tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post5350589710595810379..comments2024-02-01T00:22:20.198-08:00Comments on Through My Eyes: A Case for Sad BooksTabitha Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-42607026408527357432010-09-08T01:18:40.194-07:002010-09-08T01:18:40.194-07:00I can't think of anything new to why we need s...I can't think of anything new to why we need sad books... I just like them.. oh wait! They are good for clearing the eye ducts! ;)<br />Beautiful post -- as always<br />Lyn<br /><a href="http://lyndaryoung.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">W.I.P. It: A Writer's Journey</a>Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-84450049593742392672010-09-07T23:04:09.967-07:002010-09-07T23:04:09.967-07:00We need sad books because when our grandma's d...We need sad books because when our grandma's die, there will be someone who gets it, even nine months later, when I turn to a picture of myself in her backyard, wearing her cream and gold square dance one, the one she used to pin together in the back so it would fit (I was only 8 years old at the time), I know it's OK to cry. Still. Rivers.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-43514929615330995782010-09-07T21:09:00.052-07:002010-09-07T21:09:00.052-07:00We need sad books so our eyes can take in and rele...We need sad books so our eyes can take in and release the tears held in our hearts.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-2072696635029382462010-09-07T15:51:30.756-07:002010-09-07T15:51:30.756-07:00Lovely post -- I couldn't agree more. I've...Lovely post -- I couldn't agree more. I've had an idea for a "sad" book sitting in my head for a while, but I haven't really given myself permission to write it. I thought it was just too sad. Your post might be just what I needed to hear!Sarah Wyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576639307836794270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-41420795087996487792010-09-07T09:29:58.835-07:002010-09-07T09:29:58.835-07:00Mmmmm. Love this. Not enough can be made of Quenti...Mmmmm. Love this. Not enough can be made of Quentin Blake's illustrations, too. I love the need for candles as well. So often we bury sadness in the dark. <br /><br />I think we need more sad books because happy can't be fully felt without a complete acceptance of sad.<br /><br />Thanks, Tab, for this thoughtful post.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-18380990839114821112010-09-07T09:08:33.013-07:002010-09-07T09:08:33.013-07:00We need sad books because the soul is not a clown&...We need sad books because the soul is not a clown's face, always happy, but the essence of who we are and all the emotions.<br /><br />Tab, I'm finally getting back into the routine after too much going on...missed your writing. Gonna have to scroll back and feast on your posts!Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-82806209642748892052010-09-07T08:53:43.962-07:002010-09-07T08:53:43.962-07:00Tabitha, thank you, thank you, this is just what I...Tabitha, thank you, thank you, this is just what I needed; you are such a visionary.<br /><br />We need sad books because sometimes the stars have been crushed and there is nothing else to thaw ice-ridges. And because day is day, but night is very seldom simply night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-24939556369628587222010-09-07T07:13:18.096-07:002010-09-07T07:13:18.096-07:00I actually love sad books. Most of my stories have...I actually love sad books. Most of my stories have large portions of sadness in them. It's a part of life. We all hurt at times, we all feel alone and sad and despondent. Sad books remind us that we're not alone, that it's not just us suffering. When we find others who have been there, who understand, we feel a tiny bit of hope that we, too, will make it out, back into the light.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-39841072851366563372010-09-07T05:23:01.982-07:002010-09-07T05:23:01.982-07:00I agree about sad books. As long as they end with...I agree about sad books. As long as they end with those candles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-63233529666255081992010-09-07T04:30:15.327-07:002010-09-07T04:30:15.327-07:00Thank you for sharing on this topic and having thi...Thank you for sharing on this topic and having this idea TB. Blessings to you.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-18931820589892945882010-09-07T02:21:53.044-07:002010-09-07T02:21:53.044-07:00Yet another beautiful post. We need sad books to r...Yet another beautiful post. We need sad books to remind us that we are emotional beings with needs and wants living in a world that often forgets. And if you're never sad, you don't appreciate what it feels like to be happy.Alison Pearce Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955543150406880055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-76538091905810080212010-09-07T01:56:12.883-07:002010-09-07T01:56:12.883-07:00What a wonderful post! We need sad books to make u...What a wonderful post! We need sad books to make us realize the value of what we have been blessed with. It makes us grateful for what we have and have taken for granted.