Turning the Last Page

"You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend."

 Paul Sweeney

The first book that comes to mind for me is The Return of the King.  I was in late elementary school or early Junior High when I read the Lord of the Rings for the first time.  When Sam Gamgee sat in his chair and drew little Elanor onto his lap I felt bereft of, well, something.  I didn't really know what, but I knew I didn't want to leave that world.  Turns out I really didn't need to and I never really have.

What book have you read that made you feel this way?

Comments

[jen]

Black Beauty

[Shanna]

The Namesake!

[ellen b]

The Return of the King for me too. When I closed the book I sat and cried for a while...

[Pam]

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

[Dorothy]

Jane Eyre and Little Women