Have you ever been so invested in a story you cried? (twist) (rant)

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I just read a manwha that halfway had me lay down, stare up the ceiling and couldn't stop tears from falling with how overwhelmed I was. I agree it was quite dramatic. I don't cry easily and only few times do stories push me to tears, sometimes it's not about how compelling the the plot is but something very simple. However this was truly the first time I cried bcs of how.... SHIT THE STORY WENT TOO. (Upcoming crash out).

UGHHHH. I HAVE NEVER REGRETTED PROCRASTINATING THIS MUCH.

Now it's quite easy drooping a shitty story when you can't do it anymore but imagine if it was so good from the start, you're wholly invested and beaming with joy with every page and then boom! Author turns everything into a shitshow and you're screaming 'NO. NO. OH GOSH, FUCK NO. AUTHOR PLEASE—' gritting your teeth to bulldoze through the whole thing only for it to truly be PEAK... SHIT.

Can I really not have a memory wipe?

Now yes i might be acting a bit over dramatic but you were warned that this is a rant. And honestly I'm sure some people wouldn't mind were the story lead to, I did see people praising it on reddit as 'psychological' and 'deep' or whatever. But to me, author cooked something delicious in the beginning and then burnt down the whole fucking kitchen ?.

Anyway for anyone more curious about the extent of my rage, here's my review written out of spite. I tried to be as amicable as I can especially to the author as I am one myself. There are spoilers btw and the story's name is 'I tamed my ex husband's mad dog'
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Have you ever been so invested in something you cried?



Yes. I cried bcs of HOW SHIT THIS STORY WENT TO! WTF AUTHOR CAN'T EVEN HIDE THAT NOW THEY'RE JUST THROWING USELESS PLOTS AND HOPES IT STICKS.



<spoiler>Firstly the revenge on the crown prince was soooo fucking unsatisfactory, bcs wtf do you mean he died peacefully from being poisoned and the only thing we got was the corpse?! Who gives a shit! The empress and crown princess suffered even more than bro, like wtf was author thinking with this shitty resolution?! Why did crown princess suffer more??? No reasonably it doesn't make any effing sense, the crown prince was the culprit of this shit show. Gosh I'm so pissed I can't even curtail my language</spoiler>



<spoiler>And then the whole 'why didn't you tell me about deitrich plot' came up and it became so fucking obvious author either stopped giving a shit halfway or wrote the rest of the story with half a brain bcs what?! The drama, the whole nonsense that happened was so painful I stopped halfway and cried. It had so much potential and I was really really rooting for them only for the author TO FUCK EVERYTHING UP! UGHHH THIS IS SO MADDENING</spoiler>



<spoiler> Story should have ended after that 'bring my son back' BS argument that basically solidified that my favorite couple was gone and blown to ashes. I wouldn't even mind a tragedy where they separated forever but no. Let's keep dragging to steaming pile of shit plot for no reason except to pull off the 'lovers reunite plot'. FL character went shit. ML was just... I couldn't even care about him anymore bcs FL became so fucking frustrating! Something that'd have been resolved so easily if she had simply stop acting like a brainless soap opera character! Damn, even soap operas don't get this stupidly dramatic



<spoiler> She knew ML was messed up. She understood that this was a heavily traumatized man who's probably screwed up every witch way, she knew just how much he loved her and despite not being obliged to accept his love the least she could fucking do after all the things he'd done for her was to reconcile with him and leave if she wanted to. Instead she just kept hurting both of them and their kid for no fucking reason but—✨drama✨</spoiler>



<spoiler> She became a fucking idiot. ML well at least he was consistent with being a bit off up there. And the whole plot became a glorified version of 'hey author maybe you should have let this stay in your head for fucking ever'. A fucking glorified mess </spoiler>



In conclusion fuck the story, fuck me for procrastinating on my studies to read this BS when I had better options (who knew it'd turn out so stupid). And author respectfully, never cook AGAIN.


Well that's the end of my mania episode. Sorry for the bother but I just had to let it out so the increasing negativity that pile up will float away naturally. I'm going to go wash my memory with bleach now. Bye.

And check out my novel if you're interested in BL


 
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Hans.Trondheim

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This part from Class de 2 Banme ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta

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I'm a 35-year old, working man, but can't keep the tears coz I can relate to the MC's struggle with his broken family. Mine's just broke down last year, I mean, my parents, after believing everything's fine for years.

