I have to give the man credit, though, this is some serious Game of Thrones tricky death stuff right here.
Sam survives his stint at Castle Black, travels beyond the wall, a fight with a white walker, his father (who disliked him so much that he admitted he would rather kill Sam then have him inherit his fortune), the big war with the walkers and Cersei to come, and then the poor guy is crushed by his beloved books.
If John Bradley wasn’t telling the absolute truth when he said he’d come up with the most tragic way for Sam to bite the dust, then no one who has ever lived has told the truth.