This past week my
WOW was Waiting
by Carol Lynch Williams and I received some comments along the lines that they
might read the book despite of it
sounding so sad or that they wouldn’t read it because it was sad. This
made me think that some people may deny themselves a marvelous book because
there is a chance that the story might made them cry.
Some of the books that made me cry turned out to be amazing
and I would read them again because the author was so good that her or his
writing moved me in an almost magical way.
To me, it is a testament to great writing, and outstanding
characterization that it made care enough about the story to spill tears over
it.
Here are some books that moved me to tears:
The Iron Queen by
Julie Kagawa – I cannot express how much I love the Iron Fey series. The third book made me cry so bad, thank
goodness for The Iron Knight!
The Fault in Our Stars by John
Green – Oh my! This book is about kids
with cancer, thus I knew going in that it was not going to be a ‘happy’ book,
but it is one of the best books I’ve ever read (I’ve read many ;-). Please give it a try, just be prepared and
have tissues handy.
The Probability of Miracles by Wendy
Wunder – This book also relates to cancer, but it turned out to be so much
more. It is a book about faith, love, understanding
and growth; and it is SO good.
Dust & Decay by Jonathan
Maberry – Dust and Decay is book two on
the Benny Imura series (an amazing YA zombie series) and there was an
unexpected turn of events in this book that made me cry like a baby (while
driving I might add…)
A Walk to Remember
by Nicholas Sparks – I don’t think I have ever read a book by Sparks that hasn’t
made me cry. A Walk to Remember was my
first experience with his writing and I still remember how good it was.
The Friday Night
Knighting Club by Kate Jacobs – This is an adult book recommended to me by
some co-workers. I don’t know why it
didn’t come with a warning though.
I love every single one of these books and would not
‘un-read’ them for anything!
How about you? Do you rule out
‘sad’ books and don’t even try? What sad
books have you read that are a must read?
Ohh I'm reading book #3 of Iron Fey series right now (:
ReplyDeleteI love a good book that moves me to tears!
I love reading sad books! Sometimes you just need a good cry and what perfect way than reading an amazing but sad book?!
ReplyDeleteI love reading sad books! Mostly, they're romance books and some of my favorite sad ones are: the Fault In Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, The Last Song, The Summer I Turned Pretty and then I'll cry at some other novels as well!
ReplyDeleteI love books that can make me cry, shows they have got the feelings down well, and captured the moment. It's refreshing to be able to cry at something. I wouldn't hesitate to pick one up. One of my favourites it 'The Last Song' by Nicholas Sparks, so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSome of my favourite books made me cry. It means the author managed to capture the feeling especially well if they touch me in such a powerful way. So, yes, I love sad books.
ReplyDeleteI think on some level I procrastinate and avoid sad books. I want to read them though but I guess thier is this apprehension. I read P.S. Longer Letter Later when I was 14 it was so sad ):
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