i forgot what that felt like

[orangerful]

I finished 'the book thief' last night.

Wow.

Have you ever cried at the end of the book? Have you ever read anything that was fiction that brought you to tears, real tears? I just could not believe the simple beauty in the language and storytelling of this book. I mean, I've read books that had sad moments, and felt on the verge of tears or a bit choked up, but I had actual tears streaming down my face during that last section. And none of it was really a surprise, the narrator had given us plenty of hints (it's narrated by Death, so he pretty much knows how things turn out) but the way that it was written....I could picture every moment in my mind, it was crystal clear.

And I was so sad when I read that last page and had to say goodbye to all the characters. I didn't want the story tot end. I wanted them to stay with me and tell me more about their lives.

But now I can't read anything else. I had forgotten what a really good book could feel like. I mean, I loved 'I am the Messenger' but this one...i just...nothing else looks as appealing. None of the book in my room are about Leislel Meminger. In fact, most of them are comic books about screwed up superheroes. I think I'm going to play 'Lumines' tonight instead of reading until I'm prepared for a new book.

Comments

[moonfall.livejournal.com]

you made it sound like you haven't cried at the end of a novel before...i'm sure you have, haven't you?

i haven't cried from a novel in a long time, but i cried for almost every one i as assigned when i was in 5th & 6th grade. damn i miss those GOOD books.

i did cry after "v for vendetta", though. i wasn't surprised that i teared up watching (trying to be vague here) someone dispair losing someone and wondering why she was hated, but i was surpried that sitting on a bench in the hall after the movie i almost started SOBBING. i smothered it, but i was just so heart-broken...especially when she said, "i don't know why they hate us so much."

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

oh I teared up at that part in the theater too. I think they really did an amazing job with that part of the comic.

I think I'm a more visual person, so my emotions tend to get tied up more in the visual mediums (I cry over buffy and angel all the time, firefly too) but books hardly ever grab me the way 'book thief' did.

I cried at the end of 'mostly harmless' but I was just sad that the series was over, it wasn't the same kind of bawling that happened last night.

[moonfall.livejournal.com]

ahh...i could relate exactly to what you were talking about having to basically say goodbye to the characters. i was addicted to the "chronicles of narnia" and "little house on the prairie" books when i was a kid, and finishing both of those series was painful. i'm sure i've had other incidences, like "seaward" was annoying because it was a stand-alone and then cooper when on to babble in a series about a less interesting story. ;) *humph*

i haven't noticed a big difference in how emotional i get based on the visual thing. if there are good, interesting characters, i'm in, no matter the medium.

[dancingsalad.livejournal.com]

any piece of artwork that moves people in any significant manner has always been a facination for me.

it's the kind of feeling that is so terribly indescribable, yet you feel so intimately.

unfortunately these moments dont come too often, so it's not a very reliable basis for judging the quality of a piece of work to myself.

secondly, sometimes they can be fleeting...however sometimes not.

sometimes there are pieces of work that, no matter how many times you experience them, continually move you.

i treasure those above all

[blu-harvest.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. It sounds like a really amazing book.
I cry frequently for all kinds of reasons but it's been a while since a new book has doene that for me. 'The Phantom Toll Booth' always blows me away every time I read it becasue all these years later (I'm not sure when it was published) it feels more current then ever. It's timeless. In fact I think I'm going to go read it again. And then I think I shall look for 'The Book Thief'.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

i'd let you borrow it but my mom already has dibs on my copy. hehe. Library has it on order and there are about 60 people waiting for it already! that makes me happy...though most of the names are fellow employees...but still!