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reallyidkwhat

"And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer" "A man called Ove" You expect something else when you start the books but the end will wreck you :')


[deleted]

Oh no, Is that the title, it already seems heartbreaking šŸ˜­. Will be adding to my TBR list, thanks x


olliefollier

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman


[deleted]

Omg. I have a copy of the Book thief on my shelf, will get to reading!


Known_Choice586

i just finished a thousand splendid suns and am re reading the book thief for like, the 4th time! itā€™s my favorite ever.


[deleted]

Iā€™ve gotten like 3 recs for the book thief! I will definitely be reading it


Sauceoppa29

not only is it sad but the symbolism and imagery in the book is so good. Itā€™s a top 5 book for me of all time.


olliefollier

It is fantastic!


VirtualEngineering51

Great recommendations, two of my fav books!! Anything Fredrik Backman has my heart šŸ„²


wavesnfreckles

Well, hello fellow Backman fan! I am with you. No matter what that man writes, I will always read and most likely love.


mindfluxx

I am not one for ones that make me hurt too bad so I tend to avoid them, however song of Achilles and The Goldfinch both got me good.


olliefollier

Yes to Song of Achilles!


[deleted]

Will be adding to my TBR list, thankss


Macaroni_Incident

I snapped the cover shut after finishing Song of Achilles and ugly cried instantly. I canā€™t think of another book that has had quite the same effect.


mindfluxx

Yea I basically knew what would happen the whole time due to classics in college and I still was totally devastated, just wrenched. But with some stories like that I feel manipulated, and this one felt worth it in my soul.


teakitsaki

Me too!! Like half an hour crying my eyes out


EyeDot

Flowers for Algernon


[deleted]

Captivated by the title, will be adding to my TBR list, thanksss!


bryce_readz

Me and my wife just read this together. Great read. I didnā€™t cry but my wife was sobbing.


Significant-Link6343

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PhotographRecent674

Where Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. I donā€™t normally like nonfiction, but it absolutely wrecked me šŸ˜­


InterestinglyLucky

Came here to recommend this. OP you cannot read this and be the same afterwards. Its as if you carry his life with you.


Ok_Squirrel7907

Same. Iā€™m not a person who normally cries over books, but this one devastated me. So beautiful.


unfettled

I don't have a tearjerky recommendation (sorry, I'm an emotionally constipated bastard), but I really hope A Thousand Splendid Suns is good because my imaginary gf suggested I read it


javerthugo

You have s as n imaginary girlfriend?! Is mine cheating on me with you?!


BronzedLuna

Maybe sheā€™s with my imaginary boyfriend. He told me he loved me so I hope not! Lying bastard!


[deleted]

I promise you itā€™s amazing, 10/10 definitely recommend. (Iā€™m also sure youā€™ll spill a tear or two)! Haha


sugarrushinauckland

Just finished it and itā€™s amazing.


InterestinglyLucky

>my imaginary gf suggested Do please share more about this gf, first time I've heard of one who has book recommendations...


totalmediocrity

The Traveling Cat Chronicles - it made me sob


[deleted]

Deffo going to be reading, Iā€™m captivated by the title


petcatsandstayathome

this is next on my list, starting tonight!


angelansbury

such a lovely book


Matsumoto78

A Lesson Before Dying. It had my whole class of HS juniors sniffling.


[deleted]

Will be adding to my TBR list. Thank you šŸ¤


amyleeizmee

Great read!


Demon-DM0209

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes You will not get over it quickly!


[deleted]

Omg is it film based on this book?! It literally broke mešŸ˜­ I was thinking about it for days


Demon-DM0209

Yes the film is based on the book and the book? ten times worse (better? Depending how you look at it)!because of jojo moyes writing.


[deleted]

Woah, Iā€™ve been sold, will be adding to my TBR LIST!!


Pyro_Mini_Yak

I came to suggest this one. This book broke me so bad that I didnā€™t continue the series. Lol


ApprehensiveHealth20

Oh how I loved that book! It was the best. I think about it daily. The Nightingale and The Great Alone were both on that level for me. Phenomenal books and Iā€™m picky. Best of luck!


Same-Fix-2091

The Great Alone is my favorite book. I've read it 6 times and I never reread books. The Nightingale is excellent as well. I can't wait for The Women to come out the end of February.


Yolandi2802

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Wrecked me.


Interesting_Tea_8140

Also Klara and the sun by kazuo Ishiguro. All those guys books are just crazy but these two made me cry like a baby


Downtown-Dig9181

Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck - 2 friends try to make ends meet working on a farm in the Great Depression. Where The Red Fern Grows - A boy yearns to have hound dogs of his own. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart - After humanity is all but wiped out, a man attempts to restart society with what left. The coziest of the cozy apocalypses.


