Star Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Might sound a bit depressing but I like books that don't always have a happy ending. I like to feel moved after and not be able to stop thinking about it. (Tends to be the sad ones for me) Any suggestions on some good ones please? For example on my wish list is ....... Mums List by St John Greene (about a dying mother leaving a list of things for her husband to teach their 2 boys to do and become as they grow up) Thanks x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I can recommend "The Kite Runner" & "A Thousand, Splendid Suns", both by Khaled Hosseini. They are both incredibly sad, but uplifting at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I thought The Girl from Chartreuse by Pierre Péju was a heartbreaking study of loneliness - very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlysonofBathe Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hi there, A few suggestions: - My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult - Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes - Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck Cheers, Alyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelleVaughn Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 How about Nicholas Sparks? His books are always tear-jerkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I would recommend Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities Matt Haig: The Last Family in England (told from a dog's point-of-view) John Boyne: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Margaret Mitchell: Gone With the Wind Garth Stein: The Art of Racing in the Rain (told from a dog's point-of-view) Stephen King: Cujo Stephen King: Green Mile Carlos Ruiz Zafón: The Shadow of the Wind Elizabeth Flock: Me and Emma Gavriil Troyepolsky: White Bim Black Ear Susan Hill: I'm the King of the Castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I can recommend "The Kite Runner" & "A Thousand, Splendid Suns", both by Khaled Hosseini. They are both incredibly sad, but uplifting at the same time. I agree....just not long finished 'Suns' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arukiyomi Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I presume you're talking fiction (my non fiction recommendation would be Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee)... let's see Ethan Frome Cry, the Beloved Country (probably the best novel I've ever read) Anna Karenina Half of a Yellow Sun Never Let Me Go (chilling as well as sad) Elegance of the Hedgehog I'm Not Scared (this is truly gripping with a terrible twist at the end) The Reader Things Fall Apart Tess of the D'Urbervilles that should keep you busy... and depressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I agree with: The Green Mile The Reader Tess of the D'Urbervilles and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Also 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak, 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold and 'Nineteen-eighty-four' - George Orwell (or as the case may be...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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