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FeelsSoRight (original poster member #28377) posted at 11:27 AM on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
I was like that pre-shotstorm. When H and I were S' d, I coildnt get into books or even TV. It toom me at least 6 months after R to be able to enjoy reading again. And reading and reading passionately is so much of who I am, that it made me depressed.So happy I can read like that again.
Me - W - 48
Him - H - 47
Together since we were 14/15
Married 27 yrs in August (renewed our vows in 2011-H's idea!)
DD-23, DS-15
Separated for 7 mos & were 3 wks from divorce when we reconciled
Happily R for almost 4 years
rachelc ( member #30314) posted at 12:28 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
early Scarpetta only.... but what a flawly drawn character... love her!
solus sto ( member #30989) posted at 2:29 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Yes, definitely.
There have been a handful of books/book series I've read that have left really, really lasting impressions. Even years later, I have the same emotional response when thinking of the characters---whether I've re-read or not. Larry McMurtry and John Steinbeck are especially good at getting me really invested in the characters.
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veritas ( member #3525) posted at 2:50 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
For that reason alone, I have certain books that I keep around to read again and again.
The Tiger Prince and The Golden Barbarian by Iris Johansen; and her Wind Dancer series
The Awakening, The Velvet Promise, and The Duchess by Jude Devereaux
Season of the Sun and Earth Song by Catherine Coulter
Anything by Ken Follett. Well, mostly; I really didn't like the Pillars books, but the rest of them?
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stretch13 ( member #26894) posted at 9:17 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
absolutely. i try to slow down my voracious curiosity toward the end...so they won't go away. 
glad i'm not alone.
the stand by stephen king did that to me. i really liked some of the characters in that story. it was long and we grew attached.
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sudra ( member #30143) posted at 9:49 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
I still miss Harry Potter and company desperately.
That's really the only one.
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dameia ( member #36072) posted at 2:27 AM on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
I miss Harry Potter too!
My DD is also a huge Potter fan, so we still talk about it quite often. Like if we're stuck in traffic we'll talk about how nice it would be to apperate.
I actually made her a Hogwarts acceptance letter for her 11 b-day this year. 
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D-Day: 7/7/12
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Rebreather ( member #30817) posted at 2:56 AM on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Yes, I miss Mr. Darcy all the time.
And Scout. I have to reread that book every few years because I miss her.
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Him WH
2 ddays in '07
Rec'd.
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FeelsSoRight (original poster member #28377) posted at 4:02 AM on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Glad this thread lived on. I am usually the Queen of the Thread Killas...lol...also glad other people miss fictional characters too...means I am not nuts...or it means we're ALL nuts!
Me - W - 48
Him - H - 47
Together since we were 14/15
Married 27 yrs in August (renewed our vows in 2011-H's idea!)
DD-23, DS-15
Separated for 7 mos & were 3 wks from divorce when we reconciled
Happily R for almost 4 years
abbycadabby ( member #27428) posted at 7:32 PM on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Jamie and Claire from Outlander series.
Harry Potter characters.
Those are the two main ones I can think of right now. As an aside, why does Jamie Fraser have to be fictional?!
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