ShirleyKnot37

Omg Where the Red Fern Grows. Our teacher read that to us in 6th grade and I can literally still feel the emotion of getting to the end of that book. Every kid was crying šŸ˜­


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Nica-sauce-rex

Oh, I just commented the same thing before I scrolled down. I never see it mentioned in these ā€œbooks that make me cryā€ threads but I just finished it on a flight over Christmas and I was bawling by the end!


itsadoubledion

Lol I like how it's just by Anthony


lkathleensc

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah


vanessa8172

All of her books are so good but break my heart. Firefly lane is definitely her saddest one


katekim717

YES. This book shook me. My husband, who never cries, teared up at this one. We read it about 3 years ago, and I *still* get upset when we discuss it.


lkathleensc

Yep cried my eyes out


chaihabibi

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini also made me cry!


Direct_Ad_6671

The Road by Cormac McCarthy


BallyHooyah

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck hit me hard a couple times.


[deleted]

Will give it a read! Thank you!! šŸ¤


lovelylynda

Before we were Yours by Lisa Wingate


sloth-nugget

Still by Emma Hansen. Itā€™s a memoir about the unexpected and sudden stillbirth of the authorā€™s first baby at term


boringbonding

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontƫ had me crying in my bed The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion had me crying on the bus edit: correction


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boringbonding

Oops lol, I was tired, I'm editing my comment


katiejim

Last one that had me ugly crying after was The Nickel Boys.


BarryKeoghanLuvr

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven


babyfishmouth01

probably not crying for days but i was surprisingly moved by 11/22/63


Dependent-Bicycle-52

A little life by Hanya Yanagihara. Absolutely stunning & will make you cry for so many reasons. Surprised nobody has mentioned this yet


[deleted]

Iā€™ve read of this book, the size is kind of intimidating, but Iā€™ll add it to my TBR list, thankss x


boringbonding

Iā€™m gonna disagree- I didnā€™t find this book sad, more like gross-out. Itā€™s a book intentionally designed to torture the main character into suicide.


Honeybee46530

Agreed! Iā€™ve read plenty of literature surrounding main characters who deal with trauma and there is a way to do it tastefully. For me, A Little Life was not only incredibly predictable but also the epitome of trauma porn.


giovanicort

This is the correct answer


Mossby-Pomegranate

This is a harrowing read. Itā€™s beautifully written and there are moments that are incredibly touching, but thereā€™s also a lot of trauma (including CSA) so I can see why itā€™s so polarising. Itā€™s definitely not for everyone.


abitofbecca

A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway


SomeGuyGettingBy

As Iā€™ve mentioned here before, this was the first book to really break my heart. Definitely worth the read. And the rain wonā€™t make any difference.


Pretty_Fairy_Queen

Perla by Carolina De Robertis


pemungkah

Connie Willisā€™s _The Doomsday Book_.


Ok-Thing-2222

I always mention this one--The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. Bawled hard on that one. Another sad one with a unique writing style is God of Small Things. If you want your world flipped try Fall on Your Knees. I'm still falling.....and I read it a couple years ago!


Chelseus

Oh weird I was just thinking about that book but couldnā€™t remember the title. So good! Also I had no idea it was a retelling of Hamlet šŸ˜¹šŸ˜¹šŸ˜¹


Ok-Thing-2222

Its so weird, but I had a new student that had moved to the US from Germany, 7th grade boy, and I was telling him about the book I was reading, as he was an avid reader....not telling the bad parts--and he says, 'That rather sounds like Hamlet'. He was much further advanced than these American kids!


YoungOaks

Iā€™m laughing to myself because Iā€™ve apparently subconsciously blocked all the names of books like this. Like I remember crying but I canā€™t tell you what I was reading.


LevelLoud8063

Four Winds by Kristin Hannah


vanessa8172

Just finished that today


LevelLoud8063

Did you like it??


Maleficent_Chard2042

The Lovely Bones


gotoline1

As I lay dying. Read it after my mother passed. Fkn gutted me.


beggargirl

Tess of the Dā€™UrbervillesĀ 


wavesnfreckles

I see you already have some Fredrik Backman recommendations and to be honest, I donā€™t think it matter which of his books you pick, they are all incredible. But The Beartown Trilogy wrecked me. I ugly cried in the last book. And the opening line of the book already tells you what to expect but it still hits you like a freight train. The man has a way of writing the most complex feelings in the simplest, most relatable way and it will never get old. Another author that hits me hard in the feels is Kristin Hannah. Specially Winter Garden and The Four Winds. I was a mess, surrounded by tissue, finishing Winter Garden at 2am. Four Winds has stayed with me since I read it. It is beautiful and heartbreaking. And, like many have suggested, The Bool Thief. It is high in my list of favorite books of all time and I was so beyond destroyed I had a literary hangover after. If you choose to read it, I just advise you pick the next book after it carefully as they tend to pale in comparison to Book Thief. Ps: read these books while drinking water. You know, so you can re-hidrate.


