Saddest books you've ever read

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Postby yukoxholic » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:43 pm

The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold.

A very well-written, tragic story that really makes you look at life and people differently...very, very, sad.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath as well.
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Postby Kkun » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:18 pm

yukoxholic (post: 1217233) wrote:The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold.

A very well-written, tragic story that really makes you look at life and people differently...very, very, sad.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath as well.


The Bell Jar is very sad, but it's a wonderful book.

Another very sad book is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. It's filled with many things that just aren't worth mentioning here, but I will say that it is devastating to read all the way through.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:51 am

Kkun (post: 1217099) wrote:While it's funny and insightful at times, Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is up there. I don't want to give too much away, but it's about a boy with Asperger's syndrome who attempts to solve a mystery that winds up unravelling his entire life. The ending is very satisfying but the events that occur to get there are heart rending.


Oh, you're right! How did I forget about that? That was a very...well, kind of a dreary book, I think. The kid narrated his life almost as if nothing was out of the ordinary, but it's so sad and his family is so messed up.... :sniffle:
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