1. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson: I read this when I was pregnant with my first son so it really hit me hard! I bawled like a baby.
2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer: I hurt so bad for Bella when Edward left that I just had to cry.
3. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult: The unfairness of life just hit me in this one.
4. Night by Elie Wiesel: The fact that this was a true story by a survivor of the Holocaust was enough. The horrendous things that were done to people was so sad and disgusting!
5. My Darling Elia by Eugenie Melnyk: This was another book about the Holocaust that was just filled with heartache (although it was fiction). The unfairness of life again got to me.
6. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: There were many times during this book that I teared up. It was just a very emotional book.
7. Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson: I felt for the main character as a child neglected by her mom and left to be raised by nannies. It was so sad!
8. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks: It takes a lot of love to let someone go and that is what this book was all about.
9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne: As a mother I could not fathom this happening to my child!
10. The Color Purple by Alice Walker: Just a heartwrenching novel!
Wasn't "Night" about a boy and his father? I think I remember the two of them being separated, and that part particularly upset me.
ReplyDeleteThere is something so horrific about the Holocaust that almost any book, even a relatively benign book like Number the Stars, sends me for the box of Kleenex.
ReplyDeleteHere's my list:
http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2010/11/top-ten-books-that-made-you-cry.html
Oops, forgot Night and The Kite Runner (or A Thousand Splendid Suns for that matter) Great list!
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I haven't read most of these books but am familiar with them. I've been meaning to read many of them but my TBR pile is just so HUGE! Great list! You can check out my Top Ten Tuesday here. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Here is mine
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I forgot about The Color Purple. So sad.
ReplyDeleteMy Sister's Keeper seems to be a big book for this list--I'm almost afraid to read it! I agree with you about The Kite Runner. Great list!
ReplyDeleteThe only one I've read on your list is The Color Purple. I remember the movie more ('cuz, I've seen that more recently)....
ReplyDeleteHere's my Top Ten: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2010/11/top-ten-tearful-tuesday.html
Great list! A few of them made my list.
ReplyDeleteYou can check out my top 10 here
Looks like you need to stay away from Sparks and Patterson - or at least not until you have a big box of Kleenex by your side :)
ReplyDeleteI also chose The Color Purple. Such a powerhouse novel! You're the first I've seen to select Night. Any book about the Holocaust is a heartwrenching reminder of our world's worst part of history. Here's my top 10.
ReplyDeleteI totally forgot to include The Color Purple on my list. I was def. crying in that one.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I'm not the only one who listed a book from the Twilight Saga. LOL! I had "Eclipse" on mine but "New Moon" is definitely sad too.
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