Recommend a crushing book please.
hush404
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So, I just blew through John Green's "The fault in our stars" that a friend bought me for my bday. I was excited to read it, as she told me it broke her heart... and I like when a book can effect me like that. It didn't. I liked the tale but it really didn't effect me at all. Can anyone recommend something that's simply going to tear me down?
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If you're looking for a crushing book the end of Odd Thomas was pretty crushing. I also really enjoyed the Age of Misrule books (the three originals). They aren't always happy and light doesn't always triumph over darkness. The twist near the end broke my heart.0
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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. The cover and description may seem like it's chick lit but it really, really isn't.0
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I rarely tear up when reading a book, but this one made me bust out the Kleenex. I loved the story, the language, the imagery.
It's Eternal On the Water by Joseph Monninger.
http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Water-Joseph-Monninger/dp/1439168334/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401308347&sr=8-1&keywords=eternal+on+the+water0 -
Thanks for the suggestions guys/girls. I'm going to look into them all
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Eh, TFIOS is a great John Green book but Will Grayson, Will Grayson is better imo. However, I'd recommend Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt if you're not only into YA books. 0
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Eh, TFIOS is a great John Green book but Will Grayson, Will Grayson is better imo. However, I'd recommend Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt if you're not only into YA books.
I'm into anything really. A good book is a good book is a good book Thanks for the suggestion. 0 -
I'm into anything really. A good book is a good book is a good book Thanks for the suggestion.
Anytime, mistah B.0 -
One of the ones that I read that was pretty emotional was "I Know This Much is True" by Wally Lamb. It centres around identical twins, one of which has schizophrenia. Very good book!0
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The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close by Jonathon Safran Foer
These are all movies but, of course, the books are better. Except maybe for The Ice Storm. That's a damn good movie.0 -
Anne Rivers Siddon's book Fox's Earth will completely tick you off if you're up for something like that.0
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
It's been a while since I read it initially, but I remember crying quietly while flipping its massive pages. I also remember thinking, "That was so cathartic. I will need to wait a long time before I can reread this."0 -
Still Alice - tells the tale of a woman who is diagnosed and then living after being diagnosed with Alzheimers. Talk about crushing! There are passages in this book when she is grappling with early to moderate dementia that ripped my heart out.
Please read this book...and be prepared to cry and empathize your heart out.0 -
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. The cover and description may seem like it's chick lit but it really, really isn't.
I second it, I laughed and cried throughout the whole book, it's not the most 'crushing' story but worth a read.0 -
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons, set in Russia during WWII and the Leningrad siege... absolutely devastating and heartbreaking, but so so beautiful. My favourite book in the world.0
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Try Deadline by Chris Crutcher, or Before I Die by Jenny Downham. Both have similar plots about teenagers with fatal diseases trying to crush growing up into the time they have left. Deadline has a more humorous take to it but none the less will let loose the water works, where as Before I Die is a bit darker. Hope this helped! 0
