse after my first pregnancy. I cry at any emotional scenes now. Even in animated movies. So, yeah, go me :-\

I'm a big emo mess, I cry at books, movies, tv shows, when I've stubbed my toe or when the wind blows. Pretty much. The book that made me cry the most, however, I will never forget: A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY, by John Irving. Oh dead lord, I cried buckets reading that thing. Wow.

Nikki wrote: "I cried during Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix... specifically when (SPOILER ALERT.. lol) Sirius is killed.

I think I cried reading Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul?

I don't cry much ..."

Nikki that was me when I saw the movie Awakenings. Just absolute broken down sobs all the way home.

I did not cry during Harry Potter, but it takes lot to make me cry. We Need To Talk About Kevin made me sob. As did The Siren by Tiffany Reisz, which I just recently finished. OMG, amazing book.

There are a few books that can make me cry, but Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier...I never wanted to protect a character so much. Her situation just floored me.

I hardly ever cry when I'm reading. But Between Octobers made me ball my eyes out

I like John Green's Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars. The Outsiders made me cry too.

Kelly wrote: "There are a few books that can make me cry, but Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier...I never wanted to protect a character so much. Her situation just floored me."

OK, a.r but tears are not a critical response to literature or a measure of a book's quality. You can cry over Peter Pan.

I almost cried over The Somnambulist, it was that bad. Also, The History of Tom Jones nearly turned me to stone, it was that boring. I can't even remember a single scene from that so called classic.
Seriously though, The Last Battle from the Chronicles of Narnia made my eyes go mysteriously moist.
I prefer books that make me forget where I am.

I've cried like a baby reading a few stories out of a collections of short stories called 'It goes on' by D.R. Shoultz.
I was sitting outside on the deck (and glad no one was there to see me). I mean, they sure would have wondered what happened and I couldn't see myself explaining to them that I read a sad story. They'd probably have called me silly. :p

Interesting, this - tears, idle tears. I wonder if it's immersion in the scene or the dilemma of the protagonist or perhaps a trigger to a personal grief in one's own life that starts the flood. I mean, if you've just 'lost' your mother and someone in the story has just lost theirs, irrespective of the book's quality you are likely to feel choked.

Scott wrote: "I almost cried over The Somnambulist, it was that bad. Also, The History of Tom Jones nearly turned me to stone, it was that boring. I can't even remember a single scene from that so called classic..."

Oh, come on, GG, the bedroom scene at the hotel, and the fight between the two viragos near the start - perfect bedroom farce material.

David wrote: "Interesting, this - tears, idle tears. I wonder if it's immersion in the scene or the dilemma of the protagonist or perhaps a trigger to a personal grief in one's own life that starts the flood. I ..."

I believe both immersion and trigger. Maybe not always at the same time, but both can do the 'job', at least in my case.

David wrote: "Oh, come on, GG, the bedroom scene at the hotel, and the fight between the two viragos near the start - perfect bedroom farce material."

Huh?

I remember having tears at the end of Insomnia by Stephen King. It's many years ago, but I can still picture the final few scenes in my mind

I listen to books while swimming laps. I had to clear my goggles a few times while listening to A Thousand Splendid Suns, especially when the Taliban kills Miriam.

Just recently, The Fault In Our Stars. Cried like a baby which made me really angry because I disliked the damn book a lot! lol

Tears do not have to measure the quality of a book, but I am pretty sure it is a good sign that the author was successful in getting an emotional response from the reader. A goal for plenty of authors I am sure.

I can't remember ever crying in a book, though I'm sure I have. The problem is that there's always something in the scenes that doesn't quite work for me. "Hunger Games", "Unbroken", "Harry Potter", etc.

To give an actual example, I didn't think "The Book Thief" worked particularly well, because there was a sudden shift in the author's writing technique that pulled me out of the story during what was meant to be a very tragic scene. It felt more artsy than emotionally raw, and that ruined the emotional impact for me.

First, The Book Thief made ​​me mourn as none, Looking for Alaska and Allegiant... rarely cry, a book really has to impress me much.

@Mary, I'm glad "The Book Thief" made you cry. Wait, that came out wrong. I mean that I'm glad it worked for you. It just wasn't that sad to me. Maybe it's because of the odd narration and not being able to relate with the little girl. Who knows? But I just wasn't able to connect with the story like I wanted to.

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. It's not the sort of book I usually read, but my dad recommended it, and it's a fantastic book. As for what brought a tear to my eye, a particularly favorite character died in a particularly tragic way. Even though I knew it was coming (I'd also seen the miniseries before reading it), it still hit me hard.

Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck (I think that's the author's name) makes me cry every single time. The ending is just so sad! I was never expecting it!

The only book that I can remember making me cry was Twilight. Tears of frustration made me quit reading. I don't really cry much while reading but I have gotten angry enough to throw several books. I can't do that as much anymore now that I read more ebooks than physical ones.

LOL Brian. I read the first sentence and thought okaaaaay.... Then I got to the second one.

Judy Blume's Tiger Eyes, when she describes her father's death (has me in tears every time)

my book "I Need an Exorcism" has weepy bits in. But at the end my writing leaves the reader with a happy feeling. An emotional roller coaster.