This week I am sharing my top ten books that will make readers cry. This meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, so check it out!
2. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling - Dumbledore! *sobbing*
3. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls - It still gets me every time.
4. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell- I had to break out the tissues for this one. A 2013 favorite.
5. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - This one will always tug on my heartstrings.
6. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - I remember staying up late sobbing over this book. I couldn't even bring myself to watch the movie.
7. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson - I read this book when I was pregnant, which was a mistake as I was already emotional. Cue all the tears. But I love this book anyway!
8. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - I love the lessons about love and life in this book.
And my top two choices are:
9. If I Stay by Gayle Forman - If you haven't read this, you need to. It's so powerful and emotional and brilliant.
10. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - Because obviously.
What do you guys think of my list? Let me know!
I definitely agree with the Harry Potter series and Eleanor & Park. Second Chance Summer is a tearjerker too. I don't remember if I cried when reading The Fault in Our Stars but that definitely makes most readers cry. Great list!
ReplyDeleteTFIOS and Eleanor & Park are both at the top of my TBR list. I had no idea Eleanor & Park could require tissues. I was thinking it will be another Fangirl sort of book. Thanks for the heads up :)
ReplyDeleteHere is my TTT: http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/2014/02/top-ten-tuesday-books-that-will-make.html#comment-form
OMG. E&P is very good and definitely made me emotional I hope you get to read it soon. Thanks for visiting, Jacque.
DeleteWhere the Red Fern Grows Christina! *starts sobbing immediately* Any time an animal dies in a book or movie (dogs and horses in particular), I can't deal with it. I turn into a sobbing, snotty mess and it isn't pretty. Aside from Harry Potter, I haven't read anything else on your list, though I've heard If I Stay is brutal in emotional terms, but also completely amazing. One of these days I'm going to work up the courage to try it!
ReplyDeleteI know, right?! Where the Red Fern Grows is a tough one…plus, I had to teach it to 7th graders. It was rough b/c we would all end up sobbing. You need to read If I Stay--it's my favorite of Forman's novels. Thanks for visiting, Jenny!
DeleteI cried A LOT with your last two. Just broke my heart!! Great list!
ReplyDeleteMe too!!! All the tears! :) Thanks for visiting, Jess.
DeleteHaha. I kind of wanted to say the same thing when I listed TFIOS for today. "obviously" right?
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter made me cry buckets. I find the fifth one the most difficult for me, though. As sad as it was in six, Dumbledore had lived a long and pretty good life. Sirius had spent over a decade in a Dementor prison for a crime he didn't commit. But more than anything - it's Harry's feelings about Sirius that tear my heart in two.
I know, right?! That book destroyed me, but it was sooo good. Good point about Harry Potter. I remember Sirius's situation made me cry as well. Pretty much the entire series made me cry. ha. Thanks for visiting, Quinn!
DeleteI didn't do a list today, but omg yes to Dumbledore *sob* and TFiOS. I still need to read If I Stay, but I've nothing but good things. Oh and Where a Red Fern Grows. Why do we do that to children? Traumatized.
ReplyDeleteYes!!! You definitely need to read If I Stay- my fave of Forman's novels. And I totally agree about Red Fern. I had to teach that to 7th graders….the worst b/c they would be so upset and sad as would I….it was excruciating. Thanks for visiting, Natalie!
DeleteI shed a tear at Second Chance Summer too! I haven't read TFiOS and I don't know if I can bring myself to do it. I teared up at the movie trailer!
ReplyDeleteOMG. You need to read TFiOS- so emotional, but so good. I definitely think you would like it. You should read it before the movie comes out. Thanks for dropping by, Leanna!
DeleteGreat list! If I Stay, HP7 and The Lovely Bones all made my list too - those books were all so emotional. Great picks! My TTT :)
ReplyDeleteLOVELY BONES! Oh, I'd completely forgotten about that book. That's a powerful one, intriguing too.
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Completely agree with the Harry Potter series and also If I Stay... lots of tears shed over those ones!
ReplyDeleteOh good list!!! I neeeed to read E&P!
ReplyDeletesuch a great list haven'tread Elanor and Park yet tough.
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