The Time Traveller's Wife made me cry, and so did The Catalpa Tree.
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The Time Traveller's Wife made me cry, and so did The Catalpa Tree.
A few years ago, I read Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra (the book was made into a movie with Brad Pitt, maybe you've seen it) and I almost cried, whereas I am a person who hardly ever cries at all... It was so moving, considering that it's a true story, it really broke my heart to read how some people can ruin children's lives for ever...
^^ I've seen the movie long ago, but never got the chance to read the book actually..it was a good one though!
A Prayer for Owen Meaney. The last night that Owen and John spent at the hotel together drinking beer and playing the Remember game. And of course, when he finally died.
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow by orson scott card (most of this series sends me into tears)
Stargirl by Spinelli. (She reminds me of myself)
Following the path of the Fullmoon by Arina Takemura (this is a manga, but is really sad)
and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (I cried for hours when Dustfinger sacrificed himself for Farid)
Yes, i cry with chidlren's books (oh, the shame!)
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
'Walk Like A Fiery Elephant', Jonathan Coe's superior biography of B.S. Johnson.
I cried at the predictable parts. Some of the tears were even a little forced.
within a budding grove
to the lighthouse
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Dumbledore's death hit me rather hard.
Yeah, me too. It was even worse than when Sirius died.:bawling:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyatt07
I was almost crying when I knew Sirius died but the only book that made me cry was La Dame aux Camelias from the son of Alexandre Dumas! :)
The ONLY book? :eek: Oh no... and I have tears in my eyes with every second book I read:blush: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Laporis
For me the death of Cedric Diggory was the worst. I knew the lives of both Sirius and Dumbledore were in extreme danger but for Diggory, I had not even the slightest idea that he would die. It was shocking, and hit suddenly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
There have been many moments where I felt bad the way a story went, and I'm not sure how often I may have cried because of it, but the latest book I can remember crying was Papillon, by Henri Charriere. The part that got me was what happened to Clousiot after being in solitary confinement.
Another recent book that made me feel bad on the point of tears was The Dogs of War, by Frederick Forsyth. It was the trivial black mole on the back of Cat Shannon's neck that did it for me. It got me because what a fight this guy put up during his life, and this is how it had to end. That made me feel pretty sad.
I was shocked, too, but since Diggory was never one of my favourite characters, it wasn't as bad as deaths of Sirius and Dumbledore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pensive
The book that made me cry is actually the Holly Qur'an.
Two Thomas Hardy books:
"The Mayor of Casterbridge" (film makes me cry even harder)
"The Woodlanders"
Last night I finished:
"A Prayer for Owen Meany".
I cried for about the last 50 pages.
I believe I cried at the end of the novels of:
"Les Miserables"
I still cry when I see the stage show on DVD.
I prefer to save my tears for more realistic things. :)
I recently read 'The Lovely Bones' and just couldn't control the tears! It was so moving, it really got to me.
Yours, Daizee xx
I don't think any book has torn me apart the way The Pearl by Steinbeck did...
The first time that I read little women, I was very upset. The part where Beth dies made me feel depressed for the rest if the day. Nethertheless it is a good book:)
of mice and men by John Stienbeck
flowers for Algernonby Daniel Keyes
To kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee
and Whinnie the Pooh but i was little and thought the hefalumps and wooseles were gonna get me (my parents constantly remind me of this)
so yup thats about all of them that made me cry for eotional reasons. I dont know how many times ives been bored to tears reading dumb books in "lit circles" ...how i hated those lol
to kill a mockingbird
flowers for algernon and
Ender's game.
I'm sure there's been alot of them, but:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom probably made me cry the most. Started when he met the third person and didn't stop till after I'd finished and closed the book.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls is a book I will probably never read again because though it is very good, I would personally rather read about humans being killed than animals - dogs in particular *L* Plus, I was 11 or 12 in an advanced reading group at the time with a bunch of boys, so crying in front of them was alot of fun.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel and once again, started crying around page 364 amd kept going on and off till about 384 of this 405 page book
I generally do not cry when I read books, but I'll give you the one that did and it really caught me by surprise. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Throughout much of the book I was kind of "oh well, it's ok" and then things began to build; the last three chapters are three of the most powerful things I've ever read in my life. Very moving.
A Seperate Peace.....and harry potter and the order of the phoenix....it was a sad book ok!
I don't think I have ever cried over a book but i became really close at the end of Goodbye Mr Chips it just touched me so much about him saying he had hundreds of children and then just leaving existance to be forgotten the passing of time always upsets me
Yeah, me too, for both of them. Night-Elie Wiesel , The Perks of Being a Wallflower-Stephen Chbosky...it didn't really make me cry but really hit me hard...can't come up with any others.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Catcher
Only one I can remember having that effect on me is Where the Red Fern Grows, when I was probably 11 years old. I just didn't want those dogs to die, those poor dogs.
Anna Karenina. I don't know if I physically cried, but I sure felt like it because it's such a tangible, tragic story. Frankenstein and Kafka's Metamorphosis are also quite sad.
Cheers,
Jessica
Two of the books that have made me cry are The Mill on the Floss and The Kite Runner.
Yes, both could be tear-jerkers...Quote:
Originally Posted by wordsworth
Frank Mc Court's Angela's Ashes and Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies. Truly heart-breaking.
I have laughed with many writers through their writings, but only by one do I remember being really saddened and moved near to tears. It was when Lorna Doone was shot in the church on her marriage day. It is the novel by R.D. Blackmore - 'Lorna Doone'.
I was only about 12 at the time. You see, I had fallen in love with Lorna - I was Jon Ridd.
Ah! the sweet innocence and make believe world of youth.
Many books have moved me to a state of solemn reflection that lasted for a while. But one that unexpectedly made me cry was The Green Mile.
The only one I can think of that ever made me cry was Where the Red Fern Grows... I'm not one who normally cries at movies or books, unless I'm pregnant, then it is a different story:D
You know, I deliberately searched out this forum to put down that exact title! I was very young when I read that book and oh my goodness it broke my heart!Quote:
Originally Posted by mkhockenberry
Where the Red Fern Grows
(oddly enough, anybody who's read this will think I'm insane but...) The Lost Years of Merlin
(another weird one) Alanna the First Adventure
Anne of Green Gables
can't think of any more off hand...
oh just thought of another one, well in Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover's soul, a lot of the stories ended with the horse's death and a couple of them made me cry
Charlottes Web and the Little Prince.......tear jerkers!