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
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.
Shall these bones live?
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.
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." - C.S. Lewis
A Seperate Peace.....and harry potter and the order of the phoenix....it was a sad book ok!
"I did not cry then or ever about Finny.
I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family's straitlaced burial ground outside of Boston.
I could not escape the feeling that this was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case."
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.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...
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
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.
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