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Lots of them! I'm an easy crier. Here are some that immediately came to mind:
1. Love Story by Erich Segal: This book earns the distinction of being the *only* book that has ever made me bawl like a baby upon reading. And I knew what was going to happen after the first line.
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2. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks: The movie also makes me cry, but the book made me cry even more.
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3. Marley and Me by John Grogan: Like Love Story, I knew what was going to happen and still cried, and like The Notebook, the movie also made me cry, but the book made me cry even more.
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The story is a short moral tale about a relationship between a young boy and a tree in a forest. The tree and the boy become best friends. The tree always provides the boy with what he wants: branches to swing from, shade to sit under, apples to snack on, branches to build a house with. As the boy grows older and older he requires more and more of the tree. The tree loves the boy very much and gives him anything he asks for. In the ultimate act of self-sacrifice, the tree lets the boy cut her down so the boy can build a boat in which he can sail. The boy leaves the tree, now a stump. Many years later, the boy, now an old man, returns and the tree says, "I have nothing left to give you." The boy replies that all he needs is a quiet place to sit and rest. The tree happily obliges.
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The book is about how an autistic man,Lou is given the choice to be normal. This book is set in the future where autism can be prevented and cured. Lou final decision made me cry so hard. This book truly gives a glimpse into the mind of the autistic...
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Love In The Time Of Cholera by Marquez
Of Human Bondage by Maugham
But the one that really pulls my heart strings would be
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Since I am a Bunny by trade, I find this book moving. You would too!
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Most writers caricature Appalachian people and the ministers that serve them, but Morisi brings these people to life with warmth, love and humility. This is a story about a man who suffered a head injury as a young man, and a woman who is snared in the social mores of her community.
I had always despised the "white trash" roots of my ancestors, but after reading this book I not only recognized the link between them and me, I came to accept that link.
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The horrible irony and futility of the relationship between Alisa Donnikova and Igor tore me to bits. It's sort of a Romeo and Juliet situation, but thrown into the midst of a struggle between Light and Dark--a war fought between magicians, witches, vampires, etc. Alisa fights for Dark. Igor fights for Light.
*SPOILER*Alisa and Igor are temporarily stripped of their powers and are unable to sense that they are enemies. They fall desperately in love with each other, but after they regain their powers Igor insists that Alisa tricked him as part of some plan. In his confusion and anger, he kills Alisa, as she continues to plea that that she really does love him. The warring sides use this incident (which the leaders of both sides actually planned) to fuel their causes and aggression.*SPOILER*
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For the serious answer. Call of the Wild by Jack London.
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"You will readily understand why people will go to any lengths to get in the film, to cover themselves with any old film scrap... junky... narcotics agent... thief... informer... anything to avoid the hopeless dead-end horror of being just who and where you all are: dying animals on a doomed planet."
I came across this some 15 years ago, and it really got me, made me think about human condition on this planet, and that Burroughs might just as well had spelled out the literal truth of it. It's not that I lived in some idealized, rosy world up to that point, but the idea that, for all practical purposes, we may already be dead, only we don't know it yet, that was somewhat... well, saddening.
It's not exactly the last time I cried over a book, or a film, a song... I allow myself to go with a flow of emotion as it comes, but, 15 years on, this particular message still has a power, it's as convincing and urgent as ever.
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Les Miserables
Hugo's epic prose takes a while to get somewhere, but the payoff is well worth it. Oddly, I've never seen the movie or musical.
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Vonnegut is the best author I've ever read and there are at least 3 books (Cat's Cradle, Mother Night and Slaughterhouse 5) that had some very sad moving moments or endings in them.
A very sad suprise ending was also present in "A Perfect Spy" by John Le Carre.
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You can watch an incredible about this book here. It won't embed (it has a cookie sniffer):
http://bit.ly/Hl1zO (Barnes & Noble social site)
http://www.angelsofeastafrica.org/video/homepage_dl.mov
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Met him Wednesday, heard him speak, read part of the book.
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It is a story of a political prisoner who is in year 13 of a 20 year solitary confinement prison term in Burma (aka Myanmar) possibly the most brutal and repressive regime on Earth.
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The book was called Let's Roll!: Ordinary People Extraodinary Courage by Lisa Beamer.
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I first read it in the children's section of our town library and had to hide in the book stacks for a few minutes wiping away my tears, it's one that anyone who has lost a pet can relate to...
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There is a 'Cat Heaven' also...
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| April 25, 2009 09:21 PM |
1. Love Story by Erich Segal: This book earns the distinction of being the *only* book that has ever made me bawl like a baby upon reading. And I knew what was going to happen after the first line.
2. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks: The movie also makes me cry, but the book made me cry even more.
3. Marley and Me by John Grogan: Like Love Story, I knew what was going to happen and still cried, and like The Notebook, the movie also made me cry, but the book made me cry even more.
