Poll #32: The End of a Series

[Andy]

What's your usual reaction whenever you finish a series of books, comics, TV episodes, etc.?

Poll idea by Shadow :squirrel:

[Lykaios]

Happy because I know what happens but not happy because it's over.

[Carraka]

I picked other, because it really depends on how series end.

But I can tell you that before the last book, I begin freaking out about whether it will be "good" enough. I was so relieved that Harry Potter's last book was good enough that I cried. o.O

[Imelda]

Omg, me too!

[sXe_Jinxeh]

I'm pretty much in the same boat as Car, exactly so.

Except...the seventh book was good until the last chapter. The very last chapter. It made me shake my head in disgust.

[Lykaios]

I thought there was too much camping in the seventh Harry Potter, and all my favourite characters died except Luna . . . :(

[Zombified]

After a series of books I normally am happy that the conclusion was reached and am usually satisfied with myself for having read the whole series.

Most of the time the series I read usually leave a mark on me. They inspire me to go write, to make my own stories up. They are very motivational.

[Majyk]

Usually when I'm about to finish a series, or am on the last book, I'm really excited, and can't wait until the end. But when I finally read the last page, it's almost a let-down because it's over.

[Starry]

I picked sad, but really, more often than not, I'm irritated because it was an awful ending. xP Of course, that probably has something to do with the fact that most series (the plural of series should NOT be series!) I read are too complex and have too many subplots to really be able to end well.

[Nyx]

It really depends, like Carr said, on how the series ends.

[Shaun]

If I really love the series, I'm sad. I really loved reading Harry Potter, and when it ended, I was sad. The same can be said for other series I have read from start to finish. Crappy series usually don't get finished for me.

[Imelda]

Is it only me who *always* cries? HP, The Old Kingdom, His Dark Materials, Black Magician, Forestwife, that one by Marianne Curley that I don't know what it's called ... I think I cried at Sally Lockhart as well. Narnia! I cried so much at that. :(

[Nyx]

Is it only me who *always* cries? HP, The Old Kingdom, His Dark Materials, Black Magician, Forestwife, that one by Marianne Curley that I don't know what it's called ... I think I cried at Sally Lockhart as well. Narnia! I cried so much at that. :(

You ....cried...at...Narnia?! :huh:

I cried for all HP books. I even cried at the beginning of deathly hollows for Madeye. I cried while reading His Dark Materials as well..[WILL!!!</3] , I'm almost sure I cried for Sally Lockhart too. ^^

[Imelda]

Yeah I cried at Narnia! Rips my heart out every time they have to go home! I dunno, it just strikes a chord in my for some reason. Time travel type stuff always does ... I once cried at Goosebumps book that had time travel in it. XD

[Nyx]

I once cried at Goosebumps book that had time travel in it. XD

I believe that's something only you can do:P

[Carraka]

I haven't even cried for GRRM, and I love those characters to death.

Or somewhere close to death -- otherwise I guess I would cry.

EDIT: Please don't read the below spoiler in Imelda's post if you plan on reading GRRM. She ruins two enormous plot points, and I would actually cry if they were ruined for you.

Because I cried when I ruined a plot point for Imelda. Literally.

[Imelda]

You didn't cry when Ned died? Or Catelyn?! Not even a little tiny tear? :O

[Carraka]

No ...

You spelled the second name wrong.

And I don't understand why I didn't cry either ...

[Imelda]

I knew something didn't look right about that ...

[Tsuki]

I'm a little torn. In books I'm generally happy, but it really depends. I never want Harry Potter to end.
However, I know that Twilight and Death Note can't last forever, so I'm sad because I want it to go on, but no that it can't.

meh, I'm just weird like that.

[SweeneyLovesLovett]

Sad b/c now I have to find the next page turner.

[DreamChaser]

I checked thoughtful, because when I read I get really into my books and when it finally ends it takes a while before my mind gets the memo that its over....so I usually spend a good hour or so going over the story in my head.

But you guys are right....it really does matter how good the sieries is. I did read one seiries where the end was so good...but they killed my fave character on like the very last page so I was sobbing my eyes out for the next hour that I would normally think for.

[ElephntFalingOffClif]

I get very sad when I finish a good book/series because while I was reading it, it was like meeting all the people and becoming their friend and when I finish it I lose all of those friends and I know there are more books but it makes me wonder if I'll ever find as good of "friends" as them again.

[appleofmyeye]

It depends.

Harry Potter- Happy because the seventh was perfect to me.

Twilight- ...can I pick skull bashing, horribly angry?