The saddest part of TAS

[Missilvertongue]

I was between Pan and Lyra and Lyra and Will... they were definetely the saddest parts. It was absolutely heartbreaking to read through Lyra's suffering in the land of the dead, which were a whole lot of tearjerking chapters, but Lyra and Will's goodbyes do it for me everytime!

[ArG]

I think MC's and LA's deathes were the saddest.

[Anouk2007]

^Still need to get over that part..

But I found all of the things mentioned there very sad. You're starting to love all the characters in the end. And then they die,

[ArG]

That is so very true. WHY PHILIP PULLMAN? WHY?

[Anouk2007]

The books wouldn't have been as good if everyone would've survived though

[ArG]

True, it would have been more tragic if Will died though, just a thought

[Anouk2007]

Oh that's actually a good idea

Would be lots easier to accept for me *evil thoughts*

[ArG]

Same here! haha! geez we have a lot in common

[Anouk2007]

Besides team edward/jacob..

[ArG]

Aww yes indeed:) I have that difference with many of my 'real life' friends as well

[owlimetea]

lyra and will seperating... i don't think i could even manage to do that. that takes like insane bravery.

[professor_a]

Why does PP have to write such sad endings to the books? End of book 1: Roger killed by Lord Asriel. End of book 2: Lee Scoresby and John Parry killed. End of book 3: Will and Lyra separate forever. WHAT DOES HE HAVE AGAINST HAPPY ENDINGS?

[Anouk2007]

^must say its interesting to read books every now and then that dont have a happy ending even though i may not agree with what happens in it

[crazynutjob]

I vote for the first option. The ending affected me more than any book ever has.

while it's not a book the ending of Rurouni kenshin (Tsuiokuhen Samurai X Trust and betrayal) is far sadder.

[ArG]

Books with happy endings are usually boring. Honestly all the deathes etc. did not faze me, except MCs. I have no idea why. I found the whole thing with Lyra and Will more annoying then anything. Maybe it's because I can't relate, or maybe I'm just jealous

[dannyyyy]

The only death that bothered me was Lee Scoresby. He rocked!

[ArG]

You must have liked Once upon a time in the north then

[dannyyyy]

Yep.
By the way, what's Die Agentin?

[ArG]

It's German for "the agent" (female)

[coulterfan692]

i voted for MC. Idk that death made me cry so much Nothing else really did. I mean other parts are sad but werent enough to make me cry or anything like that

[Alicea]

I thought that Lyra and Pan separating was the most sad and dramatic part for me because I remember the scene as the boat was drifting away from the shore where Pan was just sitting there with his eyes round in sorrow and pain. I don't usually cry while reading books, but this sort of made my eyes tear up.