Prue Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm re-reading Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb at the moment, and she manages to make me cry even in a re-read. Same when I re-read the other Fitz books to prepare for the new book. I don't know how she does it, I'm a pretty jaded grown-up I thought. But Fitz gets under my skin. Any other books that managed to make you cry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 My Sweet Orange Tree <- one of the books that really got me all shaken. It's about an extremely smart six years old kid from a favela in Brazil. You know that can't end up very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melphis Amekia Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Khaled Hosseini's And the Mountains Echoed almost managed to make me cry(I certainly wanted to), and that's the first book ever that managed to do just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilusmagnus Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The only book that managed to make me cry was the last book of His Dark Materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yersinia Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm re-reading Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb at the moment, and she manages to make me cry even in a re-read. Same when I re-read the other Fitz books to prepare for the new book. I don't know how she does it, I'm a pretty jaded grown-up I thought. But Fitz gets under my skin. Any other books that managed to make you cry?Assassin's Quest did make me kinda teary-eyed toward the end. I'm sure there have been others, but this was the most recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Birdsong-Seb Faulkes. The letters home got me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilfellon Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I dropped it on my foot and it hurt like hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night's_King Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I somehow never cry. I smile, I laugh, I throw my book through the room and I am pissed for a week, but I've never cried reading a book. I do get watery eyes sometimes. But never at sad, but ad happy and beautiful scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night's_King Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I dropped it on my foot and it hurt like hell. That is one of those books, which could be used as a weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm re-reading Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb at the moment, and she manages to make me cry even in a re-read. Same when I re-read the other Fitz books to prepare for the new book. I don't know how she does it, I'm a pretty jaded grown-up I thought. But Fitz gets under my skin. Any other books that managed to make you cry?I cried like a baby. Two times that jump out at me: First when I thought Molly's pregnancy was false and she was losing her mind. I mean, this is where only having the POV of Fitz really lends strength to the novels. When I realised she was actually giving birth I was happy, but the passages where I thought it was i. her head tore me.to pieces.Second.time was when.Molly died. Especially when we got fitz's reaction. Blubbered like a baby, not ashamed. Oh, amd when we met the Fool again. Godamnit, why torture the Fool, why?! :crying: I've cried at most of the Realm of the Elderlings stuff. Although I don't think I cried at the Rain Wild Chronicles. Rapskal-Tellator was very sad imo though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Abercrombie Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I sure cried while I was writing mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Ayras Lord Commander Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Aquariums of Pyongyang. Everyone should read this book. EVERYONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The only book that managed to make me cry was the last book of His Dark Materials. I can't remember if I literally cried but I was pretty close with both this and Flowers for Algernon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Pretty close to tears in the final Harry Potter. Damn that was emotional. Strangely, I remember the final His Dark Materials book as being upsetting as well. I cannot for the life of me remember why though. Khaled Hosseini's book made me angry, more than upset. Perhaps it was too close to reality (based on a true story, right?) Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. I cried with laughter.I found quite a bit sad about The Amber Spyglass. I haven't read it for a fair few years now though, so the details are a bit hazy, and I'm not sure i'd get the same emotional response now. Just a few things like the World of the Dead, where they leave their daemons behind, Asriel and Coulter standing against Metatron, the death of that angel (Baruch?) and Will and Lyra parting forever. I found the Subtle Knife to be more upsetting when Lee Scorseby died though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilusmagnus Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Strangely, I remember the final His Dark Materials book as being upsetting as well. I cannot for the life of me remember why though. Maybe because two characters who love each other as fucking hell are condemned to live apart in two different fucking parrallel universes and never ever meet again in any way possible. I found the Subtle Knife to be more upsetting when Lee Scorseby died though. I did not feel his death was that sad. He died accomplishing his mission, so it is actually quite satisfying. The gunfight that leads to it is a masterpiece of action writing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I cried because the subtle knife was the most disappointing sequels ever. I hated it so much I still have not read book 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilusmagnus Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Because he turned Lyra into a useless crybaby who needed to be rescued every six seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Off the top of my head:The later Harry Potter books, definitely.The Book Thief. I cried like a baby, at both the book and the film.Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Bloody amazing book, but so awfully sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilusmagnus Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Because he turned Lyra into a useless crybaby who needed to be rescued every six seconds. I don't remember any moment when she needed rescuing. I think you should give it a second chance. Take into consideration that she fell in love with Will from the first moment and that may affect her badass personnality when she's with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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