What is the saddest book you’ve ever read?

[Anonymous]

I'm shocked no one mentioned Sophie's Choice yet. That book had me weeping on the metro like a baby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace

This book nearly killed me. I’m still haunted by it

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t say the saddest ever but I’ve read the Harry Potter series 5 times now and the deaths of Dumbledore, Dobby and Fred get me every time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bridge to Terabithia
Velveteen Rabbit

Wow - yeah. I hadn't considered young adult, but this is spot on.

Also - She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace

This book nearly killed me. I’m still haunted by it

NP. I read that book too and while it was horrible what happened to him, it didn't have such a lasting impact on me. Maybe because I've seen similar situations myself firsthand.

There Are No Children Here -- THAT killed me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go Ask Alice

YES! One of my students was reading this recently in class, and it really took me back to high school. So sad.

[Anonymous]

A Light Between Oceans

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Anonymous wrote:A Light Between Oceans

Yes to this too. Damn that book was sad.

[Anonymous]

I agree with a lot the other books already listed but I think Marley and Me is the one that made me cry the most. And I'm not even a dog person. The movie makes me cry every time too.

I think the end makes me think of the day my parents called me to tell me they put our dog down (we got her when I was 9 and was probably 22 when she died). I wasn't even so much sad for me but my parents were so heart broken. It was so hard to hear the pain in their voices. That movie just takes me back to that moment.

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Anonymous wrote:Ethan Frome just about killed me. I can tear up just thinking about it. So bleak and tragic.

I want to re-write Ethan Fromme from Zenobia's point of view. You know there's more to the pickle dish than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
My Sister’s Keeper

I threw that book across the room when I finished. I was so pissed.

[Anonymous]

Where the Red Fern Grows is the first book that ever made me cry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
My Sister’s Keeper

I threw that book across the room when I finished. I was so pissed.

I thought the ending was just so contrived. Ruined it for me.

[Anonymous]

Me Before You. It had me sobbing at the end and I think of myself as very cold-hearted and jaded.

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Anonymous wrote:Where the Red Fern Grows is the first book that ever made me cry

+1

I have always been a big reader and already knew the ending when our 1st or 2nd grade teacher read it to the class. I remember at the end all the kids were crying, but I knew what was coming. I wanted to cry with the others so I was poking my eyeball LOL.