Luanne Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 (or should I even have to ask) LOL Am I the only one who after finishing a good book that I really get into ... well, I miss the characters from that book and wish it could just go on and on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 This is exactly how I felt after reading Karen Kingsbury's Baxter family series. There were about 11 books I think. I felt like I really knew them. So, no it's not just you. I might be just me and you though.lol:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 (or should I even have to ask) LOL Am I the only one who after finishing a good book that I really get into ... well, I miss the characters from that book and wish it could just go on and on.... Happens to me regularly. After I read a certain book set in a time period prior to World War I, it was hard to yank myself back to the present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 This is exactly how I felt after reading Karen Kingsbury's Baxter family series. There were about 11 books I think. I felt like I really knew them. So, no it's not just you. I might be just me and you though.lol:D Oh gosh - that was certainly one of those series that had that effect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 This is exactly how I felt after reading Karen Kingsbury's Baxter family series. There were about 11 books I think. I felt like I really knew them. So, no it's not just you. I might be just me and you though.lol:D ... another series to get pulled into :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I sure hope that's not weird - that's the sign of a good book and a great story teller. Those are the rare few that when I get done, I immediately turn back to the first page and start all over again. I also think that's where Fan Fiction came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Do you ever pick up a slight accent from your reading? I am more careful now but my 12 yo self was not as aware and I am sure many adults smiled behind their hands at me. Yes!! I'm so glad to know that someone else does this too!! :001_smile: If I spend too much time reading Jane Austen, it's all I can do to keep some of the phrases from rolling off my tongue in a British accent. It happens with other books/authors too, if I get really engrossed or spend a long time reading a book or series. And yes to the OP, too. For me it doesn't always have to be a great book (as far as well-written)--just an intriguing, engrossing story with characters I care about and can identify with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 (or should I even have to ask) LOL Am I the only one who after finishing a good book that I really get into ... well, I miss the characters from that book and wish it could just go on and on.... Yes! Barbara Kingsolver does this to me. I keep asking myself, even months later, "I wonder how so-and-so is doing?" Then, I remember, "Agh! It was only a book!" I love that, and I hate it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I am the same way. I love to re-read my favorites just to visit the characters I miss. Of course, the mark of a great book is that you don't want it to end. I have always read books with my whole heart. One of my favorite childhood memories is crying with the main character at the end of a book and the teacher's aide at school pulling my dad aside when he came to get me to make sure that everything was okay with me at home. No one seemed to understand that it was just sad when the boy's kitty died. Nice to know I'm not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 DD and I both get this way about any great story: books, movies, TV. We are both currently a bit depressed over finishing series 4 of Doctor Who. I have a nephew who would not read the last chapter of a book or series because he didn't want it to end! (I could never handle not knowing how it ended but I understand his feelings!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Do you ever pick up a slight accent from your reading? A good Austen jag can leave me saying words like "shan't" for weeks! I do miss characters, too, especially if it's a series of books and I've spent a lot of time with 'em. Sometimes what I really miss is the setting -- the geography, the era -- I really do picture my own self there alongside the characters. Sometimes I have a bit of jet lag after "returning" to my own time and place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 A good Austen jag can leave me saying words like "shan't" for weeks! I do miss characters, too, especially if it's a series of books and I've spent a lot of time with 'em. Sometimes what I really miss is the setting -- the geography, the era -- I really do picture my own self there alongside the characters. Sometimes I have a bit of jet lag after "returning" to my own time and place. :lol: So true! I don't know about an accent but after reading "Emma" by Jane Austen, my friend and I constantly said jokingly to each other:"Please refrain from the intimacy of whispering." ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) Dh had been reading the Daughter/Mistress/Servant of the Empire trilogy over the course of a few months and when she broke up with the fella, I nearly cried myself sick! A good Austen jag can leave me saying words like "shan't" for weeks! Ha. I've been playing Jane Austen movies for the past few weeks for this specific purpose! :) Rosie Edited January 3, 2010 by Rosie_0801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpidarkomama Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Last night we finished reading the Guardians of Ga'hoole series (15 books!). We were terribly sad. Each character had its own voice, quotes were flying around the house constantly. We will really miss Soren and The Band. :( :( :( On to other things... sniff, sniff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I wrote a post just like this a few years ago. I feel exactly that way when I finish a good book! It's sort of bittersweet for me to finish a book that I loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 You are definitely NOT weird! My husband and I are both big readers and both often feel that way after reading something we love. Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Not weird. I've been like that since I was a kid. A good book is a wonderful escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 No, you are not weird. Dh and I are both that way. In fact, we both need a short break after finishing a book, before beginning a new one. It would almost be like cheating! LOL! Just wouldn't want to rebound with any ol' book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Not weird at all... I do this too! I think it's probably why I preferred series books as a kid-- ..Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Am I the only one who after finishing a good book that I really get into ... well, I miss the characters from that book and wish it could just go on and on.... I have always been like that. I find myself gravitating towards books that are in a series. That way I get a little more time with the characters that have come into my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I'm just as weird as you! I often think about the characters in the books that capture me long after the books are complete. I will also go back and re-read a book or series to "reconnect" with them. Books have always been essential to me, so it's easy for me to lose myself in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 No, I do that, too! Always have.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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