Kidpen Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 I'm curious. Spoilers no more than saying what made me cry. Spoiler For me, it was Alcatraz. I came close on Mistborn, but not quite. Alcatraz was incredibly sad for me, especially since I thought that was the end before seeing the end stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Actually none. My mom doesn't see to like that I'm not even fazed by Hemalurgy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Oh man. Lots of books have made me cry, and not just Brandon's. I even have a shelf on GoodReads for them... Here are some of the most notable ones: Oathbringer Alcatraz vs the Dark Talent The Hero of AgesThe Bands of Mourning Most, if not all, of the Heartstrikers series by Rachel AaronThe Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams ChimaPack Dynamics by Julie FrostA Conjuring of Light by VE SchwabThis Dark Duet by Victoria SchwabThe Final Battle by CS LewisThe Forever Song by Julie KagawaChasing the Prophecy by Brandon MullGregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+robardin Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Well you see, it all started way back with Charlotte's Web and The Little Prince and proceeded from there... I don't think Brandon Sanderson's books have made me full on tear up, but I'm much older now. The ending of Mistborn was pretty wringing, but as much in appreciation of Elend and Vin's heroism as sorrow at their fate. Oh, and what happens with Kaladin at Kholinar (and then Elhokar and Moash) in Oathbringer... OK, I may have teared up at that one, out of the mix of feeling outrage, betrayal, and sorrow. And helplessness. In other recent fantasy works I've read, I guess various points in Robin Hobb's epic Realm of the Elderlings series (at least, for one set of major characters) had me pretty moved. Maybe to tears. I dunno. I have allergies, all right? In my younger days it happened a lot more often. I remember crying at the ending to The Elfstones of Shannara, but I was only 13 years old and had also stayed up to 3am to finish reading it past my bedtime under a pillow with a flashlight, so I was kind of strung out by what to me was a surprise twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silva Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 I don’t ever cry the first time I read a book. If afterwards someone tells me that the book made them cry, I somehow always end up crying the next time I read it. Only with re-reads. Not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletSabre Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 The letter from Kelsier in The Final Empire always makes me tear up as he says goodbye to his friends and asks them to remember the good times and smile... I'm such a sucker for it, but I'm misty-eyed just remembering it and typing this out. Got me in the audiobook version, too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) The Cosmere books that made me cry (or nearly cry) are: The Final Empire (Kelsier has been and always will be my main man *sniffles*) Probably Hero of Ages, but I don't remember Secret History (right at the end) Shadows of Self Oathbringer Other books: The Name of the Wind Sunwing Edited July 11, 2018 by AxeliustheGreat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 The only book that I can remember making me cry was The Way of Kings. The flashback right before Kaladin swears the second Ideal, when Tien dies...it made me think of my little brother and what'd it'd be like if he died and I just had to stop reading for a minute or two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I cried at the end of hero of ages, the whole scene was so beautiful and sad. But the book that hit me the most was a child's book about a girl who looses both her legs. She is devastated at first but then her parents buy her a half-blind horse and she gets better and continues with her life. The conclusion is a bit like "you walk for me and I see for you." I know that sounds like a childish Horse novel (and it is), but it always gave me the hope that no matter how dark it gets, you can always move on, you can always find something worth living for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally_Not_A_Worldhopper Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I think I cried when I first read the Deathly Hallows, but that was years ago so I'm not sure. That's it. I'm really cold hearted when it comes to sad books and movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KvotheRuhBorn Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hence my name...the king killer Chronicles, the wise man fears, when Kvothe is plum blobbed and Auri goes into his room to comfort him.. it is the only part of any book ive read that made me cry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Not quite a book, but I just binge-read the webcomic The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya in the last two days, and spent probably 30% of my reading time ugly-crying. (You can read it online here if you wish.