[Ivanhoe]

'aginor'


Can't explain why but Tavore's speech put a lump in my throat. Something about speeches before battles where it may be your last stand gets me. In "Return of The King", Aragon's speech before the gates of Mordor was like that for me.


I too was taken by Tavore's words, and contrasted them to Shakespear's Henry V troops address before meeting the French at Agincourt.


"And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by from this day until the ending of the world but we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother, Be he ne'er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition, and gentlemen in England now abed shall think themselves acursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whilst any speaks, that fought with us upon St. Crispin's day!"

An exact opposite, telling them their only witnessess would be the men stood beside them, and they their 'witness'. In its way a more emotionally stirring speech, (for the reader) telling them they are about to die and none will know how or why.

I admit to tears welling reading this book, to all else in the world held in pause whilst I emptied myself of the loss I felt, the love I briefly shared from the love I witnessed.

[Furoan]

For me? Beak's scene just before he dies. It was obvious he was going to die of course, and the recollection of his home life was bad but just beak's death as he protected the marines and the captain was really really heart breaking. I still sometimes get a bit teary eyees when I think about it.

[Azathmaster]

I have reread TCG once, but have reread the last 200 pages about 5 times. From teh adjuncts, speech, to the spire battle, to the elan girls realization about stormy and gesler, I am choked up for hours after. when I finished it the first time, I stared at the cieling thinking, "how could they all be dead"
After reading this, I thought that from tavores speech to the end of the battles, the song Uprising by Muse would be a great soundtrack if it was a movie

[Tempest]

Not inherently a tear jerking moment, but this one hit me, because T'lan Imass bits always do:

‘We shall fight for you,’ Onos T’oolan said, and then he was silent, confused at seeing the effect of his
words on these two men. ‘Have I distressed you?’
Gesler shook his head. ‘No, you greatly relieve us, First Sword. It is not that. It’s just ...’ and he shook
his head. ‘Now it’s my turn to ask. Why?’
‘If by our sacrifice – yours and mine,’ said Onos T’oolan, ‘the pain of one life can be ended; if, by our
deaths, this one can be guided home ... we will judge this a worthy cause.’
‘This Crippled God – he is a stranger to us all.’
‘It is enough that in the place he calls home, he is no stranger.’

But my top five teary moments:

1. Gesler saving Bent, and then Bent at his side. So classic a theme, but still so powerful.

2. The Andii paying their respects to Yedan and the Shake, and the Shake not even noticing because of their sorrow.

3. Gruntle falling to Kilava, and Kilava's anger at Trake.

4. Whiskeyjack & Korlat at the end.

5. Silchas Ruin and Tulas Shorn standing together
[dunno why this one, but it really just made me admire Ruin that much]

[Tempest]

Kanubis, on 27 August 2011 - 11:46 AM, said:

No mention of Karsa cradling Munug while he died yet? That set me off...

Okay, and sorry to double-post, but totes forgot about this one. Yeah, that short scene was MASSIVE. "Tongiht, I will be his Knight."
Yet again, Erikson thrusts home is powerful contrast of barbarism and "civilization."

[Steelriver]

I work in a childrens home for abused and neglected children i wave to say. Beaks story and then the toys thing broke my heart about how real those storys are in my own world.

[Torrent of the Awl]

To me, SE is a master of the emotionally crippling line, uttered with impeccable timing and coming from out of nowhere like a slap in the face. Here are two examples:

1. Lots of posts already about the children of the Snake but the moment that got me was when Fiddler gives his precious water to the mummified lips of poor dead Held, and Badelle just says "This father, Rutt, is a good father."

and since I am a mushy father of young kids,

2. Harlo finds his mother at the conclusion of TtH and Stonny turns her head away, but "Harlo will have none of that. 'No! I've come home. That's what this is, its me coming home.'"
To me that line - followed by the conclusion of that scene when Stonny finally looked Harlo in the eyes "and that pretty much did it" - well it pretty much did it to me.

And by far my favorite sentimental line is when Antsy shoves a dead cat into the welcoming arms of the undead Jaghut Tyrant Raest who says "I shall call it Tufty."

Maybe someone should start a thread based on SE's best zingers, one liners, and deadpan humorous punchlines. it would make a loong list.

Steelriver, on 21 November 2011 - 08:27 PM, said:

I work in a childrens home for abused and neglected children i wave to say. Beaks story and then the toys thing broke my heart about how real those storys are in my own world.

[Hochopepa]

I cried like a baby boy when Cutter finally reunites with Apsalar after so much time and suffering. The whole sequence is so beautifully written. Understanding how nervous Cutter is, but still determined to walk over to her and take the final step.
Excuse me for having a streak towards the romantic, happy endings, but this scene just exploded into my heart...

