tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post8882027284295640664..comments2024-03-27T17:40:10.624-04:00Comments on We Live and Breathe Books: Discussion: They're All DeadKiersten Kozbialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00538943081866009856noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-32999151800323729862018-08-18T11:29:34.718-04:002018-08-18T11:29:34.718-04:00I insist, that if you shred my heart, my pain has ...I insist, that if you shred my heart, my pain has some purpose. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-72376421877035996982018-08-17T22:32:01.006-04:002018-08-17T22:32:01.006-04:00I kind of love it when a book shreds my heart. Lik...I kind of love it when a book shreds my heart. Like you said, as long as a death doesn't seem unnecessary, I don't mind.<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-81043912310016841432018-08-01T14:08:30.209-04:002018-08-01T14:08:30.209-04:00I am almost afraid of too much attention being pai...I am almost afraid of too much attention being paid to a charter I like.Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-26563457751017894832018-08-01T13:37:51.862-04:002018-08-01T13:37:51.862-04:00I know what you mean - the more invested in a char...I know what you mean - the more invested in a character the more likely they are to die, especially in movies...<br /><br />Check out my <a href="https://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/2018/07/top-ten-tuesday-popular-books-that.html" rel="nofollow">TTT</a> and please vote in my <a href="https://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/2018/07/make-me-read-it-readathon-2018.html" rel="nofollow">Make Me Read It Readathon poll</a>Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-8172984107344532062018-08-01T04:39:24.377-04:002018-08-01T04:39:24.377-04:00I got chills when you mentioned Winger. That scene...I got chills when you mentioned Winger. That scene. *tears*<br />Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-45993722168842958722018-08-01T03:18:32.228-04:002018-08-01T03:18:32.228-04:00Oh man, EVERY TIME a dog is mentioned in a book I ...Oh man, EVERY TIME a dog is mentioned in a book I cringe!!! I've spent chapters upon chapters sitting here all tense worried that the dog is going to die because they keep talking about them (except the Boston Terrier in the Chloe Snow books, I figured that one was going to be okay). I think it stems from my love for Fear Street books as a kid and he ALWAYS killed the dog.<br /><br />Character deaths don't effect me that much unless I get completely blindsided. Like some of the HP deaths. And the one in Winger.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288722022982656753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-13666272994141046012018-07-31T19:31:24.997-04:002018-07-31T19:31:24.997-04:00I shed tears it they are emotionally wounded. I do...I shed tears it they are emotionally wounded. I don't need them to die!!! Obviously it has to be a character, who the author feels matters to some extent, but killing just for the sake of killing or to get an emotional response seems wrong. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-16162119129721959582018-07-31T19:29:55.846-04:002018-07-31T19:29:55.846-04:00I mean, it will still hurt, but at least it wasn&#...I mean, it will still hurt, but at least it wasn't for nothing. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-72210923695131277752018-07-31T13:36:22.221-04:002018-07-31T13:36:22.221-04:00I am not the biggest fan of character deaths just ...I am not the biggest fan of character deaths just because I grow attached! I mean, I hate them. But also love them because if an author can get me to shed tears over a character they have done their job right, but you just know I want it to be necessary. And if a character dies and I feel nothing (and they were a significant character I should have cared about) then I'm going to be questioning what went wrong. I want to care about a death and feel it wasn't gratuitous.Becky Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938602345709426466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-22782248742071371002018-07-31T09:13:42.991-04:002018-07-31T09:13:42.991-04:00I agree. If the death serves a purpose, then fair ...I agree. If the death serves a purpose, then fair enough. I'll grieve and carry on reading. However, if there is no logic or reason to it I get stabby.Niccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122972546470154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-88355248560685079592018-07-31T08:30:14.699-04:002018-07-31T08:30:14.699-04:00I am ok with suffering - it builds character, but ...I am ok with suffering - it builds character, but when I am attached to a character. I want them to live. I will always choose the HEA. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-73316866459206307202018-07-31T06:44:42.725-04:002018-07-31T06:44:42.725-04:00I don't always get mad at deaths, because I ca...I don't always get mad at deaths, because I can admire the author for daring or doing them. But sometimes I get really heart broken and sad. Actually, surprisingly, a lot of my characters don't die! They suffer a lot, sure. But I am very happy to say a lot of the characters I like kind of, live on xD Which is surprising, especially as I usually like secondary characters. I actually don't usually care about the pets in books, so I don't really mind them dying off. I'M SORRY FOR ADMITTING THAT. I get more attached to books in real life though.Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-86814309222133685992018-07-30T09:57:12.987-04:002018-07-30T09:57:12.987-04:00You and my daughter would have a great discussion ...You and my daughter would have a great discussion about that, because it was one of her criticisms of the last book. The other death in that book was so gratuitous, it actually bothered me moreSamantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-41897348745006731182018-07-30T06:09:00.456-04:002018-07-30T06:09:00.456-04:00It seems the general consensus, that we deal with ...It seems the general consensus, that we deal with human deaths better than animal deaths. