Books that have made you cry?

[Corinna Borsato]

Being a very emotional and sensitive person, I have found myself inconsolable over the turn of the story countless times. I wholeheartedly commit to reading and connect myself deeply with the protagonists. Thus, upon encountering sad truths in the lines, I have found myself with eyes swollen by tears, sobbing and hurt. I believe this is part of being able to identify completely in the plot and almost lose the sense of self, of what is real and what is book.

Two books that have left we feeling wrecked are "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth and "Me before you" by Jojo Moyes. But I must admit that I cry easily even when the context is not as grave as the death of a protagonist.

I have cried reading the personal struggles of the characters, reading their uncertainties and failures. I have cried when someone betrayed them, when they uncovered ugly secrets and when they faced unfair judgement. I have cried for them and for myself together because, though through an imaginary thread, we are one and the same.

But I have also learned from how they shaped their sorrow into confidence, into steely resolve, into personal growth and acceptance. I have learned that, though pain is unavoidable, it can catalyse an improvement of the state of things

[Chaos_Queeny]

Tell us what books have had you bawling like a baby. For me, the only one i can think of is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

I also bawled like a baby at that book hahaha. As well as the book "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford

[Janie Maillet]

I am such an emotional person that books always succeed in making me cry. I just tend to get way too attached to fictional characters and end up bawling my eyes out when they inevitably die. I've lost track of how many books I've cried over, but I do have a vivid memory of the first book that made me cry. That book is Five Feet Apart.

It was three in the morning at the Toronto airport, and I was reading because my flight had been delayed (again). My family and I were on our way to Miami for spring break, so you'd think I was pretty happy, right? Wrong. Instead, I was crying while reading Five Feet Apart because my favourite character had just died, and his death had come out of nowhere. I distinctly remember sitting at the gate, waiting for the plane to arrive, and hugging the book to my chest while I bawled. My mom, who was taking a nap, woke up and asked what was wrong. I looked at her and said, "He dieeeeeed!"

Either way, I eventually got over it by the time the plane finally arrived, but that memory always stuck with me. I was thirteen back then, and I can assure you that I've cried over many more books since. It's crazy to think that some readers, including myself, get so emotionally attached to fictional characters because they feel like real people. I think it's a true testament to the author's skills to be able to create such realistic characters.

[Alichi]

Many books have made me cry. Even if I can't remember the names.

[Ajiferuke Ajibola]

Parrot's Perch.

[Naterothwrite]

The bible

[Drue Tibbits]

There are many, many books that have brought me to tears. I just can't remember which ones at the moment! Two that do come to mind are The World According to Garp and P.S. I Love you. Garp, for the accident with the Volvo gearshift. P.S. I Love You because I had lost my husband just before I read it, so it hit home hard.

[Brigitta Hegyi]

For me, it was ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', when Dumbledore died.

[romena_uk]

Hey all, I am adding my 2 cents here. I am sure there have been many books that made me cry but when I saw this post, the first book that jumped to mind was 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara. It is tough read, due to the traumatic events faced by the main character and it really packs an emotional punch!

[Denise Clark]

Wonders in the Waves. Kept telling myself not to cry as the tears rolled down my cheeks.

[Melissa Katherine]

There have been several books that made me cry. Usually what gets me is the death of a beloved character or sometimes a really happy ending. Harry Potter is one that at least gets me teary eyed with each reread. I've cried at several of the character's deaths, especially those of my favorite characters.
A book that made me cry more recently was the ending of the Arc of a Scythe trilogy. The ending was just perfect to me. It was partially crying that it was over, and partially with just how I felt with the ending.

[Tiffany Dowell]

I just finished When the Tamriel Tree Blooms by Elaine Russell. It was in my select a book for review, so, it's my latest read. OH MY GOD I was so unprepared for this book, I thought I was, was sure I was, but in the last 10 chapters I found out I absolutely was not. I finished it last night, had to walk away two or three times, and when I finished it I knew it was in my top 10 favorite books ever.

[Emily_Stephens]

I cry over my reading all the time! The book that stands out the most (full-on crying, had to put the book down and wait until I could see well enough to finish reading) was Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Just beautiful! But also very sad.

[Jillianb90]

Here One Moment by Lianne Moriarty!

[Boniface Liwakala]

Sadly, a book has yet to make me cry. I have felt deeply saddened by many boons but I have not cried before.