of mice and men, bridge to terabithia, the book thief, 11.22.63, where the red fern grows, flowers for algeron, the tearjerker trio by Khaled Husseini, never let me go, The Green Mile, Cujo to mention a few
HousouTobi on
a little life by hanya yanagihara
asnbeautytrip on
night – elie wiesel
optigon on
The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry. It’s a book about the last days of an old man. It’s not so much about how hard specific circumstances are and more just about how our bodies turn against us as we age and how unfixable the past is. Really a beautiful, but sad, book.
moviedweller on
Flowers for Algernon is one of the most beautiful books out there. It will make you cry.
Of Mice and Men is my second pick.
Jaraall on
My grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry by Fredrik Backman.
moods- on
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
But you’ll cry mostly because love and life is so beautiful
readitting1998 on
White nights made me tear a bit , cause there are some relatable parts and I always cry if something felt relatable
WiggleeFeet on
Lots of good recommendations already. Adding…
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
Less Than by AD Long
scarparanger on
Flowers for Algernon.
verr998 on
So this is love – a twisted tale of Cinderella.
Gosh, I read it a couple of times, and I still cry reading it. Idk, maybe somehow I kinda relate to it although I haven’t found my Prince Charming yet.
LookAtMeeee_Dragon on
Where the red fern grows, I read it when I was in school and I had to leave on multiple occasions just so I wouldn’t bawl my eyes out in my silent reading class
justagirlfromtexas on
I just finished Before Us by Jewel E Ann. Cried a lot in parts of it.
_sonataxx on
The Poppy War series.
InstructionOk9520 on
That’s what the news is for. I read books to escape from bawling my eyes out.
Missbhavin58 on
Of mice and men by John Steinbeck
Ania_Lost-Library on
A thousand boy kisses and a little life where the only books that made me cry
Impossible_Assist460 on
A Fine Balance & Sarah’s Key
mila-star on
I always say The Book Thief! I watched the movie as a child, and it was the first movie I ever cried during. Then I read the book when I was older and sobbed for half an hour after finishing it.
LawnDartTag on
Multivariable calculus
New_Date_3069 on
At Agnes’s stand by Thomas Eidson and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell both made me cry
No_Smoke6194 on
Daughters of witching hill.
Sou-gzm on
I always recommend Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune for anything emotional; it covers topics like death, grief, depression, anxiety while also being amazingly magical with the world building. And it’s got LGBT rep! I was sobbing both times I’ve read it.
Omgitsaubs on
Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas.
narwhalesterel on
When Breath Becomes Air
doriangraiy on
Atonement
eppsilon24 on
I haven’t read a lot of sad books, but the saddest I can think of is The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
PlaneAd8605 on
Definitely A Little Life, as I saw another commenter mention. The Bluest Eye also made me cry, as did Of Mice and Men. Oh and can’t forget The Book Thief— definitely that one too. I haven’t personally read Night by Elie Wiesel yet, but I strongly suspect it’ll make me cry (my mom said it made her bawl and we tend to cry over the same books lol)
Daphne_Spence on
Love story by Erich Segal
You are gonna cry every time you read it…
FuppingGrasshole on
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, The Heart’s Invisible Furies and A History of Loneliness both by John Boyne, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 🥲
Responsible_Pear1277 on
A dogs purpose tore me up
GooberGlitter on
Ways to live forever about a boy with cancer completing his bucket list.
It’s kind of a kids book (i got it out of the scholastics book order in middle school) but it doesn’t read like a kids book. It’s told from a child POV so the sentences are short like how a kid might speak, but the story is beautiful
Relative_Pop6724 on
A Little Life
mswickley on
The end of The Poisonwood Bible made me weep. Probably my favorite book of all time.
EmSpracks79 on
The Time Travelers Wife, Audrey Niffenegger.
My Sisters Keeper or Nineteen minutes by Jodi Piccoult.
Stay True- Hua Hsu
All my Rage- Sabaa Tahir
outdoingurmom on
a child called it
Derivative47 on
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple just destroyed me.
Flying_Haggis on
– Beasts of No Nation by Uziduma Iweala
– A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
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of mice and men, bridge to terabithia, the book thief, 11.22.63, where the red fern grows, flowers for algeron, the tearjerker trio by Khaled Husseini, never let me go, The Green Mile, Cujo to mention a few
a little life by hanya yanagihara
night – elie wiesel
The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry. It’s a book about the last days of an old man. It’s not so much about how hard specific circumstances are and more just about how our bodies turn against us as we age and how unfixable the past is. Really a beautiful, but sad, book.
Flowers for Algernon is one of the most beautiful books out there. It will make you cry.
Of Mice and Men is my second pick.
My grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry by Fredrik Backman.
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
But you’ll cry mostly because love and life is so beautiful
White nights made me tear a bit , cause there are some relatable parts and I always cry if something felt relatable
Lots of good recommendations already. Adding…
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
Less Than by AD Long
Flowers for Algernon.
So this is love – a twisted tale of Cinderella.
Gosh, I read it a couple of times, and I still cry reading it. Idk, maybe somehow I kinda relate to it although I haven’t found my Prince Charming yet.
Where the red fern grows, I read it when I was in school and I had to leave on multiple occasions just so I wouldn’t bawl my eyes out in my silent reading class
I just finished Before Us by Jewel E Ann. Cried a lot in parts of it.
The Poppy War series.
That’s what the news is for. I read books to escape from bawling my eyes out.
Of mice and men by John Steinbeck
A thousand boy kisses and a little life where the only books that made me cry
A Fine Balance & Sarah’s Key
I always say The Book Thief! I watched the movie as a child, and it was the first movie I ever cried during. Then I read the book when I was older and sobbed for half an hour after finishing it.
Multivariable calculus
At Agnes’s stand by Thomas Eidson and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell both made me cry
Daughters of witching hill.
I always recommend Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune for anything emotional; it covers topics like death, grief, depression, anxiety while also being amazingly magical with the world building. And it’s got LGBT rep! I was sobbing both times I’ve read it.
Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas.
When Breath Becomes Air
Atonement
I haven’t read a lot of sad books, but the saddest I can think of is The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Definitely A Little Life, as I saw another commenter mention. The Bluest Eye also made me cry, as did Of Mice and Men. Oh and can’t forget The Book Thief— definitely that one too. I haven’t personally read Night by Elie Wiesel yet, but I strongly suspect it’ll make me cry (my mom said it made her bawl and we tend to cry over the same books lol)
Love story by Erich Segal
You are gonna cry every time you read it…
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, The Heart’s Invisible Furies and A History of Loneliness both by John Boyne, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 🥲
A dogs purpose tore me up
Ways to live forever about a boy with cancer completing his bucket list.
It’s kind of a kids book (i got it out of the scholastics book order in middle school) but it doesn’t read like a kids book. It’s told from a child POV so the sentences are short like how a kid might speak, but the story is beautiful
A Little Life
The end of The Poisonwood Bible made me weep. Probably my favorite book of all time.
The Time Travelers Wife, Audrey Niffenegger.
My Sisters Keeper or Nineteen minutes by Jodi Piccoult.
Stay True- Hua Hsu
All my Rage- Sabaa Tahir
a child called it
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple just destroyed me.
– Beasts of No Nation by Uziduma Iweala
– A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
It ends with us!
The art of racing in the rain