Didn't help that we are pretty close-knit, too. So, up till now I'm devastated.
 

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I always want to cry when a perfectly cute couple suddenly gets degraded into a harem. Happens more often than I want to believe; Both characters are fully fleshed out, they have great chemistry, the story doesn't need other main characters since the motivations for the main couple are layered enough, and then bam! A cliché collection of tropes somehow gorges their way through common sense and good story writing, and drags everything down with them...
 

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Don't think I actually cried, but this was back around '83, so I might have and just forgotten, when John Byrne began the trend that would continue to mar Alpha Flight for the rest of its somehow 130 issue run, by completely destroying one of my favorite characters (Marina), after killing off one I was just starting to like (Vindicator/Guardian I) and before he started REALLY messing with the team.
 

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Yes, I cried while reading a story. No, I have never cried because a story turned to shit. Also wrong subforum. Press report under your post, and ask it to be moved to Reader General.
How do I do that. Thank you for the correction ?
 

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I never thought I was a bitch until I read the manga "My Girl" by Yumeka Sumomo (She goes by a fuckton of pen names, so you might recognize her style). It's a single dad slice of life drama, kinda like Usagi Drop, but without the... Usagi-Drop-ness :blob_unamused:

Had me crying like a newborn infant with a healthy respiratory system by the 2nd chapter, and it had me in that state for like, 7 straight chapters after that. And just when I thought I was getting into the groove of the story, that it was getting a bit lighter, it would hit me with another emotional rear naked choke.

Definitely recommended for anyone who just needs to shed some water weight.
 

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Yes I've been invested into stories that I've cried many times. The ones I can remember that really digs into me is


  • manhwa Navillera: Like a Butterfly
This one gives me a bitter sweet cry for me. The story is about an old man who dreamed of wanting to be a ballerino, however now he is old and has a family to look after, it's a very good read has lots of ups and downs on the emotional spectrum. I can't help myself but just cheer for the guy to achieve his dream on this, I don't want to spoil this one so I'll just leave this much about it.

  • manhwa Horizon
If I had to describe this one then I'd say it's brutal.... It'll make you cry, it'll make you sick, it'll make you scared and it'll make you hopeful it only has 21 chapters but that manhwa still made me cry, it's very intense with it's post apocalypse so you'll have to see some pretty messed up stuff, if your gonna read it I'd recommend you read all of it so you don't get a bad taste in your mouth though.
 

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Try watching AOT (Attack On Titan) Spoiler alert don't get attached to anyone... I didn't cry but I was a bit upset several times cause the writer was killing off all of the characters!
 

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I just read a manwha that halfway had me lay down, stare up the ceiling and couldn't stop tears from falling with how overwhelmed I was. I agree it was quite dramatic. I don't cry easily and only few times do stories push me to tears, sometimes it's not about how compelling the the plot is but something very simple. However this was truly the first time I cried bcs of how.... SHIT THE STORY WENT TOO. (Upcoming crash out).

UGHHHH. I HAVE NEVER REGRETTED PROCRASTINATING THIS MUCH.

Now it's quite easy drooping a shitty story when you can't do it anymore but imagine if it was so good from the start, you're wholly invested and beaming with joy with every page and then boom! Author turns everything into a shitshow and you're screaming 'NO. NO. OH GOSH, FUCK NO. AUTHOR PLEASE—' gritting your teeth to bulldoze through the whole thing only for it to truly be PEAK... SHIT.

Can I really not have a memory wipe?

Now yes i might be acting a bit over dramatic but you were warned that this is a rant. And honestly I'm sure some people wouldn't mind were the story lead to, I did see people praising it on reddit as 'psychological' and 'deep' or whatever. But to me, author cooked something delicious in the beginning and then burnt down the whole fucking kitchen ?.

Anyway for anyone more curious about the extent of my rage, here's my review written out of spite. I tried to be as amicable as I can especially to the author as I am one myself. There are spoilers btw and the story's name is 'I tamed my ex husband's mad dog'
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Have you ever been so invested in something you cried?



Yes. I cried bcs of HOW SHIT THIS STORY WENT TO! WTF AUTHOR CAN'T EVEN HIDE THAT NOW THEY'RE JUST THROWING USELESS PLOTS AND HOPES IT STICKS.



