I have a secret that I need to share. A dark one. It's not something that I'm comfortable with facing on my own.
I think I might be a crier.
No. No. Hold the phone. I refuse to believe that about myself.
Yet... I seem to be crying over books at the drop of a hat.
It wasn't always this way. I used to have two books that could make me cry. TWO. No more. Now every other review I write contains some variation on the phrase "I was a little teary-eyed." Sometimes I mix it up and throw in "I cried like a baby."
I just... How did this happen? When? Can I blame J.R. Ward for twisting me up over the Brothers? Can I blame Sherrilyn Kenyon for every book in the Dark-Hunter series? The Demonica books? Lords of the Underworld?
Dangit.
I used to be a stoic, dry-eyed reader. Now I'm not. *weeps quietly to myself*
Talk to me, my faithful peeps. Tell me that I'm not alone in my glorious dampness. I mean, I can't be the only one that authors can reduce to tears. I can't be the lone sob in the dark. Tell me what books reduce you to a wet, snotty mess. Hold your tissues proudly and CRY WITH ME!
*ahem* Not that I admit to crying, mind you.
Well, I wept buckets over 'The Incredible Journey' years ago, so much so that I won't watch any more movies or read any more books with animals in them because it doesn't matter whether the ending is happy or sad, I am reduced to a sodden heap, surrounded by ruined tissues, every time
ReplyDeleteOh, I understand. My weakness is for the tortured male hero. Literally tortured. It kills me every time. *weepy weepy weep weep*
DeleteIf I Stay was one that reduced me to tears.
ReplyDeleteI also tend to bawl whenever I read books about dogs. Like The Art of Racing in the Rain or Marley and Me.
And that is why I keep pushing If I Stay back in the TBR pile. And Lover Reborn. Watch me cry!
DeleteI'm definitely a crier. When bad/sad things happen to the character I love, I'm in tears.
ReplyDeleteI used to feel for them but I wouldn't actually cry. Now? I'm a freaking fountain bawling all over the place.
DeleteI cry. I scream. I laugh. Feeling those emotions intensely enough to evoke a physical response is the beauty of reading!
ReplyDeleteLol! This is why I adore you so, Smash!
DeleteI'm a crier! It's super easy to get me to cry too because I get so emotional when reading a great book! You're definitely not alone there!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually avoiding a couple of books at the moment because I *know* they're going to reduce me to an emotional wreck.
DeleteI'm not a crier. My kid was even shocked when our dog died. I'm not heartless. I cry about once a year, usually over something trivial but because of stress build up. But you give me a good book, I boo-hoo like a big old baby.
ReplyDeleteLol! I think you summed up *me* in this comment. I don't cry normally, so when I do with a book it takes me by surprise.
DeleteI am a crier - when it comes to books and movies. For *years* anytime I needed to cry, I would pick a book or movie that I knew would bring on the waterworks because I knew it was the only way to get me to cry. If I didn't, I would sit there with dry eyes and this big lump in my chest.
ReplyDeleteNow, I cry a little more often. But books will always bring it out in me. Always.
Oh, Mandi! I LOVE that you turn to books to bring out the crying. That's awesome!
DeleteI am an ugly crier and not just the really sad parts. I cry when I am happy, sad, frustrated, and really panicked about what is going to happen to my beloved fictional characters. I have even done this in public and it isn't pretty. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteLol! I'm sorry, I don't mean to laugh. I only cry in private because I am not a pretty crier either!
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