Obviously noooo don’t recommend books that do this because that’s a huge spoiler we just gotta find them on our own which kinda makes it even better because it’s so unexpected.
There’s not many books where the main character dies I’m trying really hard right now to think of how many books I’ve read where this has happened and I think it’s only like 2 I’m not quite sure.
I love it because usually the plot armor is so strong with the main character to the point where you don’t even believe their life is ever in any true danger. I mean the stakes can be so so high and it’ll be like well they’re gonna get out of this situation somehow idk how but they will they’re definitely not gonna get killed off they can’t because it’s the main character there’s no story without them. I mean maybe they’re gonna get seriously injured and some beloved side character is gonna die but definitely not the main character.
So when the main character dies?! Of course heart broken but also complete and utter shock which when you read a lot it takes a lot to shock you because you get used to the patterns of different genres and are like I can guess how this is gonna go I’ve read a book similar to this before because nothing is completely original everything is inspired but something else.
But very few books dare to go the route of killing of the main character because it’s an insane thing to do it’s putting a complete and final also sad ending to the book. There won’t be a sequel, the bad guys probably win, and all the side characters are sad. It’s a sh*t ending right? But I LOVE it!
If I were to ever write a book I’d definitely kill off the main character because no one would see it coming.
I don’t want this to become a popular thing in books because then it wouldn’t be so unexpected right like it’s better as a hidden gem but anyways here’s some silent appreciation for the books that kill off the main character.
by MooMooTheDummy