Do you cry after finishing a long series?

wyndslash · 03-03-2011, 11:57 PM

Well, maybe not outright cry, but I was pretty bummed after finishing a few lengthy series, in which I had thoroughly immersed myself in the characters and their lives. They were not romance series, but more to do with life and friendship. That must be why I felt incredibly sad for a few days xD;

but anyway, it's nice to be emotionally attached to characters, until the author decides to leave them at a certain point in their lives.

ah.

FizzyWater · 03-04-2011, 02:46 AM

Honestly, it depends. Sometimes, an author should have ended it long ago. Sometimes, I want more, more, more.

HarryT · 03-04-2011, 02:56 AM

Cry? No. But I think the series I've felt the most emotional attachment to (and don't laugh!) is the Harry Potter series. I was very sad to finish that and realise that there wouldn't be any more.

wyndslash · 03-04-2011, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Cry? No. But I think the series I've felt the most emotional attachment to (and don't laugh!) is the Harry Potter series. I was very sad to finish that and realise that there wouldn't be any more.

ah, i did hear about something like that amongst many others right after the series ended. it was rather publicized for a while, too.

LCF · 03-04-2011, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Cry? No. But I think the series I've felt the most emotional attachment to (and don't laugh!) is the Harry Potter series. I was very sad to finish that and realise that there wouldn't be any more.

I know the feeling. But Harry has some amazing fan-fictions.

GeoffC · 03-04-2011, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by LCF

I know the feeling. But Harry has some amazing fan-fictions.

Harry P or HarryT

Richey79 · 03-04-2011, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by LCF

I know the feeling. But Harry has some amazing fan-fictions.

Ah, yes, who could ever forget the immortal lines:

“Sire are dads have been shot!” Draco said while we wipped sum tears from his white face. “Enoby had a vision in a dreem.”

Dubleodre started to cockle. “Hahahaha! And How due u aspect me to know Ebony’s not divisional?”

-------------------------------------

As Prince once sang, 'life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last.'

Self-control from the author (and subsequent brand-owners) is vital. I'm really happy if something I've enjoyed all the way through ends in a satisfying way: - there's no way the author can mess up the ending.

Nexutix · 03-04-2011, 07:33 AM

And sometimes frustration... Like in The Passage... when I realize that it's just "To be continued..."

Ferenczy · 03-04-2011, 09:04 AM

...cry? Nope. Get emotional? Sure. (patiently waiting for the next 'Song of Ice and Fire' book... Still... Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo... Still waiting... *sigh*)

rcuadro · 03-04-2011, 09:06 AM

I remember when I finished reading The Dark Tower series... long long series and I devoted a long time on it...
Glad I read it back to back to back

HamsterRage · 03-04-2011, 12:21 PM

Sometimes I cry at the beginning of a long series. But that's different issue.

DixieGal · 03-04-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Honestly, it depends. Sometimes, an author should have ended it long ago. Sometimes, I want more, more, more.

That has been my experience also. Except i think Chapterhouse Dune might have been the best in the series after the original. IMHO. I know most disagree with that.

pietrocrazy · 03-04-2011, 01:37 PM

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Sometimes I cry at the beginning of a long series. But that's different issue.

I cry so much on the first page of Proust that I've never actually made it past there.

0utis · 03-04-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferenczy

...cry? Nope. Get emotional? Sure. (patiently waiting for the next 'Song of Ice and Fire' book... Still... Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo... Still waiting... *sigh*)

Oh, man of poor faith. Here it comes, on 12 July http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/03/03/...-dragons-date/

I didn't cry but I felt odd when the last Harry Potter was released. Expecting the next HP used to be a highlight in my life and then, no more. In a way, I think I miss more the expectation than the books.

Not a series, but when I finished the Lord of the Rings for the first time, when I was a teenager, I felt as if I had been kicked out of a warm place to the real world again. And I didn't want to go.

Now, the Wheel of Time is a different story. It was long overdue by the fifth book.

Barty · 03-05-2011, 06:48 AM

I cried when I finished the Millenium series because I realized I would've been better off waiting for the movies.

I like Salander, and there are genuinely thrilling parts, but man, so much of it screamed for editing and reworking. Larsson is a journalist, and it shows. This is one series of books that could actually benefit from Hollywoodization. If Fincher is smart, and he is, he will do just Dragon Tattoo.

I AM really sad that there will be no more robot and foundation novels from Asimov. The ones by other authors just aren't the same.

03-03-2011, 11:57 PM	#1
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	Do you cry after finishing a long series? Well, maybe not outright cry, but I was pretty bummed after finishing a few lengthy series, in which I had thoroughly immersed myself in the characters and their lives. They were not romance series, but more to do with life and friendship. That must be why I felt incredibly sad for a few days xD; but anyway, it's nice to be emotionally attached to characters, until the author decides to leave them at a certain point in their lives. ah.

03-05-2011, 06:48 AM	#15
Barty doofus Posts: 2,549 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I cried when I finished the Millenium series because I realized I would've been better off waiting for the movies. I like Salander, and there are genuinely thrilling parts, but man, so much of it screamed for editing and reworking. Larsson is a journalist, and it shows. This is one series of books that could actually benefit from Hollywoodization. If Fincher is smart, and he is, he will do just Dragon Tattoo. I AM really sad that there will be no more robot and foundation novels from Asimov. The ones by other authors just aren't the same. Last edited by Barty; 03-05-2011 at 06:51 AM.

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FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Honestly, it depends. Sometimes, an author should have ended it long ago. Sometimes, I want more, more, more.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Cry? No. But I think the series I've felt the most emotional attachment to (and don't laugh!) is the Harry Potter series. I was very sad to finish that and realise that there wouldn't be any more.

03-04-2011, 07:33 AM	#8
Nexutix Reading and reading Posts: 582 Karma: 8250144 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Infibeam Pi, iPod Touch 4G, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, Oneplus One	And sometimes frustration... Like in The Passage... when I realize that it's just "To be continued..."

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Ferenczy Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle3 WiFi	...cry? Nope. Get emotional? Sure. *(patiently waiting for the next 'Song of Ice and Fire' book... Still... Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo... Still waiting... sigh)*

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rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	I remember when I finished reading The Dark Tower series... long long series and I devoted a long time on it... Glad I read it back to back to back

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HamsterRage Evangelist Posts: 435 Karma: 24326 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Sometimes I cry at the beginning of a long series. But that's different issue.