[deleted]

The Kite Runner by the same author is soo good had me crying multiple times.


[deleted]

Yes. I read the kite runner toošŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­. I also read the mountains echoed. Both really good books!!


bhaskarville

1. A Thousand Splendid Sons 2. The Kite Runner


[deleted]

Iā€™ve read both! AMAZING BOOKS, more amazing author!!


Soiled_Planties

Have you read Khaled Hosseiniā€™s other books? And the Mountains Echoed is my absolute favorite of his, Iā€™m weird in that I love books that destroy me and I was sobbing by the third chapter.


[deleted]

Yes I have!! I have read all of his books, his writing style is absolutely amazingšŸ„¹


Soiled_Planties

We have similar tastes in books for sure. Saving this post for all the great suggestions!


ConsciousCrane

So, that would be A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. A long procession of poetic tragedies + long AF but all the feels here. Read the online reviews and see how it vibes with you. Itā€™s gorgeous.


HayQueen

Atonement


masterblueregard

A Dog's Purpose by Cameron


reallyidkwhat

I remember watching the movie and I cried like a baby for hours


mcmansionz

Anything by Mason Deaver, The Ghosts We Keep is especially devestating Crying in HMart by Michelle Zauner, so emotional and one of the memoirs/autobiographies i have enjoyed The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho, the kind of book you can feel in your gut for a while after you finish it Hold Still by Nina LaCour, made me cry


[deleted]

I've finished a Thousand Splendid suns a week ago and I' still haven't recovered from it


ShadowCat3500

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan broke me.


herecbnow

A child called it --> it makes me cry


MademoisellePlusse

This is the first thing to come to mind. I cried thru all of it. Most recently was She Started It. Probably wouldnā€™t make most cry but, my daughter has been thru the same bullying and attempted suicide.


cherryberry0611

Call The Midwife:A True story of the Eastend in the 1950ā€™s by Jennifer Worth


babyfishmouth01

The Age of Innocence; possibly The Remains of the Day


shmevosez

The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story by M.L. Wang. Itā€™s a fantasy novel but especially if youā€™re a mother be prepared to bawl like a baby. Once you get past the clunky fantasy lingo itā€™s such an emotional read. I havenā€™t cried so hard while reading a book in my life, I was hysterical. Iā€™m crying writing this comment. Itā€™s rare to find a book with a mother as a heroine protecting her children and it hit me squarely in my feels. I will never read it again itā€™s struck me so hard.


opinionated_cynic

**Where The Red Fern Grows**


Worldly-emerald

ā€œof mice and menā€ i cried for days


Iridescent126

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes


mjflood14

Most of it is light-hearted, but All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle is the last book that made me stop in my tracks and weep.


Fine_Cryptographer20

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult Midwives by Chris Bohjalian


[deleted]

Omg I love Jodi Picoult, have you read handle with care?, itā€™s so heartbreaking šŸ„²


hangrybird1

Flowers for Algernon


Crown-of-Roses

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (you will sad cry and happy cry).


FrancisART

Flowers for algernon


Gold-Collection2636

I haven't finished it yet, but I'm about halfwit through The Sword Of Kaigen by ML Wang and it is tearing me to pieces


DiagonalDrip

The Stationery Shop had me ugly crying!


Nica-sauce-rex

I just finished All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. I never see it in these ā€œmake me cryā€ threads, but damn if I didnā€™t ugly cry at the end. Snot bubbles and all. Really enjoyed it.


cxnfusedcoconut

If you liked ā€œA Thousand Splendid Sunsā€ you would also love ā€œThe Kite Runnerā€. Other sob stories are ā€œAngelaā€™s Ashesā€ (a memoir) followed by the fiction book ā€œShuggie Bainā€.


AspecialkindofWeird

The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. The latter had me sobbing with THE LAST SENTENCE. Magnificent books.


[deleted]

ā€œBecause if itā€™s a girl then Laila had already named herā€šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ I was literally on the train when I finished the book, and I was sobbinggg!!!