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-52296384970517738432010-09-07T01:44:56.185-07:002010-09-07T01:44:56.185-07:00yes! because being sad is ok. when everyone says t...yes! because being sad is ok. when everyone says to cheer up... sometimes its ok to sit in sad for a bid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-64393791284078944912010-09-07T01:36:03.173-07:002010-09-07T01:36:03.173-07:00I agree with all these. Thanks for entering guys a...I agree with all these. Thanks for entering guys and gals.Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-33554820884635591282010-09-06T22:40:28.844-07:002010-09-06T22:40:28.844-07:00I don't think I'm saying anything fresh he...I don't think I'm saying anything fresh here so you don't have to enter me, but I think this is another lovely post. We need sad books because sadness is real; everyone feels it sometimes. Just knowing someone else has gone through something similar (whatever the topic), and seeing how they moved past it--or didn't--can help us pick up the pieces and carry on.Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-13101260956082368902010-09-06T22:04:28.466-07:002010-09-06T22:04:28.466-07:00Can't think of any special reason, but I like ...Can't think of any special reason, but I like sad books, sad movies, and sad songs--especially when they are poignant or bittersweet. If I didn't have a nice dose of sadness now and then, I might become wackily happy and people would think I was really weird. Can't go around being happy all the time.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-45307315816562848722010-09-06T20:19:19.469-07:002010-09-06T20:19:19.469-07:00I agree Liza, sad books help you express your emot...I agree Liza, sad books help you express your emotions, memories and pain through someone else's journey. It feels safer and less devastating than to relive your own 'back story'. Especially after a lifetime of honing and perfecting the skills of memory suppression, denial and the compartmentalising the various chapters of our lives. xxMrs Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093319405641822351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-45626490762214281372010-09-06T18:11:52.880-07:002010-09-06T18:11:52.880-07:00Sometimes sad books offer a release to a place whe...Sometimes sad books offer a release to a place where our own aches and agonies exist. They offer companionship in a tear and a sob. Then they encourage you to heave a deep breath before climbing back up to the place you spend every day, stepping forward and moving on, in spite of sadness that lurks, almost always.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-60960603781338794322010-09-06T16:18:16.290-07:002010-09-06T16:18:16.290-07:00Hi Tabitha. Thanks for joining me at TLS Poems, an...Hi Tabitha. Thanks for joining me at TLS Poems, and for the introduction to your blog.Mairihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329522168121977658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-24943948837058229202010-09-06T15:13:46.983-07:002010-09-06T15:13:46.983-07:00We need sad books so we can say, "Oh, yes. O...We need sad books so we can say, "Oh, yes. Other people are sad sometimes too. It's an okay feeling to have."Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-66101750802892119612010-09-06T14:14:59.292-07:002010-09-06T14:14:59.292-07:00Sad books are a bit like sad films... they present...Sad books are a bit like sad films... they present reality and you see it through your own eyes and experience... so my tears can be more than yours or vicevera... but we all have something in common> this inner connection, which makes a book be sad, whatever...<br /><br />Great post!<br />I'd been missing you ;)Dulçe ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/14958592985938279356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-4060911285604589832010-09-06T13:36:19.625-07:002010-09-06T13:36:19.625-07:00I love sad books... those books where I finish the...I love sad books... those books where I finish the last page and I've been blubbering for hours and hours.Erin MacPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665098986271579372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-37102561944775610002010-09-06T11:28:10.479-07:002010-09-06T11:28:10.479-07:00Oooh, I love this post to pieces. My book doesn...Oooh, I love this post to pieces. My book doesn't end Happily Ever After, because I don't think life is reflective of this. Life simply moves on, and sometimes it's sad. That's why we need sad books.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-50641326509043938562010-09-06T10:55:22.816-07:002010-09-06T10:55:22.816-07:00Great post! Yes we all need sad. Otherwise how w...Great post! Yes we all need sad. Otherwise how would we know or appreciate happy.<br /><br />There is an award over at Inkpots n' Quills for you. Pop over and collect it. Have a wonderful and happy Monday. :)Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-56423306714128724082010-09-06T08:48:21.621-07:002010-09-06T08:48:21.621-07:00Oh..I really want to say something wonderful here,...Oh..I really want to say something wonderful here, but who can say it better than what you have above? Really beautiful thoughts.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.com