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-83378197723456697622018-07-29T23:16:33.867-04:002018-07-29T23:16:33.867-04:00I'm okay for any human character to die but pl...I'm okay for any human character to die but please DO NOT kill any of the animals - dogs, cats, or even a flying elephant! It just drives me to tears when this happens!<br /><br />Am I evil?? Yes, I AM! LOLZeee @ I Heart Romancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120545951032621199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-66093826572827392662018-07-29T16:44:57.549-04:002018-07-29T16:44:57.549-04:00You're smart, because it's the worst!You're smart, because it's the worst!Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-72940083932439595962018-07-29T16:25:23.029-04:002018-07-29T16:25:23.029-04:00I have yet to get into this with books. Maybe I ju...I have yet to get into this with books. Maybe I just tend to stay away from anything with tragedy. Wonderful discussion, Sam, and it was quite fun to read! :)BookPrincessReviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949455459995423974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-13512936828466158082018-07-29T14:21:24.824-04:002018-07-29T14:21:24.824-04:00I don't know. I cried, for all that could have...I don't know. I cried, for all that could have been, when one of the characters died in Crooked Kingdom. HE MATTERED TO ME!!! I can understand feeling "removed" from fantasy characters, because they are so much more fictional than characters in a contemporary book, who may remind you of someone you actually know. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-8799979993320983762018-07-29T13:01:35.774-04:002018-07-29T13:01:35.774-04:00I think deaths in contemporary novels bother me mo...I think deaths in contemporary novels bother me more than fantasy reads for some reason. Maybe because I tend to connect contemporary characters with real life people I know so the deaths just feel a little too real. The fantasy deaths still hurt my heart (I'm looking at you, George R.R. Martin!), but I tend to be more accepting of them overall because I tend to be a little more removed from those characters, if that makes sense.Suzanne @ The Bookish Librahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116292880784513187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-67899877275052317872018-07-29T10:17:50.058-04:002018-07-29T10:17:50.058-04:00Veronica Roth would be my most hated fictional per...Veronica Roth would be my most hated fictional person death. It went against everything that character had come to stand for and for a lot of reasons just made for a bad story the way it was done too. <br /><br />Harumph!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-53897151685124589832018-07-29T08:31:18.350-04:002018-07-29T08:31:18.350-04:00I understand that sometimes a story needs that &qu...I understand that sometimes a story needs that "push", but there are other times when I feel like they could have accomplished the same thing in a different way. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-76697694211625244552018-07-29T06:48:56.971-04:002018-07-29T06:48:56.971-04:00I'm a writer myself. I used to revel in charac...I'm a writer myself. I used to revel in character deaths, but the more mature I am, the more I find myself taking the "they live" approach. I do have some stories/plots wherein characters DO have to die, but it's not so much as an ending to the story as it is the basis for the beginning (just...rather, it's more in the middle of the story). What I'm working on currently, two characters I was going to kill off...well, they get to live. The character development for characters surrounding them is deeper with them alive, having to continue living. I think, in the past, people took "kill your darlings" too seriously and didn't think much about ways for characters to contribute to the plot in monumental ways without them dying.<br /><br />I'm definitely curious of the "what ifs" regarding character deaths, though.Izzy @ izzy.bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460164195224771667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-11197744834495950692018-07-29T03:56:31.582-04:002018-07-29T03:56:31.582-04:00With horror, the genre calls for killings. It'...With horror, the genre calls for killings. It's like, required. It's those deaths in a series that usually hurt the most, because of the attachment we develop over time. Though, three standalone deaths keep popping into my head as I write. What can I say, I grow attached quickly. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-48348855534771613162018-07-28T20:09:19.886-04:002018-07-28T20:09:19.886-04:00I read a lot of different genres so this is kind o...I read a lot of different genres so this is kind of complicated for me. If I am reading horror....then kill them all :) Any long running series that I have kept up with and really care about the characters...leave those characters alone. I do expect the occasional death but there are a few that have really stayed with me even when I expected them.Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-2882393440113641402018-07-28T17:10:05.573-04:002018-07-28T17:10:05.573-04:00Hmm, I kind of like that. It should be a rule - yo...Hmm, I kind of like that. It should be a rule - you can only kill the bad guy. Therein the problem lies - where the death serves no purpose. That is my pet peeve. In fact, I hate when they do it in movies and on TV shows too. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.com