The Not-So Austen Bookclub discussion

You know what I'm talking about. Those books that leave you feeling bereaved - whose endings are so "What the hell just happened?" that you are stuck in total disbelief. Here is the place to talk about the books whose endings had you curled up on the couch, seconds away from an fridge raid (please use the spoiler html ((view spoiler)[... (hide spoiler)]) if there are any spoilers)

Mine? Probably His Dark Materials, The Amber Spyglass. The end of that (view spoiler)[when she and Will go back to their separate worlds never to be with one another again - and they'll go to their park and sit by the fountain which is the same in both worlds and pretend they're with one another (hide spoiler)] was HEARTBREAKING!

And the most heartbreaking endings are the ones that end - when you know there is NO other book afterwards.

Oh! This is a great idea Booknut!

A book that has left me curled in a corner hyperventilating and waiting for the next one is definitely Clockwork Prince. I can not wait for Clockwork Princess!

The end of Harry Potter when i cried at the realization it was all over!! no! and also at the end of a fantasy trilogy by an author called Chris Evans (the iron elves) whose books i so loved & did not want to end.

The Hunger Games Trilogy (duhhh)
The Wings Series
Massive book depression... why do they have to end?

Harry Potter for sure. Though I'm not a huge fan, I really didn't want the story to end.

I agree with The Giver. It ended so unsatisfactorily!

So did Mockingjay. It's like, that's it? What just happened? It seemed too happily ever after.

Lucinda wrote: "The end of Harry Potter when i cried at the realization it was all over!! no! and also at the end of a fantasy trilogy by an author called Chris Evans (the iron elves) whose books i so loved & did ..."

I agree with Harry Potter all the way.

Olivia wrote: "Oh! This is a great idea Booknut!

A book that has left me curled in a corner hyperventilating and waiting for the next one is definitely Clockwork Prince. I can not wait for Clockwork Princess!"

I.NEED.CLOCKWORK.PRINCESS. And only 218 days to go! Ha..ha..ha..ha..*begins hyperventilating all over again*

Isabelle wrote: "Ok, mine would be

a) The Giver
b) Zombie Blondes (this book ended on a cliffhanger and there is no sequel. You have to come up with your own ending
c) Fox BY Margaret Wild"

THE GIVER!!! GAH!!! Sooo many unanswered questions! The author needs to make a sequel..grrr

Lucinda wrote: "The end of Harry Potter when i cried at the realization it was all over!! no! and also at the end of a fantasy trilogy by an author called Chris Evans (the iron elves) whose books i so loved & did ..."

Agreed! The ending of Harry Potter was MAGNIFICENT!!! But it didn't make me cry any less! Just the realization that I will never get to read another new part of Harry's story..it had me bawling of course!

Chelsea wrote: "The Hunger Games Trilogy (duhhh)
The Wings Series
Massive book depression... why do they have to end?"

The Hunger Games ending was just so...abrupt. I didn't like at all how Suzanne Collins 'closed it'.

Anna wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "Ok, mine would be

a) The Giver
b) Zombie Blondes (this book ended on a cliffhanger and there is no sequel. You have to come up with your own ending
c) Fox BY Margaret Wild"

THE G..."

the book does have a trilogy. There are two after it but are not about Jonas. They're separate to the first but similar in terms of the themes, aspects, community etc.

Isabelle wrote: "Anna wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "Ok, mine would be

a) The Giver
b) Zombie Blondes (this book ended on a cliffhanger and there is no sequel. You have to come up with your own ending
c) Fox BY Margaret..."

WHAT-I-WHO-UH-SERIOUSLY???? I DID NOT KNOW THIS!!!!!!!!

I also just found out that there is. Fourth and last book called son which will feature Jonas and Gabriel and Kira from gathering blues and a new heroine Claire who is fourteen years old.

Isabelle wrote: "I also just found out that there is. Fourth and last book called son which will feature Jonas and Gabriel and Kira from gathering blues and a new heroine Claire who is fourteen years old."

So excited to read them all!!!

Isabelle wrote: "I also just found out that there is. Fourth and last book called son which will feature Jonas and Gabriel and Kira from gathering blues and a new heroine Claire who is fourteen years old."

Really??? I can't wait!! I read all the rest of the books (The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger)

The Messenger definetly was one of those books that was unsatisfactory. (view spoiler)[ I was shell-shocked that he had to die at the end!! I couldn't believe that that was the ending and I kept reading that sentence over and over... (hide spoiler)]

The Goddess Interrupted.
Seriously? Pregnant? that cliffhanger? died

CLOCKWORK PRINCE, WILL JUST BROKE MY HEART

Nora wrote: "CLOCKWORK PRINCE, WILL JUST BROKE MY HEART"

I love that book. I love Will...

Nora wrote: "CLOCKWORK PRINCE, WILL JUST BROKE MY HEART"

Oh gosh, I hear ya!! Absolutely heartbreaking!!!!!!

Loegwen wrote: "I agree with The Giver. It ended so unsatisfactorily!

So did Mockingjay. It's like, that's it? What just happened? It seemed too happily ever after."

