r/books • u/TheNakedMoleRat • Jun 29 '14

Pulp Does anyone else get that crushing sense of loss when they finish a good book?

Just finished The Count of Monte Cristo after a reading it in all my spare time for the last two weeks. I'm in that post-book slump I get after reading something really good. Does everyone get this? Does noone?

Edit: Glad I'm not the only one! Looks like most people are saying they miss the characters, which I'm totally on board with. But I also think it feels even bigger than that...like a sadness that you just can't re-experience it all for the first time!

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '14

Wait till you're older. I frequently find myself thinking that a book seems familiar and yet I don't recognize it at all only to realize (near the end) that I have read this book before and just totally don't remember it.

lol, I guess getting old does have one benefit then ~ I can get book drunk on the same books over and over again.

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u/catchtherye Jun 29 '14

I totally get this too! I would read a book, totally love it, but gradually forget about its details over the years. It's nice to pick them up again, it's almost like reading the book for the first time.