tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post2695336386839410946..comments2024-03-28T00:32:52.348-07:00Comments on Songs & Stories: Bookie BrunchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07524904044277181504noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-16510632131580325852011-09-27T11:02:45.615-07:002011-09-27T11:02:45.615-07:00I usually do not cry unless the story has touched ...I usually do not cry unless the story has touched me in some ways and I feel for the characters who are in a distressing situation with very little hope to overcome it. The one book I remember that particularly saddens me is <i>Temptation</i> by Anita Shreve which I read last year. It is a story of a tragedy that affects not only the victim, the accusers but their family and friends as well.<br /><br />I usually prefer HEA stories but once in a while, I might pick something which surprises me.<br /><br />evangelineace2020(at)yahoo(dot)comLúthien84https://www.blogger.com/profile/15390711363301378521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-61657779526173354732011-09-21T10:18:27.332-07:002011-09-21T10:18:27.332-07:00I hate to admit it, but I am a rather easy crier o...I hate to admit it, but I am a rather easy crier or at least very easily will get teary eyed when reading emotional parts of a book or seeing emotional parts of a movie... and sometimes I don't like it 'cause it makes me feel like such an emotional person, lol.<br /><br />chibipooh(at)gmail(dot)comwinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572247688497515974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-1175883586331809682011-09-20T19:28:28.693-07:002011-09-20T19:28:28.693-07:00I realized I forgot to leave my e-mail *Face palm*...I realized I forgot to leave my e-mail *Face palm*<br /><br /><br />moiraethefates(AT)gmail(DOT)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114391138041938236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-36337900482737258982011-09-19T08:25:59.906-07:002011-09-19T08:25:59.906-07:00I usually don't cry when reading books unless ...I usually don't cry when reading books unless i know they are real life stories. But Linger had a sad ending. thanks for the reviews. joannie jscddmj[at]aol[dot]comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-12559900012458824522011-09-18T17:26:34.181-07:002011-09-18T17:26:34.181-07:00The last book to make me cry was actually a childr...The last book to make me cry was actually a children's picture book - I KNOW - KOALA LOU by Mem Fox. It caught me at a vulnerable moment. It was magic.<br /><br />marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)comMary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-60719261280217043652011-09-18T05:08:12.601-07:002011-09-18T05:08:12.601-07:00hmmm, i can't think of a book that made me cry...hmmm, i can't think of a book that made me cry right now b/c i really try not to read sad books!! so i enjoy happily ever afters much more than tragedies! Thank you for the contest, this set looks so cute!<br /><br />inthehammockblog at gmail dot comCarrie at In the Hammock Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496016097652195216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-35596995884186799372011-09-17T03:35:29.348-07:002011-09-17T03:35:29.348-07:00I cry at then end of Sing Me To Sleep by Angela Mo...I cry at then end of Sing Me To Sleep by Angela Morrison. I got Elinor Dashwood in the quiz!<br /><br />aikychien at yahoo dot comAikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120383471104483739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-71576993479195319002011-09-16T21:33:13.912-07:002011-09-16T21:33:13.912-07:00I cry at the notebook!
