Wednesday, 16 July 2014

THE 20 GREATEST BOOKS THAT ARE GUARANTED TO MAKE YOU CRY




The beautiful thing about literature is that it captures all variations of emotions, from pure joy to the darkest moments of the human condition. Sad, morose and poignant books resonate something inside and evoke memories and sensations we can relate to - so it's no wonder the fates of their characters stay with us a long time after reading them.
From war-torn romances in Birdsong and Atonement, to courageous tales of adversity in The Fault In Our Stars and To Kill A Mockingbird, or the loss of beloved characters in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we've selected the most tear-jerking moments in literature to remember with affection. Yes, you will need the tissues close by.
(It goes without saying that there may be spoilers to why these books are sad, so look away if you're half way through one of them!)
  • One Day - David Nicholls (2009)
  • Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks (1993)
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini (2007)
  • Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte (1847)

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  • The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (2002)
  • After You'd Gone - Maggie O'Farrell (2000)
  • The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (2003)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling (2007)
  • To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (1960)
  • One Hundred Years Of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1967)
  • The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (2006)
  • Half Of A Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2006)
  • The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath (1963)
  • Billy - Albert French (1993)
  • Atonement - Ian McEwan (2001)
  • Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell (1936)
  • The Fault In Our Stars - John Green (2012)
  • The Voluptuous Delights Of Peanut Butter And Jam - Lauren Liebenberg (2008)
  • The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens (1843)
  • The Outcast - Sadie Jones (2008)

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