Yes, DEFINITELY agree with you on the Giver. And Mockingjay wasn't that bad though. (view spoiler)[I didn't understand why Prim had to die though! Everything Katniss does is usually for Prim and then Prim had to die! So not fair for Katniss. (hide spoiler)]

Aiashine wrote: "The Goddess Interrupted.
Seriously? Pregnant? that cliffhanger? died"

I know!!! I was like "Yeah, being captured is horrible - can't deny that - but you're pregnant too!!" Yikes. The next book better have a nice, lovely conclusion, otherwise I may be in need of therapy. :D

Oh my gosh. The worst post-book depression I have had so far was The Book Thief. At the end, (view spoiler)[EVERYONE FREAKING DIED! (hide spoiler)] I cried my heart and soul out afterward. I swear, it crumbled into pieces and then a herd of elephants went dancing on it! :( It was a very good book though.

Lady Poppy wrote: "Oh my gosh. The worst post-book depression I have had so far was The Book Thief. At the end, [spoilers removed] I cried my heart and soul out afterward. I swear, it crumbled into pieces and then a ..."

RUDYYYYYYYY!

My worst book ending depression would be when beautiful chaos ended and I thought it was the end of the series. I was so pissed off I was going to sue the authors!! Lol but the. I realized There was another book. Lol.

Lady Poppy wrote: "Oh my gosh. The worst post-book depression I have had so far was The Book Thief. At the end, [spoilers removed] I cried my heart and soul out afterward. I swear, it crumbled into pieces and then a ..."

Pretty much. It was soo sad!

The end of Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer depressed me, (view spoiler)[ I mean it was obvious who Calla would choose so why did Ren have to die? and what was up with them turning into wolves at the end? Shay had just reunited with his parents then he turns into a wolf?! I was glad that Ansel was able to be with Bryn at least and that Shay and Calla weren't separated. (hide spoiler)]

My worst book ending depression was when i read the last page of 'Harry Potter & the deathly hallows'. I sat on my bed and said to myself that it was all over...and i wept! :(

Lucinda wrote: "My worst book ending depression was when i read the last page of 'Harry Potter & the deathly hallows'. I sat on my bed and said to myself that it was all over...and i wept! :("

Oh! So did I!

Lucinda wrote: "My worst book ending depression was when i read the last page of 'Harry Potter & the deathly hallows'. I sat on my bed and said to myself that it was all over...and i wept! :("

Agreed!! I think we all cried when it was over!

Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "My worst book ending depression was when i read the last page of 'Harry Potter & the deathly hallows'. I sat on my bed and said to myself that it was all over...and i wept! :("

Agr..."

Probably...

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "My worst book ending depression was when i read the last page of 'Harry Potter & the deathly hallows'. I sat on my bed and said to myself that it was all over...and i w..."

Definitely!

Do you think JK Rowling might delve back into the fantasy genre?? *pretty please!*

Oh, I hope so. We soooooo need a Lily and James love story.

Lucinda wrote: "Do you think JK Rowling might delve back into the fantasy genre?? *pretty please!*"

Wouldn't that just be the best thing ever!!!! Ahh I wish!!!

Lucinda wrote: "Do you think JK Rowling might delve back into the fantasy genre?? *pretty please!*"

Oh my goodness, I hope so.

βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Oh, I hope so. We soooooo need a Lily and James love story."

That would make me one happy camper.

My mother asked me yesterday what 'kind' of book i would like for my XMAS present, and if you recal i did hint a while ago about 'The Casual Vacancy'. However after much thought i realized that i am more into fantasy and not so much into depression or looking at the 'horrors' of what lurks beneath the glossy UK streets...after all it would be a bit distressing to read as i myself live in state housing (on an estate).

So i have decided against it..i know! But, i would hate for her to buy it and then be disapointed.

Yeesh I know, books are way too expensive...

House of Many Ways drop-kicked me into depression, not because I didn't like the ending, but because it was all over. Like, "It's been a hell of a ride, and it's been nice knowing you through it. Now die." I suffered through months of agony and hope for the hopeless.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone was another beautiful killer. This one was like: "It was great until it wasn't and then I knew and once I knew I knew and I couldn't unknow even though I wanted to so bad." The waiting was like the moment after you get the wind knocked out of you: your lungs are screaming for air and all you want to do is breathe but you can't.
Pandemonium, oh, the anguish you caused me. I was beyond words or consoling. Like, "It's not fair, but you knew that. The world is ending, and I don't know what comes next."

Can I just say I'm totally experiencing this after Clockwork Princess

Anna wrote: "Can I just say I'm totally experiencing this after Clockwork Princess"

I second that.

Booknut wrote: "Anna wrote: "Can I just say I'm totally experiencing this after Clockwork Princess"

I second that."

Amen.
Clockwork Princess ruined me.

My scintillating review explains how I felt about CP. Um, if it will help, I'm pledging to wear white every day this coming June, just an idea. I've found that things like that help. Also the excessive use of music.

Clockwork Princess oh dear goodness, I'm still not over it and I read it 2 weeks ago

We'll never be over it. I don't even want to be.

WordlesslyAmazed03 wrote: "We'll never be over it. I don't even want to be."

I second that!

I keep trying to read another book, get a few chapters in, and then close it in disgust. Not because it's a bad book, but because I want it to be Clockwork Princess. I want it to have the beautiful complex characters and everything else CP has. I want it to have my Will *sob*

Oh, my God, you mean I'm not the only one that keeps happening to? YAY!!

WordlesslyAmazed03 wrote: "Oh, my God, you mean I'm not the only one that keeps happening to? YAY!!"

*high five* Of course not!! The only thing that is partially satisfying is rereading all TMI books.. again :)