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishar Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 For me, none, although there are a couple that have gotten me close, although no Sanderson books have ever gotten me that close to tears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) I've had tears in my eyes so many times, but I've (surprisingly) never actually cried. I have screamed, attracted attention, and made @Ishar comfort me, though... The books that got me closest to crying: All three SA books Hero of the Ages (at the end) Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima Any of the Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus books (bring back memories) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Edited July 18, 2018 by Ashspren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rioter10098 Posted August 11, 2018 Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 Every single Mistborn book Wuthering Heights End of Eternity Mother Night Catch-22 City of Thieves The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nightime Flowers for Algernon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 16 hours ago, rioter10098 said: The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nightime I just read this. So sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Retribution Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 I never cry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 I've probably come close a lot, but I think the only time I ever actually cried was A List Of Cages. Two words - child abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistspren Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 The only book I can think of right now is A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. It’s a wonderful book, and I highly recommend it to anyone, whether they enjoy sad stories or not. It’s a fairly short read, but one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody153 Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 13 hours ago, Toaster Retribution said: I never cry. Of course. Dust only somehow manages to get into our eyes xD Speaking of dust getting into our eyes cause uhhm dusty books. On top of my head COSMERE STUFF: Way of the Kings Spoiler Syl giving Kaladin the leaf to kill himself at his darkest moment because she had no idea it would kill him and that she thought it made him happy. It was so ridiculously sweet that it almost brought me to tears. Warbreaker (LIGHTSONG nuff said) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Kelsier tells Vin about trust. Oddly it was not a really tearjerker scene but the message it gives just touched me) Oathbringer Spoiler Taln's gratitude, Teft's addiction and Dalinar's road to becoming a better man NOT-COSMERE: Hyperion by Dan Simmons (the scholar pilgrim and his child's past was so storming lit like it lit my eyes every few sentences reading the entire thing.. a scifi book managed to make me cry about a slice-of-life aspect ) The Battle of Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (Riordan managed to make the most heartbreaking version of Calypso(Greek Mythology) ever ) The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (the prophecy below and how it was executed ) Quote The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap A single choice shall end his days Olympus to preserve or raze House of Hades by Rick Riordan Calypso makes a return and makes you feel worse than her first appearance. The prophecy highlighted below and how it was executed Quote To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (the prophecy highlighted below and how it was executed) Quote To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. On another topic. Riordan is actually the only author that does prophecy better than Sanderson so far as i've read despite only writing YA books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 15 hours ago, Ashspren said: I just read this. So sad... But it's really, really beautiful... and sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 @goody153 I will sob over Rick Riordan with you. Stupid troll author dude messing with my emotions... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody153 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 14 hours ago, Ashspren said: @goody153 I will sob over Rick Riordan with you. Stupid troll author dude messing with my emotions... It's so nice to find another fan of the series. Usually stuff like Harry Potter is much much more popular than his so it's kinda hard to find fans of the series as well. Rick Riordan actually got me into reading fantasy. Even tho it was a YA and had juvenile stuff at times he does know how to stir emotion whether it's through happiness or making you feel bad. It is still one of the natural's when it came to characters as they never felt pieces of the board(i'm fine with this but most authors do this) but instead people. Kinda like Robin Hobb or Tad Willaims stuff only YA. Calypso's storyline from PJO/HoO is still actually my favorite tragic romance story arc in fantasy. It was just really good i haven't met it's match. And Percy/Annabeth is still pretty much one of the better and natural romances i've read. (apparently i didn't realize that good romances is actually hard to find in fantasy despite romance being abundant) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, goody153 said: It's so nice to find another fan of the series. Usually stuff like Harry Potter is much much more popular than his so it's kinda hard to find fans of the series as well. Rick Riordan actually got me into reading fantasy. Even tho it was a YA and had juvenile stuff at times he does know how to stir emotion whether it's through happiness or making you feel bad. It is still one of the natural's when it came to characters as they never felt pieces of the board(i'm fine with this but most authors do this) but instead people. Kinda like Robin Hobb or Tad Willaims stuff only YA. Calypso's storyline from PJO/HoO is still actually my favorite tragic romance story arc in fantasy. It was just really good i haven't met it's match. And Percy/Annabeth is still pretty much one of the better and natural romances i've read. (apparently i didn't realize that good romances is actually hard to find in fantasy despite romance being abundant) Percy/Annabeth is such an amazing relationship. And Riordan got me into fantasy, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Yeah same for me. I was never obsessed as I am now until I read Riordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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