not-the-meep t1_ixw5bku wrote on November 26, 2022 at 9:07 PM

Reply to Did Bridge to Terabithia emotionally scar anyone else as much as it emotionally scarred me? by Getofffmycloud

Honestly by the time I read the book, (Never went to see the movie) I had already read Old Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows. Those two books honestly had more of an impact on me at the time then Bridge to Terabithia did

not-the-meep t1_ixw4vq5 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Did Bridge to Terabithia emotionally scar anyone else as much as it emotionally scarred me? by Getofffmycloud

Did the same thing around 5th-8th grade (not sure when exactly) and had a similar reaction. Though honestly more disappointed than saddened as I had seen the trailer for the movie, but I never went to see it and I had already read several stories like Where the Red Fern Grows and Old Yeller. As a result, I went into the book expecting the sort of straight forward adventure novel that the trailers had promised but was emotionally well prepared for when the did end up tragedy occurring. Honestly no that I'm older I do feel the sadness of the tragedy, but when I read it I was more frustrated that they never actually went on any Narnia style adventures.