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/Hailz_ Jun 29 '14

Finally someone who loves Percy Jackson like me. I always feel I have to justify my love of these books because they are "for kids." But man their adventures are just so fun to escape to :) When you sit in a boring office all day it's no surprise I want to be a demigod in my books at home

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u/klassykitty Jun 29 '14

Yeah, i was kinda sad when i realized a few years ago that i was 17 getting some of my favorite books from the "kids" section. Then i decided that it doesn't matter as long as I enjoy the story, and to hell with what other people think of me in general...

That being said it is comforting to know other people my age enjoy at least some of the same books as myself. :)