Hello readers! This week’s topic is one I’m excited about. Of course, this topic can center any type of emotion, but most will be sad books. I love a book that can bring me fully or nearly to tears.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010 and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week, you pick your top 10 of the topic provided.
June 4: Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About (Any emotion! Did a book make you super happy or sad? Angry? Terrified? Surprised?)
The Librarian of Auschwitz is a true story following Dita Kraus during her time at Auschwitz. This is honestly the saddest book I’ve ever read, and yes it made me cry.
It’s rated online as if it is okay for teens, but I actually think it is too heavy even for that. There is a scene where someone describes their job of cleaning up the bodies after they’ve been gassed, and it was one of the hardest scenes to read that I’ve ever read.
Atonement is a heartbreaking story about two people of different classes who are in love, but a girl named Briony ruins it for them.
I highly recommend this if you love sad stories, and I would also recommend the movie. The ending is a left a bit open in the book and we were given a full ending in the movie.
The Outsiders follows a teen named Ponyboy who lives with his two older brothers on the wrong side of town. When a gang attacks Ponyboy and his friend Johnny, Johnny kills one of them, and they go on the run together.
This is such a great story and is also quite sad throughout the entire thing. This one is also a movie, and is one of the best adaptations I’ve ever watched.
Trigger warning in this one for severe child abuse. I actually read this entire series. Book one follows Dave Pelzer as a kid being horribly abused by his mother, book two follows Pelzer as a teen when he is in the foster care system, and book three follows Pelzer as he becomes a parent himself.
These are such amazing books that really show how some people should not be allowed to have children.
Allegient was one of the first times I read a book I truly hated. I can’t even recommend this series to anyone because this book was so bad.
Without spoiling too much, this one is in two POV’s and they were so difficult to tell apart. And, Four in this book was absolutely infuriating. It was like a different author who had never read the books before wrote this version of him.
The actual ending of the whole trilogy is a whole other issue for me, but that isn’t even the worst part.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is really short, but also very impactful.
It’s one of those stories following a teen just trying to find himself, and he ends up uncovering some things he forgot a long the way.
This is honestly everyone should read at some point in their life. It’s honestly making me think I should reread it sometime.
I’m Glad My Mom Died follows child actress Jennette McCurdy through her life about her time on iCarly, her mother’s inappropriate obsession with her, her OCD, relationships, and more.
I was so excited to read this one when it came out and I was not prepared for all the craziness within. I can honestly see why her mother’s death felt like the beginning of her freedom.
Looking For Alaska begins with a countdown to an event that we have no idea what it is. The stress of that countdown stressed me out so bad that I nearly read it all in one day.
This one actually is now a TV show on Hulu and I cannot bring myself to watch it. I’m too scared to relive this story. I like sad stories, but it’s easier going in when I don’t know what will happen.
Kafka on the Shore was one I had high hopes for and was extremely disappointed. I seriously don’t understand the hype for this author.
This book has incest, rape, and even extremely graphic murder of multiple cats. I seriously wish I could go back in time and never read this book. I am traumatized for life over that cat scene.
I know this is a retelling of Oedipus, but I don’t think Murakami and I read the same story. Because, this is unhinged.
I have so many thoughts about this book. I think it’s truly a heartbreaking story, but is also borderline just trauma porn.
Imagine the worst things that can ever happen to a person, including in childhood, and they are all in this book. It just felt like it was sad just for the sake of being sad, and trauma at every turn just for the sake of it.
This has to be an extremely unpopular opinion, but I thought this book was a little over hyped.
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