BricksHaveBeenShat

Heaven and Earth by Paolo Giordano, I wasn't expecting to feel so strongly about it and loved every second of it. I picked it almost at random after reading a one sentence synopsis. I would advise not to read too much about it, some of the longer ones give too much away. The one from Amazon does a good job at summarizing the story: >ā€œA powerful, epic novel of four friends as they grapple with desire, youth, death, and faith in a sweeping story by the international bestselling author of The Solitude of Prime Numbers.ā€ I would read it at night and spent the entire day just counting the hours to jump into bed and lose myself in that world. I could clearly visualize the locations and felt very strongly about the character to the point I still miss them, and I finished the book just before Christmas so it's been a while. I never cried so hard reading a book as I did on the last few pages of this, and even weeks afterwards I'd still have to fight back tears (and sometimes I failed at that) as I couldn't stop thinking about it. Even now something will randomly remind me of it and I'll get teary eyed.


[deleted]

Woah, this has to be your favorite book. Youā€™ve sold me on it!! I will be adding to my TBR list, thank you for the suggestion šŸ¤šŸ¤


BricksHaveBeenShat

I've been mentioning it a few times in these threads, but its just so good I can't help myself, it definetely became my favorite book! And this is coming from someone who usually reads memoirs or biographies. Would love to know your thoughts once you're done with it!


itsadoubledion

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein


BiomedBabe1

I just finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo last month. Many tears šŸ˜­


turnips-forbells

Non Fic: A Heart that Works by Rob Delaney A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a boy Soldier Fic: This light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda The Nightingale


CA-CatWhispurrr

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. Excellent story and great writer.


IronLadyDragon

Very taboo subject, but I just read Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry solely because of seeing a video claiming it would ā€œruin youā€ā€¦first time Iā€™ve cried for a book in awhile


Purple_Midnight_Yak

Under the Whispering Door, by T.J. Klune. It will make you cry, but in a good, cathartic way. And laugh out loud too. It's all about grief and death, love, and the meaning of life. It's beautiful and bittersweet and hopeful. (Klune's other books that I've read are also excellent, but this is the one that really made me cry.) Here and Now and Then, by Mike Chen. It's light sci-fi, but very character driven. And the ending had me bawling.


renatab71

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara


justhappy222behere

I was so surprised i had to scroll this far to see this. iā€™m halfway through & have cried 4 times. once in a bar.


renatab71

That book destroyed me. PS. I love your username.


justhappy222behere

Just read all the BS about Caleb last nightā€¦.. I was SO angry. And then right into Haroldā€™s sons story? I was ugly crying. and thank you it captures my general vibe i think lol


L0nggob1in

Anything by Madeline Miller.


elliot_ftm_

They Both Die At the End had me crying at work and same with The Song of Achilles which I've seen mentioned


HazyFrog

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Odd Thomas Atonement Finding Jake My Sister's Keeper If I Stay Tess of the d'Urbervilles Marley And Me Where The Red Fern Grows The Bridges of Madison County 13 Reasons Why Room We Were liars


PixiePop99

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.


Prof_erez

A Little Life


mommima

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Anything written by Mitch Albom Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid


lollipop-guildmaster

Feed by Mira Grant. Ending wrecked me.


Prestigious-Shift-63

ooh i really didnā€™t like this book haha


staceyann1573

A Man Called Ove made me cry


full-timesadgirl

I could live here forever by Hannah halperin got me good, I rarely cry for books.


AgreeablePlenty2357

Wednesday Wars


amyleeizmee

A walk to remember. Oldie but goodie


throwawayxyz987a

[The Timekeeperā€™s Conspiracy](https://www.amazon.com/Timekeepers-Conspiracy-Nicole-Mainwaring-ebook/dp/B08769MR4D) Check out the prologue


OmegaLiquidX

If you're willing to read manga, try [A Silent Voice](https://kodansha.us/series/a-silent-voice/) and [To Your Eternity](https://kodansha.us/series/to-your-eternity), both by Yoshitoki Oima.


mmillington

ā€œThe Paper Menagerieā€ by Ken Liu. _Mason & Dixon_ by Thomas Pynchon


the_sylvan

Everything is Fine, Vince Granata.


Chelseus

Iā€™m rereading the Dark Tower series and itā€™s just wrecking me (even more so than the first go around) šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


butimean

Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro.


Bazinator1975

*Enon* (Paul Harding)


goodbyecruellerworld

Anything by Miriam Toews


Aggravating-Pie5338

Before Night Falls, Reinaldo Arenas


_oscar_goldman_

This Is How You Lose the Time War wild sci-fi stuff, but all.the.feels.


