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Getofffmycloud OP t1_ixtqqup wrote

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

I don’t even know what I would have been like had I read the book before I saw the movie. I was an avid reader and books surely hit closer to home than movies. This was probably one of those instances where the universe knew I wouldn’t be strong enough to read it in a book

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Getofffmycloud OP t1_ixtqm2r wrote

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

I can only imagine the peace that writing the book brought to her. I always think about expression in the form of art. And for it to produce such a hauntingly beautiful story is so bittersweet. It was a very hard thing to go through as a child. I’m sure I didn’t quite understand the impact it had on me in the moment but as the years go by whenever the story is mentioned I get some spooky chills as I recall the moment I realized she was gone and then I start to think about how much I relate to Jesse in the following days after it happened. It’s a lot of emotions going through me.

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