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#1 Aertheron

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 01:34 PM

Hi Guys,

I'm wondering who of you also cried when The Battle started.
First for me came tears of saddness because of losing so many Marines
Then came the tears of pride, because MY! Marines and Heavies did such a good job.

With the Battle obviously I mean:

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I'm a guy btw, and i'm not afraid to admit that the debt of character building Erikson achieves actually lets me have an emotional bond with the characters, and thats why I cried when so many of them died.

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 01:47 PM

Aertheron, on 17 July 2014 - 01:34 PM, said:

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Nope, not ever since Deadhouse Gates' The Fall broke me, I don't break no more.

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 01:51 PM

Only three moments in the series brought me to tears.

DG: The Fall of Aren

RG: Beak. Oh man, Beak.

TCG:

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 01:59 PM

QuickTidal, on 17 July 2014 - 01:51 PM, said:

Only three moments in the series brought me to tears.

DG: The Fall of Aren

RG: Beak. Oh man, Beak.

TCG:

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Pretty much this but need to add one more...

MoI with the line about the Bridgeburners - 'first in, last out, for the final time' or something like that, been a while since read the series now!

Totally killed me!

Tehol said:

'Yet my heart breaks for a naked hen.'

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 02:03 PM

champ, on 17 July 2014 - 01:59 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 17 July 2014 - 01:51 PM, said:

Only three moments in the series brought me to tears.

DG: The Fall of Aren

RG: Beak. Oh man, Beak.

TCG:

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You guys are totally right ofcourse, there have been those other 2 times that my heart broke.

The Fall at Aren, made my heart break.
Then Beak's noble sacrifice did it again.
And the moment I mentioned earlier.

I Just started TCG so I don't know about that yet, but i'm looking forward to another emotional roller coaster.

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 03:42 PM

Aertheron, on 17 July 2014 - 02:03 PM, said:

I Just started TCG so I don't know about that yet, but i'm looking forward to another emotional roller coaster.

I was emotionally drained after tCG, it was almost a relief when it was over!

Enjoy a superb book!

Tehol said:

'Yet my heart breaks for a naked hen.'

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 03:53 PM

I don't care what anyone says....

HAIL THE MARINES!

...broke me like a twig.

I had (manly, tabasco-infused-vodka-scented) tears of sheer 'i just READ THAT' .

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 04:12 PM

for me, it was The Fall and Itkovian acting as Shield Anvil for all the T'Lan Imass at Coral and them sinking to their feet in thanks and utter marvel at his sacrifice
But mostly

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Dammit, just the whole last massive scene in TCG now I thinking on it!

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 04:12 PM

A few Malazan books managed to break me. And not only on first read, either (these are bits where the water in my eyes makes the text blurry and my mom looks over in worry because I look like someone dear to me just died .... because they did)

-Deadhouse Gates - starting from when Duiker goes ahead with the refugees while Coltain stays behind and culminates with an arrow. After that, I was in a state of numbed shock for what followed.
-Memories of Ice - the siege of Coral, Whiskeyjack and Itkovian
-Reaper's Gale - Trull and Beak
-Toll the Hounds - Rake
-Dust of Dreams - HAIL THE MARINES!
-The Crippled God-

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 05:04 PM

Malazan is the only series reading which I have ever cried.

Unlike a lot of people above I didn't cry at the Fall, I dead get choked up their on the re-read too.

For me the saddest scene was the seige of Coral. Itkovian, Whiskeyjack, the Bridgeburner...... Korlat beneath Moon's Spawn.

On my re-read of the series I did find a lot of pathos in the end of HoC though.

Oddly enough in RG, I didn't cry when Beak died. I found it, his sacrifice that is strangely beautiful.

TtH was heart-wrenching, but the magnitude of the events was kind of numbing. I nearly broke down when i understood the scope of Rake's sacrifice though. It was so awe-inspiring in scope.

In DoD, the final battle scene kind of numbed me as well, mistly because of the speed with which all the stuff happened.

Following spoilers are spoilers if you have not finished TCG yet.

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 06:08 PM

Aertheron - please do not read the spoilers, you will ruin great parts of tCG...

Abyss, on 17 July 2014 - 03:53 PM, said:

I don't care what anyone says....

HAIL THE MARINES!

...broke me like a twig.

I had (manly, tabasco-infused-vodka-scented) tears of sheer 'i just READ THAT' .

Connected to that...

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Tehol said:

'Yet my heart breaks for a naked hen.'

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 06:17 PM

Oh, boy. So many scenes after Itkovian's resignation, after the fall of Capustan. Especially the part with the council, and he switches helms with a marine. That whole conversation with Brood . . . Damn
.As said above, the sacrifice of Rake, the death of the newborn god of Kadaspala. Also, every part from Beak's POV was just heartwrenching.
Stragely enough, neither the Fall nor Whiskeyjack's death really touched me, though.

Forge of Darkness spoilah (well, not really, but I'm being circumspect anyway)

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 07:29 PM

The only human death I cried at was Tavos Pond. I can't tell you how much I related to him!

But I cried when Karsa beat up that innocent shark.

And I cried when Shurq got her ootooloo because it was like man, finally a character who totally understands my philosophy on life!

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

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Posted 18 July 2014 - 03:35 PM

man, so many emotional moments in these books.
I have read a lot of fantasy books, especially Epic fantasy, but they don't give me the emotional response like SE does.

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Posted 18 July 2014 - 06:12 PM

Aertheron, on 18 July 2014 - 03:35 PM, said:

man, so many emotional moments in these books.
I have read a lot of fantasy books, especially Epic fantasy, but they don't give me the emotional response like SE does.

Agreed, but i'd point at Matt Stover as one who comes close

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Posted 19 July 2014 - 05:37 AM

Abyss, on 18 July 2014 - 06:12 PM, said:

Aertheron, on 18 July 2014 - 03:35 PM, said:

man, so many emotional moments in these books.
I have read a lot of fantasy books, especially Epic fantasy, but they don't give me the emotional response like SE does.

Agreed, but i'd point at Matt Stover as one who comes close

Thank you Sir, I haven't read any books from him yet, so i'll put that on my to read list.