At first I thought I might've just broke down crying because of the whole ending...
Read that sequence only, two days after, teared up again... Thank you Steven, for making me capable of emotion.

[fish321]

Yall have covered most of the scenes that really got to me but the one character that I haven't seen talked about is Korabas. I know there really wasnt much to her but just thinking about what she was going through damn near broke my heart. Always alone, basically hated by all others of her kind and poisonous to everything and yet she wants to do something good sooo badly. She is given what she hopes may be the one opportunity in what is a very long life to help the world and to do so she has to fight and claw every second. I hope to see her again at some point in a future novel given some kind of reprieve

[wullagaru]

Bauchelain the Evil, on 26 August 2011 - 06:32 PM, said:

The toys scene. OMG,the toys scene. I couldn't even stand the Snake in DoD, but that scene reduced me to a sobbing wreck. It was just so...poignant

this was easily teh saddest moment in the whole damn thing

[Ralde]

After the whole bit where Icarium didn't remember Mappo, and then while he was walking away with Ublala and looked back on his barrow and said, 'Friend, I have remembered something." Had to put the book down for a good ten minutes after that part.

[Banquet]

One that got me was when Kalam said to Minala "Tell me again about the Edur with the spear". Reading that was like opening an old wound.

[BlackMoranthofDoom]

The one that hit me the most was Gesler and Stormy's death, because they were amongst my favorite Bonehunters.

[haysdm]

One that you guys haven't mentioned for me was the barrow scene with whiskeyjacks old squad and korlat. Them ready to murder her just because she lost a little faith after he died.

[Deadsmell]

Hmm I felt a lump in my throat reading about Korabas. A dragon just freed, which seemed so innocent especially when admiring the beauty around her then the pain of knowing that she will destroy it. And earning freedom for a short time after being imprisoned for years, only to go back to imprisonment.. ahhh

[Lister of Smeg]

Ralde, on 16 January 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

After the whole bit where Icarium didn't remember Mappo, and then while he was walking away with Ublala and looked back on his barrow and said, 'Friend, I have remembered something." Had to put the book down for a good ten minutes after that part.

This one was a real tear-jerker for me. As was the scene when Fid finds the Snake and their reactions to him. Damn, I love Fid.

Torrent's death. He may have been a relatively minor character, but I was rooting for him. And then, at the end, he gets to kill Olar Ethil just before he himself dies. I hope Toc tells Tool what role Torrent played in keeping his kids safe so they can honour him.

[jasec]

I never cried during the books. great moments but no tears.


I really really liked Corrab and when he died in this blaze of glory, it was sad. I wish he had survived.


Not really 1 scene, but the fact that Gesler and Stormy amazed the K'chain chemalle with their constant bickering and ability to lead them to victory and how that awed and humbled the Kchain chemalle. which lead them to be so proud of their destriant.



I just really liked the twist of the K'chain Chemalle. all throughout the books, I got the impression that they were not necessarily evil, but not a "nice" species. But I love how they were just trying to survive in the world.

[jasec]

I also loved it when Draconus offered Ublala his hand and Ublala just cried and bearhugged him instead. And how Draconus said we will probably see each other again.

[Fredwin]

What got me was what happened with Lostara Yil during the last battle when Lostara Yil, Henar Vyrgul, Guthan Rudd and the Adjunct were making their last stand. At one point she was severely wounded and all she could do was watch her love, Henar fight multiple enemies to the death. The only power she had left was to just beg and plead for him not to die. I thought that was a pretty emotional passage.

[gandrin]

Not so much a tear jerker, but some "spine chillers":


That incredible scene outside Kharkanas when the Tiste Andii show up to relieve the Shake against the Tiste Liosan and get whipped into an utter shield bashing frenzy (at first I was like "what's he doing smacking that shield"...then I was riveted) with the "this time it's OUR fight!" speech. Holy cow!! Better than the Shakespeare, better than Aragorn. Unbelievable--especially because nobody knew what he was going to say.

The fury I felt as Coltaine was strung up and they were shooing the crows away. (I miss Coltaine)

When all the T'Lan Imass turned to look at Itkovian - in the middle of a battle! - as he spread his arms to them. All those years, and given the chance to finally be relieved not a single one could wait an instant longer to finish the battle.

I still cannot think about Trull getting killed



And I echo some that have already been mentioned: Tavore finally breaking through in Ganoes arms - she had been holding it in for years. Karsa cradling the old man (bet none of you saw that coming). And the two that literally made me close the book and walk in silence for 5 minutes-- the toys and "Friend, I have remembered something".

And I don't think Gesler and Stormy can stay dead. They were closer to Ascendancy than Itkovian, and did just as much if not more.

This post has been edited by gandrin: 18 April 2012 - 08:08 PM