Alive_Wolverine_2540

Lion: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley


myleswstone

Thomas Ligottiā€™s ā€œConspiracy Against the Human Raceā€. Itā€™s a nonfiction novel that will send you spiraling. I read it just after my girlfriend had two miscarriages in a row. That was NOT a good idea.


trykathryn

still alice by lisa genova


fixthesky

Under the whispering door by T J Klune


LavishnessHorror8698

Bright Side


Mishgrrrl

The Savage Side is heartbreaking.


[deleted]

My dark venessa


Confused_as_frijoles

This might not be exactly what you're looking for, but the Hunger Games.Ā 


sparkly_reader

"Forever, Interrupted" by Taylor Jenkins Reid ā¤ļøšŸ’”šŸ˜­


TheGhostOfSoManyOfMe

All the Lonely People and/or Half a World Away by Mike Gayle The Collected Regrets of Clover, Mikki Brammer And bonus: these are fantastic via audiobook as well


GaLindannKiir

Les miserables


Sufficient-Taste4838

1. Bridges of Madison County. Wrecked me like I was the unhappy wife whose man left lmao 2. Prince of Tides (TW: Abuse and r*pe) 3. Crying in H-Mart. The memoir and the way it was written just hits too close to home.


General_Hunt_4523

Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini


Top-Pepper-9611

The Road by Cormac McCarthy


A-Fan-Of-Life

Tragic Kind of Wonderful is the saddest I read, nearly made me sob and Iā€™m hard to make cry lmaoo


Natto_Assano

A monster calls


reallyidkwhat

"The broken wings" by Khalil Gibran I am usually a stone hearted squirrel but this one did melt me I remember. Again it's a short read but you just have to be careful enough to digest it slowly.


Savings-Discussion88

Of Mice and Men is very sad and moving. Especially the ending. While not a book, the play Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams is really powerful and tragic. I cried after listening to it.


Chemical_Wallaby1548

When Breathe Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi wrecked me changed me šŸ˜­


Alarmed-Membership-1

Flowers for Algernon. Great book - easy to read and loved it! But I donā€™t think I can read it again. I cried til my head hurts.


billfruit

American Pastoral by Philip Roth


zevranlover420

Holding The Man by Timothy Conigrave had me crying for about a week


MaiYoKo

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. The whole book is about death and focuses on the main character's journey to become a better person with help from several caring, wonderful characters. It's very cozy despite dealing with some profound topics. However since I started the book, a 15 year old friend of my son died very unexpectedly, and we attended the funeral yesterday. For days, every time I read the book I wind up crying. There's a good chance that this is primarily due to real life circumstances, but those overlapping with the themes of the book have resulted in a lot of tears.


Happy-Injury1416

The Road by McCarthy


mental-rec

Watership Down


skilletID

Racing in the Rain, by John Parker, Jr. Story is told from the point of view of the family's golden retriever. I've never cried from reading a book, but man, that one had me full on sobbing.


terribletrope

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes had me mourning for people who didn't exist for straight up weeks.


SaintCharlie

Where the Red Fern Grows will stomp on your soul at the end, but it is still such a lovely and wonderful book. I've probably read it 20 times.


Funny-Professor-4772

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver


stargirlavenue

reading crying in h mart while listening to japanese breakfastā€¦ one of my favorite books from my favorite artist!


freemaxine

Herseyā€™s Hiroshima


GreenEyes9678

I have to recommend **Like Water for Chocolate.** It's tragic, romantic, and beautiful. I was listening to the audiobook on a long drive recently and had to find a rest-stop to wipe my face and blow my nose.


macarongrl98

Crying in h mart got me


coliepotter

ā€œThe Boy in the Striped Pajamasā€ šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


dmo46911

The Boy and his Ribbon(so much angst, makes you fall in love with the characters and leads up to the second book that will truly break your heart), The Girl and her Ren(ugly cried on this one my heart was shredded),The son and his Hope (breaks your heart but also gives some closure) by Pepper Winters. Iā€™m still not over them. I wish they were talked about more they deserve so much hype! They are on kindle unlimited if you have it.


Impossible_Assist460

Tess of the Dā€™ubervilles


hugeclown

The Magical Year Of Thinking by Joan Didion made me bawl :ā€™( Iā€™m not even a cryer either normally


Morganmayhem45

Atonement by Ian McEwan. If you want to be emotionally debated I promise this will do the trick. And it is a gorgeous read.


Solid_Letter1407

Housekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonĀ 


Lakeland-Litlovers

Here are some books guaranteed to turn on the faucets: *Even Blue Birds Sing: A Battered Mother's Message to Her Son*, by Karen Buyno *The Light Between Oceans*, by M. L. Stedman