MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book General > Reading Recommendations
Reload this Page SF Tearjerkers

Notices

Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 11-25-2010, 06:51 PM   #16
snipenekkid
Banned
snipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensions
 
Posts: 760
Karma: 51034
Join Date: Feb 2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by nyrath View Post
The chapter of that book which always makes me misty-eyed is "The Tale of the Adopted Daughter."
yes...that is exactly the story in the book which is so sublimely tragic but you just have to finish it all the way through. I think it was one of his best, really those sections are somewhere between short stories and a novella. No matter "The Tale of the Adopted Daughter" is where I fully got Heinlein's view of humanity....I was dating a wonderful girl who happened to be named Dora at the time. And I will NEVER forget Buck.
snipenekkid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2010, 06:54 PM   #17
snipenekkid
Banned
snipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensionssnipenekkid can understand the language of future parallel dimensions
 
Posts: 760
Karma: 51034
Join Date: Feb 2009
It just came to mind but "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro. Now there is a story which pulls your emotions in every way possible.
snipenekkid is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 11-25-2010, 07:15 PM   #18
thrawn_aj
quantum mechanic
thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thrawn_aj ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
thrawn_aj's Avatar
 
Posts: 705
Karma: 483827
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NorCal
Device: Nook1, Samsung Transform, Nook2
Quote:
Originally Posted by tomereader View Post
I can only think of short stories Robbie by Asimov is kind of sad as it unfolds...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_%28short_story%29
Yes, Robbie was quite the tearjerker for me .

Add another one of Asimov's short stories Eyes do more than see (described by him as his "foray into pathos"). His Forward the Foundation was a helluva emotional rollercoaster (though not in the usual sense). I pretty much bawled like a baby ('course I was a teen back then ) at the last few lines in the book. It was when I first realized that love and longing are not confined to relationships and that the life of a scientist can be (and usually is) an extraordinarily emotional journey .

Of course, The most emotionally poignant book (that has me re-reading it twice a year ) has to be Memory by L.M. Bujold. As someone terrified of failure, this book was ... very challenging and a bit of a life-changer. Again, extremely heart-wrenching .
thrawn_aj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-29-2010, 12:28 AM   #19
ebusinesstutor
Star Gawker
ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ebusinesstutor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ebusinesstutor's Avatar
 
Posts: 526
Karma: 6944314
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Spruce Grove, AB Canada
Device: Kindle Paperwhite
Quote:
Originally Posted by thrawn_aj View Post

Of course, The most emotionally poignant book (that has me re-reading it twice a year ) has to be Memory by L.M. Bujold. As someone terrified of failure, this book was ... very challenging and a bit of a life-changer. Again, extremely heart-wrenching .
I agree. This is my favorite of the Vorkosigan series. Very powerful and moving.
ebusinesstutor is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:09 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.