I would love to win this ...I cry at the notebook! <br /><br />I would love to win this for my sister! She love all things Jane and she's preggo right now so she has a lot of time to be off her feet!!<br />If I am the lucky winner for her, I just might watch as well, I have never read a book by Jane. <br /><br />On the quiz I got Marianna Dashwood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114391138041938236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-17277684057817341542011-09-05T15:08:21.695-07:002011-09-05T15:08:21.695-07:00@vvb32 reads
Oh, yes. Linger has an evil ending. I...@vvb32 reads<br />Oh, yes. Linger has an evil ending. I stayed up until four in the morning reading Forever and by the end I was laughing and crying because it was so perfect. I am glad everyone else was asleep so they didn't worry about the funny noises coming from my room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524904044277181504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-43146916435348113712011-09-05T11:57:42.439-07:002011-09-05T11:57:42.439-07:00oh noooo, linger, really? ends in a sad note? awww...oh noooo, linger, really? ends in a sad note? awww.vvb32 readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924589941745430884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-36976045125975979732011-09-04T22:48:53.339-07:002011-09-04T22:48:53.339-07:00@Mariah and Jenny Q
I finished Linger two hours ag...@Mariah and Jenny Q<br />I finished Linger two hours ago and oh my gosh am I glad that I have Forever from the library. That ending was so sad! As soon as I finish up here I am going to go read it.<br /><br />@Pepca<br />I know what you mean about crying while reading. I know it sounds awful, but sometimes when I am really upset over something I read a book about people who are more miserable than I am and suddenly things don't seem so bad.<br /><br />@sarahsaysread<br />Oh yes, the Outlander series has some really emotional scenes. Particularly when she goes back to the present and then when they meet again so many years later.<br /><br />@Jo<br />I do that, too! I am far more likely to get sad reading a book where the characters are real because I know that it actually happened.<br /><br />Hi, vvb32 reads! Thanks for stopping by. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524904044277181504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-64159358365853288082011-09-04T17:33:15.355-07:002011-09-04T17:33:15.355-07:00Jenny- I know right! A long long sleep was one of ...Jenny- I know right! A long long sleep was one of the saddest books I have read in a long time!Mariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874528555191339498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-23315085966039953042011-09-04T09:27:33.556-07:002011-09-04T09:27:33.556-07:00hi hi
checking in with my coffee and splash of mil...hi hi<br />checking in with my coffee and splash of milk <br /><br />Like Lieder, I don't usually cry often either. If I do, it catches me off guard and triggered by a passage that connects on a personal level. <br /><br />Although my tendency is a Happy Ending, I like what Maricar said about "Satisfying Endings". <br /><br />btw: i'm Elinor Dashwood ;-Dvvb32 readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924589941745430884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-228587914244600542011-09-04T08:28:57.769-07:002011-09-04T08:28:57.769-07:00I admit that I got choked up when I read Mockingja...I admit that I got choked up when I read Mockingjay. However, the book that I read recently that made me upset (several times) is the nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken, about a man who survived not only being lost at sea, but a Japanese death camp, as well. With fiction, I sometimes get a bit choked up, but I can tell myself it's not real. However, this book was all real - which made it all the more awful.<br /><br />It was a wonderful read, because despite all the horror, this one man had an amazing, resilient spirit.<br /><br />I don't require happy endings in my book -- in fact, I'd rather have a sad ending that makes sense, instead of a happy ending that just comes out of nowhere, ties up all the loose ends, and makes no sense at all.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456689516505172959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-84778909740460132952011-09-04T07:24:32.399-07:002011-09-04T07:24:32.399-07:00Hmmm... I don't cry over books often. It's...Hmmm... I don't cry over books often. It's rare that I grow THAT connected to the characters. But I do cry when I read the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon - even during re-reads and almost always at the same parts. I also sobbed through the whole book The Geography of Love, which was a memoir about a woman whose husband is diagnosed with cancer.<br /><br />I will cry during a book over particularly sad or happy moments for the characters that I feel connected to, or during especially sad / tragic situations. <br /><br />As for happy or tragic endings... I prefer happy, but I like tragic stories as well. There's a weird part of me that really like tragic love stories, like Wuthering Heights or Sweeney Todd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-42943940178279855032011-09-04T06:34:33.260-07:002011-09-04T06:34:33.260-07:00I cry when I strongly connect to a character who i...I cry when I strongly connect to a character who is in pain, especially emotional. I cried reading P.S. I Love You, too. I cried a lot reading books with animal characters (Lassie, Kazan, Dewey,...). Historical fiction, such as The Winter Ghosts, often makes me cry. I think crying when reading is cathartic - it helps us get read of emotional strain and frustration. I always feel better after a good cry.<br /><br />Therefore, I don't mind books making me cry, although I root for happy endings - I prefer those, but not at all costs. The most important thing is that the ending fits the book - the ending should make sense according to the tone of rest of the book.Jo Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917704326736252690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893864328847118061.post-21753798470668796432011-09-04T05:42:06.141-07:002011-09-04T05:42:06.141-07:00Mariah, I sobbed at the end of Linger, and I also ...Mariah, I sobbed at the end of Linger, and I also cried about half a dozen times while reading A Long, Long Sleep last week. I cry easily and often. I have a lot of blogging and Goodreads buddies who will point out that when a book made them cry, it means it was good because they never cry when reading. Never cry when reading??? I don't know how they do it. I cry when I can really feel a character's pain, or when something happens that just sucks. I read a lot of historical fiction, and though most authors are good at finding happy moments to sprinkle throughout their stories, there aren't always happy endings. Thanks for inviting me to join the conversation today!Jenny Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.com