Topic: Meloncholy Books

Meloncholy Books

Tagged: and crummy books, bad, sad

This topic has 8 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 17 years, 8 months ago by Pip.

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June 17, 2008 at 3:41 am #40165

Pip
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We got off-topic during the City of Ember thing, so here’s a place to fume or cry over sad, bad or dreadfully befuddling books…just don’t bawl on the keyboard!

June 17, 2008 at 5:25 pm #42469

Alyosha
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Haha. very inventive summary.

Sad books I like:

Les Miserables

Lord of the Flies

A Tale of Two Cities

Lord of the Rings (if that counts)

The Last Battle

That is all.

(Actually I’m sure there are more)

June 17, 2008 at 8:21 pm #42470

Pip
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Yeah, The Last Battle was a tear-jerker; I only read the first 50 or so pages of Les Miserables, but was apalled at the tragic movie adaptation.

June 28, 2008 at 12:16 am #42471

Pip
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Pip here again; The Red Badge of Courage was prettty sad, so was Great Expectations in some parts.

June 28, 2008 at 4:56 pm #42472

Rebekah
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“Where the Red Fern Grows” was really, really sad.

June 29, 2008 at 1:08 am #42473

Pip
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Ooh, yeah! I read that one in a day. The Summer of the Monkeys got my dad crying for the beauty of it; so did Mama’s Bank Account, come to think of it! Loverly books.

June 30, 2008 at 5:18 pm #42474

Rebekah
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I’ve read both of those! Mama’s Bank Account was great.

July 1, 2008 at 2:12 am #42475

Pip
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Great! We can sob together. What are some parts that really stood out for you in those books, R.?

August 18, 2008 at 12:56 am #42476

Pip
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Pip here again; since this thread is also for venting about cheesy books, I was under the impression that I was getting the real, classic version of Ben-Hur from PBS.com…well, the other day there was a tiny book that came, and I wondered furiously as I opened it because all the books I am expecting are novels. And guess what it was? “Ben-Hur: a Modern Adaption”.

*que the screaming and stomping and general pandemonium*

Needless to say, I marched upstairs and posted that dinky little papercover right back into the system.
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