Anonymous
Post 01/08/2025 16:02     Subject: Heavy books
The Fault in Our Stars....You may have already read it. But it is such a tear jerker!
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2025 11:17     Subject: Heavy books
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recs. Of those suggested so far I have already read Have already read The Glass Castle, Homegoing and Kite Runner

Have on my shelf but haven't read yet:
The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
Angela's Ashes
Maus

Going to look into:
Did You Ever Have a Family
The Yellow Wife
The Burning
Man's Search for Meaning
Prophet Song
Galveston

Keep the recs coming!


Just to warn you, I recommended Galveston. It is very violent and dark. And I would skip Angela's Ashes it is relentlessly miserable and overly long.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 10:42     Subject: Heavy books
Thanks for the recs. Of those suggested so far I have already read Have already read The Glass Castle, Homegoing and Kite Runner

Have on my shelf but haven't read yet:
The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
Angela's Ashes
Maus

Going to look into:
Did You Ever Have a Family
The Yellow Wife
The Burning
Man's Search for Meaning
Prophet Song
Galveston

Keep the recs coming!
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 10:08     Subject: Heavy books
Heavy fiction?

Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto (writer of True Detective)
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 10:03     Subject: Heavy books
The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
The Yellow Wife
Homegoing
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 09:01     Subject: Heavy books
Anonymous wrote:None, I would avoid all books "in that vein" because I am a lightweight and I just can't handle it.


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Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 08:50     Subject: Heavy books
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 03:03     Subject: Heavy books
Anonymous wrote:The Burning. I was compelled to turn the pages. But I hated it. This is in contrast to A Little Life which ripped my heart out but I also didn't want it to end.

If you try The Burning, I'd be curious what you think. I haven't seen any discussion on the book.


What author for The Burning? I see a few different books with that title.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 22:49     Subject: Heavy books
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 22:15     Subject: Heavy books
None, I would avoid all books "in that vein" because I am a lightweight and I just can't handle it.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 21:27     Subject: Heavy books
Memoirs: The Glass Castle, Angela's Ashes
Fiction: The Kite Runner, Maus
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 21:18     Subject: Heavy books
The Burning. I was compelled to turn the pages. But I hated it. This is in contrast to A Little Life which ripped my heart out but I also didn't want it to end.

If you try The Burning, I'd be curious what you think. I haven't seen any discussion on the book.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 21:13     Subject: Heavy books
Wave was gut wrenching. I still think of that book.

Another one that comes to mind is Did You Ever Have A Family.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 17:52     Subject: Heavy books
I thought your title meant the physical book weighed a lot. I was going to suggest a Kindle!

Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 16:29     Subject: Heavy books
Currently reading Soldiers and Kings: Hope and Survival in the World of Human Smuggling and wrapping up Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives. I loved books like A Little Life and Wave.

What books do you like in this vein?