Did Ender's Game make you cry?
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Did Ender's Game make you cry?
Yes. Yes it did.
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I don't remember. I was going through puberty when I first read it, though, so I'll say "yes." Pretty much anything did.
SftD, however, I'm quite sure must have made me cry. But in a good, cleansing, non-histrionic way.
SftD, however, I'm quite sure must have made me cry. But in a good, cleansing, non-histrionic way.
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Well, it's entirely possible to cry at the end of non-sad books. I know I've been close to tears a couple of times for reasons unknown when I get to the end of really good ones, but there might have been other factors. However, Ender's Game? No. I think I was just hungry for more.
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I don't remember with Ender's Game, but I don't think so. It was 5am and I'd been reading since the evening before, so I think my dominant reaction was trembly exhaustion.
SftD may have made me cry, though.
SftD may have made me cry, though.
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The only book that has made me cry, in the last 10 years, is Marley and Me. Such a sad ending...T_T
Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
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The time that still gets me in Speaker is when Ender's leaving Trondheim and Valentine's all like "I don't hate you! I love you, and when you leave that's my heart ripped out and taken away!" or something like that. That kills me. Also in EG when Ender remembers she's beautiful. Or when Ender remembers his mom praying over him. I'm a real softy.
And in Ender's Shadow when Bean quotes the bible at the end, that bit about Absalom, and my sons and stuff? That gets me every time.
And in Ender's Shadow when Bean quotes the bible at the end, that bit about Absalom, and my sons and stuff? That gets me every time.
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SPOILER if you havent read Children of the Mind or Shadow of the Giant
While EG in itself did not make me cry, I must admit that two books in the Ender series, and a few other OSC books have made me cry in places. Children of the Mind, I cried when Ender died (yes im a pussy, i dont need fifteen messages following this one saying so) then at the end i cried when Miro marries Jane/Val and Peter marries Wang-Mu and they disappear. Then in Shadow of the Giant, I cried when I read the letter Bean writes for Petra at the end, and then I cried again when I realized that Peter said I love you in his own words prior to reading the letter to Petra. Keep in mind, when I get tired I get irrationally emotional, and I have stayed up through the night and most the day finishing OSC books on numerous occasions.
While EG in itself did not make me cry, I must admit that two books in the Ender series, and a few other OSC books have made me cry in places. Children of the Mind, I cried when Ender died (yes im a pussy, i dont need fifteen messages following this one saying so) then at the end i cried when Miro marries Jane/Val and Peter marries Wang-Mu and they disappear. Then in Shadow of the Giant, I cried when I read the letter Bean writes for Petra at the end, and then I cried again when I realized that Peter said I love you in his own words prior to reading the letter to Petra. Keep in mind, when I get tired I get irrationally emotional, and I have stayed up through the night and most the day finishing OSC books on numerous occasions.
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Pshh, nothing ta be ashamed of, it was sad. I don't think I cried when he died, but I must have during the funeral and Plikt's speaking. And that's not a single instant either; damn thing lasted a little while.Children of the Mind, I cried when Ender died (yes im a pussy, i dont need fifteen messages following this one saying so)
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Plus that's the beauty of the story. You get so attached to Ender, cos like they said, he's just good. And when someone you love dies, even if you could never really talk to them or anything, it sucks. And you cry.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
Same here, but out of anger i think. I always think "you f****** idiot", but then i get all teared up. Then my buddy sees me and says, "DUDE, are you crying?". I say, "HECK NO, im just alergic to your cat!". Then he says "i dont have a cat" and i say "Oh"The time that still gets me in Speaker is when Ender's leaving Trondheim
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I didn't cry over EG, but I just finished listening to the audio of SotG and I bawled like a baby when Petra read the letter.
And in Xenocide with the riot and the mother tree.
And in CotM when Ender died.
*sniffle*
I didn't cry over EG, but I just finished listening to the audio of SotG and I bawled like a baby when Petra read the letter.
And in Xenocide with the riot and the mother tree.
And in CotM when Ender died.
*sniffle*
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No idea. It's one of those random weird things. I laughed at the end of Titanic, but Ender's Game made me cry......Nope. Children of the Mind and the entire Shadow series did though.
What was sad about EG?
It does'nt make much sense.
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I'm a wimp... but I cried at the end of SotG, when Petra is reading Bean's letter, but I get all teary during the riot because I love animals.
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