Today we are talking about something that I feel rather strongly about. If you are an avid reader like myself, you've probably cried at a book at some point. You've probably laughed and cried tears of happiness and pain. It's all part of the experience.
Personally, I judge the book I read by how strongly I care for the characters and how emotionally connected to the book I am. Countless times it's been 1 am and I've been sobbing over the end of my book. Usually over a character's death or a tragic incident. Sometimes I don't even know why I'm crying, I just love the book that much.
(Hidden Harry Potter quote there for good luck)
What really grates on my nerves is when you are reading a book in public and you start tearing up, and someone comes up to you with a worried expression. That part itself is not annoying, in fact it's very sweet. What's annoying is when you explain you're crying over the book and they say something like "Don't worry, it didn't actually happen," or, "It's just a book".
I don't care if you didn't experience the emotional trauma I am going through at the hands of a novel; but it matters to me. I don't care if to you I am crying over some words on a page. It is so much more than that. It happened to me so I have every right to cry about it. The best feeling though is finding someone who understands this, and will hold you as you bawl about the death of your favourite character.
So to those of you who cry over books all the time, you're not the only one. I do it too. And I think it makes up part of who I am. Let me know what you think about crying over books in the comments r on twitter.
Happy reading!
Au revoir for now,
Emile x
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