What are some super sad books?

[jasemonkey]

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy.

[Bighuey]

Another sad one is The Child Who Loved a Grave by Fitz James OBrien.

[James Donovan]

Hi everyone, I'm in the mood for a super sad tear-jerker at the moment but I don't know what to choose. I recently read Remember Me by Lesley pearce and I also really liked A place for Kathy by Henry Denker. Do you have any more ideas? Thanks!

According to myself, All love stories are super sad books.

[doglvr]

I know I don't have the correct title but The Story of Edgar Sawtelle was one of the saddest I've read.

[eysk90]

The Pearl from steinbeck is a good choice. Easy read from first to last word, short story and hard hitting truths all with beautiful implied imagery. =)

[becdabec]

Two books that have really made me emotional and a little teary eyed is The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. It's such a beautiful story. It's about teens with cancer but it's definitely not all about the cancer. It's about uncertainty about their future and love and really even though I don't have cancer I could relate to what these characters felt at times.

Another book that made me cry like a baby is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. It's a story of a man and his life and him becoming a race car driver, except it's told from his dog's point of view. This book is so moving and deep. The dog (Enzo) is just so wise and a wonderful story teller. He makes me wish my dog could think in a way as moving and beautiful as him.

I hope that you get a chance to read those books. They are my two favorites!

[Annife]

Animal Farm by George Orwell

[becky119]

"Dancing on Broken Glass" by Ka Hancock is an amazingly moving story. It's very different from your traditional love story and a great read. Just keep a box of tissues nearby. You can message me if you want to read my review of it on my blog.

[fitzml]

Many of Lisa Gardner's novels are "downers" and are absolutely not for the faint of heart as they deal with some extremely rough subject matter, i.e., internet predators, etc. The latest I've read is "Catch Me", which was pretty sad to me, though it had its lighter moments.

[booklvr62]

I try to avoid books full of ANGST in my fiction reading, but got caught by surprise with the amazing white woman/American Indian male romance 'Walks the Fire (Prairie Winds Series #1) by Stephanie Grace Whitson', and also in the heartbreaking nonfiction love story/bio "Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia by the Persian/Swiss~ Carmen Bin Ladin" who met Yeslam bin Ladin, Osama's older brother; after a fairy-tale courtship, including a semester together at USC[this was some period of time before 9/11].This story is so sad. They were so in love,and he was a sensitive modern male, nothing like those backwards thinking Neanderthal radical Muslims that his brothers are. AfterYeslam was called home to help with the family construction business[they do the construction for the Royal Family- House Of Saud] their lives changed drastically as the family put pressure on Yeslam to become more like them and make Carmen into a Muslim wife.The BsIL hated her and she became terrified after seeing how the brothers control the woman if her husband dies,she knew what would happen to her and their two daughters.This book broke my heart,because they really loved each other but that despicable fanatical Islamic culture was something that had to be escaped from.
And Oranges & Sunshine by Margaret Humphreys.

[hazelk]

For me the ending of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was so sad.

[Kittenshoe]

My sisters keeper is def a weepy one.

[hazelk]

The Spare Room by Helen Garner, very sad.

[DATo]

Almost anything by Steinbeck, with the possible exception of St. Katy The Virgin (A VERY funny and caustic comment on the Church - it is a short story from the collection, The Red Pony. HIGHLY recommended for a laugh-out-loud reading session). Also Tortilla Flats, and Cannary Row have a light-hearted and somewhat comedic feel to them, but even these latter two retain a subtle and overhanging pall of sadness.

“I can't read ten pages of Steinbeck without throwing up.”
- James Gould Cozzens, 1957

Also, as recently recommended by Fran, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter can be viewed as a sad book in many ways but it also soars with brilliant writing and approaches the sublime as reading experience. I think I am safe to say, and I believe anyone who has read it would agree, that this book is a "must read". I have posted a short review in the Classic Books section of Reviews and Discussions about Specific Books and Series here on the forum for anyone who might be interested in reading it.

[hazelk]

Another sad one for me was Home by Toni Morrison, it did remind me lots of The Heart is the Lonely Hunter.