<spoiler>Firstly the revenge on the crown prince was soooo fucking unsatisfactory, bcs wtf do you mean he died peacefully from being poisoned and the only thing we got was the corpse?! Who gives a shit! The empress and crown princess suffered even more than bro, like wtf was author thinking with this shitty resolution?! Why did crown princess suffer more??? No reasonably it doesn't make any effing sense, the crown prince was the culprit of this shit show. Gosh I'm so pissed I can't even curtail my language</spoiler>



<spoiler>And then the whole 'why didn't you tell me about deitrich plot' came up and it became so fucking obvious author either stopped giving a shit halfway or wrote the rest of the story with half a brain bcs what?! The drama, the whole nonsense that happened was so painful I stopped halfway and cried. It had so much potential and I was really really rooting for them only for the author TO FUCK EVERYTHING UP! UGHHH THIS IS SO MADDENING</spoiler>



<spoiler> Story should have ended after that 'bring my son back' BS argument that basically solidified that my favorite couple was gone and blown to ashes. I wouldn't even mind a tragedy where they separated forever but no. Let's keep dragging to steaming pile of shit plot for no reason except to pull off the 'lovers reunite plot'. FL character went shit. ML was just... I couldn't even care about him anymore bcs FL became so fucking frustrating! Something that'd have been resolved so easily if she had simply stop acting like a brainless soap opera character! Damn, even soap operas don't get this stupidly dramatic



<spoiler> She knew ML was messed up. She understood that this was a heavily traumatized man who's probably screwed up every witch way, she knew just how much he loved her and despite not being obliged to accept his love the least she could fucking do after all the things he'd done for her was to reconcile with him and leave if she wanted to. Instead she just kept hurting both of them and their kid for no fucking reason but—✨drama✨</spoiler>



<spoiler> She became a fucking idiot. ML well at least he was consistent with being a bit off up there. And the whole plot became a glorified version of 'hey author maybe you should have let this stay in your head for fucking ever'. A fucking glorified mess </spoiler>



In conclusion fuck the story, fuck me for procrastinating on my studies to read this BS when I had better options (who knew it'd turn out so stupid). And author respectfully, never cook AGAIN.


Well that's the end of my mania episode. Sorry for the bother but I just had to let it out so the increasing negativity that pile up will float away naturally. I'm going to go wash my memory with bleach now. Bye.

And check out my novel if you're interested in BL


I would like to think that everyone has read something that has moved them in such a way that makes them cry - even a little.
I have and often. I am a huge sucker for a lovely romantic scene. If the writer can bring the setting, internal feels and set it up right? I am a crybaby.
Now, I don't know that I have been angry enough to cry over a book, but I could see it happening if I were in your position.
I mean as it is there are some books that - I agree, go WAY WAY off the rails and you are left wondering
"What the hell did I just read?" - Then go flipping back to make sure you aren't dreaming, just to find out that apparently the author did in fact change the direction.
Those are the cases I just forget the book and move on. I don't even attempt to understand what other people are thinking.

Personally, I think its healthy to cry and blubber. We wouldn't be alive and human otherwise.
(Now waiting for the 'are they human' jokes to come barreling through.)
 

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I've read probably 2 stories that moved me to tears. The first was Tuesdays With Morrie, and the second was A Child Called 'It'. The first made me cry because the whole time you're reading, you have a vague idea of what's going to happen. But over the course of reading the book, you feel like Morrie becomes YOUR best friend, teacher, mentor. But then at the end... You're still not quite prepared.

The second made me cry due to child abuse, so... Trigger warning if you ever decide to check it out. Like... MASSIVE trigger warning. and knowing that it's a memoir makes it that much worse.

and just as a side note, I've cried twice also while writing. Both times were after killing a character that I was dearly fond of. I honestly don't give two thoughts as to who my audience likes. I tend to kill off MY favorite character when someone needs to die.
 

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There are some books I can only read with some drink on hand. The reason could either be that they are too trivial to endure otherwise or, as was the case with "Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny, to give just one example, require more emotional range than my maraca of a dry numbskull can provide. A bottle allows me to strike different notes and even create a simple melody of emotion.
And I can honestly say that I cannot recall ever weeping over a book - over a letter, yes, but not a book.
 

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Never while reading.

For sad stories, I brace in advance so I don't cry. In fact, I like watching the MC suffer.

If the sad part comes out of nowhere like in your one(?), I'm more annoyed than crying. I usually just leave without a word.
 
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