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Old 10-28-2009, 09:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
Sharmai
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Books that made you (almost) cry...

And books that evoked other major emotions within you...

I know this isn't something us macho men are supposed to be able to do but I have to say I enjoy books that draw me in so deeply that when something major happens in love or disaster I can genuinely feel something.

For example I recently read David Weber's Honor Harrington series and there are a number of times when I felt something this strong.

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Such as when Honor comes back home from planet hell and greets with Mack. Or how her personal guard are absolutely and completely devoted to her throughout.

This series has a ton of emotion evoking moments.


Another one I think was the Black Company but I am not 100% sure
.. If I have the wrong book I am sure someone will remember this scene and point out the correct book.
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A general was taking his people and soldiers across a mass amount of terrain to escape from the rebels that arose behind them and are chasing them down. The engineers are constantly being asked to do more and more and the people are having to make more and more sacrifices along the way.

I can't remember exactly what it was called but it was the something "train"



Discworld - Rincewind
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When he threw the boomerang intending to not get involved any anything else at all and then the book ended. I think I laughed for a go 15 minutes.



The black magician
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As the story progress and she goes from full on hatred to cooperation...


World War Z

... Yea I could probably just quote the whole book here....

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