lakevalerie t1_jdzthyt wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:10 PM

When I was maybe 12 I read all the Little House on the Prairie books and had a complete meltdown when I finished

Meetvirginiaslims t1_je0r3hf wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:11 PM

OMG SAME!!!!

robotatomica t1_je1x9kk wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:33 PM

I found an old journal from when I was 10 and every few entries I go TO PIECES bc I finished a book that I really loved. Like, mourning it like a lost loved one, hand-copying the whole last several pages, vowing to cherish the boom forever, and just absolutely despondent lol.

I do still get that feeling in the pit of my stomach and chest when I finish a great book or movie - sometimes it makes me hold off finishing a tv series.

anachronic t1_je2httq wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:51 PM

I felt that way after I finished Game Of Thrones, and also the Otherland series by Tad Williams.

After you get sucked into thousands of pages of immersive storyline, it's hard when it's over :(

CptPope t1_je3ovpz wrote on March 29, 2023 at 4:32 AM

But we still have two books to go in ASOIAF (assuming George ever finishes it)

anachronic t1_je71sxl wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:39 PM

Don't you even start with that... LOL :)

SeaAnything8 t1_je8lpf0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:08 AM

My first book hangover was from The Series of Unfortunate Events. I didn’t want it to end.