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 Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:30 pm
If a character dies and it furthers the plot it's okay, unless they are the only character I like.
What I dislike is the habit of some authors to randomly kill off a main character at the end just about the time you are feeling good about the supposed happy ending.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:57 am
Denial at first if I liked the character, then acceptance. "To love your character, you must kill it to end everything... Or to make an intresting plotpoint on what will happen later." xd
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:17 am
George R. R. Martin loves doing that. When I started reading A Song of Ice and Fire I had no idea about this habit of his and was pretty amazed when two major characters died witin the half of the first book. Sometimes he builds a character for twenty chapters just to kill him off in three sentences. But he does it with such mastery that it's fully okay so and bad fate hits both friends and foes alike so I have to say the high frequency of deaths doesn't bother me at all. Sometimes the death of the main character makes a book all the more memorable. Fiyun Denial at first if I liked the character, then acceptance. "To love your character, you must kill it to end everything... Or to make an intresting plotpoint on what will happen later." xd That's the reason Harry Potter won't survive the next book xd
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:10 am
mercurya George R. R. Martin loves doing that. When I started reading A Song of Ice and Fire I had no idea about this habit of his and was pretty amazed when two major characters died witin the half of the first book. Sometimes he builds a character for twenty chapters just to kill him off in three sentences. But he does it with such mastery that it's fully okay so and bad fate hits both friends and foes alike so I have to say the high frequency of deaths doesn't bother me at all. Sometimes the death of the main character makes a book all the more memorable. Fiyun Denial at first if I liked the character, then acceptance. "To love your character, you must kill it to end everything... Or to make an intresting plotpoint on what will happen later." xd That's the reason Harry Potter won't survive the next book xd Ack! xd He must survive, otherwise that guy has a great risk of becoming a martyre a la "Misery", written by Stephen King. burning_eyes
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:31 pm
No, I am NOT okay with the loss. If they're just killing everybody off... It makes me mad! I mean, it's just not right.
WHY, DUMBLEDORE! WHYYYY! gonk
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:23 am
Dr.Speth In alot of books I read I have noticed that the author will just kill off some of the main characters and it really irks me. Do you have the same feelings or are you ok with the loss? if i like the character then I cry like a little baby.. if not well... I smile and be happy all day rofl 4laugh
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:27 am
Well, you have to think of what serves the story, really. If a main character is just randomly killed off, and it really serves no storytelling purpose, then I find that to be a bit irksome. However, when it's for the story, such as some sort of sacrifice made on the main character's part, or used as a nudge towards another principal character, then while emotionally invested and upset i shall be, it makes sense as to why it was written that way.
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:49 pm
I think its the authors choice... If you think about it... Sometimes killing that main character only makes the other characters more resolved to get the task done... It gives the story a sense of realism... I am a writer myself
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