What are the books that have brought you to tears?
One reader posed that question at Reddit , generating a massive list of great books from readers. Below, we’ve alphabetized the list and linked to free samples of all the books. Here’s more from the original post:
As much as I love reading it’s rare for a book to bring out emotional reactions in me the way a movie might. So much is there with a film: lighting, the actors and their faces, their voices, the music, the effects, the scenery. All of it together is much more likely to capture a moment in it’s entirety the way a book may be simply unable to. But there are a few books that have actually brought me to tears for one reason or another. I feel it’s a testament to their relate-ability and excellent writing that just a few words on the page could actually elicit a strong emotional response.
Free Samples of Books That Made Us Cry
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
April Fool’s Day by Bryce Courtenay
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson and Steven Polson
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Heart’s Delight by Per Nilsson and Tara Chace
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
A Child Called “It”: One Child’s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Night by Elie Wiesel
One With Others by C.D. Wright
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Excellent cassette tape photo via Kumar McMillan.