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April 26, 2009 02:22 AM
All excellent choices..and the movies wern't bad either.
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April 25, 2009 08:47 PM
When Sirius Black died in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I cried like a baby. Permalink | Report
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April 25, 2009 08:56 PM
The most recent book that made me cry was actually a children's book that I was reading to my son called The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I don't know if it was supposed to be a tear jerker but it was for me. The story is a short moral tale about a relationship between a young boy and a tree in a forest. The tree and the boy become best friends. The tree always provides the boy with what he wants: branches to swing from, shade to sit under, apples to snack on, branches to build a house with. As the boy grows older and older he requires more and more of the tree. The tree loves the boy very much and gives him anything he asks for. In the ultimate act of self-sacrifice, the tree lets the boy cut her down so the boy can build a boat in which he can sail. The boy leaves the tree, now a stump. Many years later, the boy, now an old man, returns and the tree says, "I have nothing left to give you." The boy replies that all he needs is a quiet place to sit and rest. The tree happily obliges.
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April 26, 2009 06:23 AM
I agree with Rachel 1919. Indeed, this is a very touching tale. It evokes strong emotions for souls who are compassionate and giving. Some relate it to the way that God loves us, unconditionally, continuing to give to us, without end. That love never dries up. A great story, very simple but powerful.
"And the tree was happy." (a quote from the book that repeats after each segment of the tree giving to the boy).
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"And the tree was happy." (a quote from the book that repeats after each segment of the tree giving to the boy).
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April 25, 2009 09:20 PM
I don't think a book has ever actually made me cry, but Where the Red Fern Grows is one of the most depressing books I've ever read. Helpful Answer?
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April 25, 2009 09:36 PM
This is one book that made me cry very hard. The book is called The speed of dark by Elizabeth Moon. The book is about how an autistic man,Lou is given the choice to be normal. This book is set in the future where autism can be prevented and cured. Lou final decision made me cry so hard. This book truly gives a glimpse into the mind of the autistic...
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April 25, 2009 10:15 PM
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Click Edit answer (before the hour is up) and underneath your answer you should see the tools "add video/photo/audio" - click photo and then insert the html.
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Click Edit answer (before the hour is up) and underneath your answer you should see the tools "add video/photo/audio" - click photo and then insert the html.
Or just insert the html into the post.
Or just put the html as a comment.
April 26, 2009 12:53 AM
I did that and it didnt work right. Do I need to get the picture to its own solitary page?
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April 26, 2009 08:43 AM
Yes laurap
When you find a picture, right click and it should be in its own html.
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April 25, 2009 10:10 PM
There have been many books that have made me cry. Love In The Time Of Cholera by Marquez
Of Human Bondage by Maugham
But the one that really pulls my heart strings would be
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Since I am a Bunny by trade, I find this book moving. You would too!
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April 26, 2009 08:34 PM
Oh, man... definitely. This was the first novel I ever read and still one of my favorites.
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April 25, 2009 10:25 PM
Simple Jess by Pamela Morisi. Most writers caricature Appalachian people and the ministers that serve them, but Morisi brings these people to life with warmth, love and humility. This is a story about a man who suffered a head injury as a young man, and a woman who is snared in the social mores of her community.
I had always despised the "white trash" roots of my ancestors, but after reading this book I not only recognized the link between them and me, I came to accept that link.
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April 25, 2009 10:51 PM
I don't really cry over books--mostly, I feel anger or annoyance at unfair turns of event. The one exception to that is Sergei Lukyanenko's second installment of the Night Watch series, Day Watch. The horrible irony and futility of the relationship between Alisa Donnikova and Igor tore me to bits. It's sort of a Romeo and Juliet situation, but thrown into the midst of a struggle between Light and Dark--a war fought between magicians, witches, vampires, etc. Alisa fights for Dark. Igor fights for Light.
*SPOILER*Alisa and Igor are temporarily stripped of their powers and are unable to sense that they are enemies. They fall desperately in love with each other, but after they regain their powers Igor insists that Alisa tricked him as part of some plan. In his confusion and anger, he kills Alisa, as she continues to plea that that she really does love him. The warring sides use this incident (which the leaders of both sides actually planned) to fuel their causes and aggression.*SPOILER*
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April 25, 2009 10:57 PM
I once dropped an Unabridged copy of Websters on my foot. Cried like a baby for hours. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0877792011?tag=pazaqorg-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0877792011&adid=11GB9YB5SS4F9DYEZJ6R&
For the serious answer. Call of the Wild by Jack London.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1402714556?tag=pazaqorg-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1402714556&adid=1SCTBPX4F62YRP4G1Q5A&
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April 25, 2009 11:35 PM
I don't remember anymore which book, essay or article it was, but the quote comes from William Burroughs: "You will readily understand why people will go to any lengths to get in the film, to cover themselves with any old film scrap... junky... narcotics agent... thief... informer... anything to avoid the hopeless dead-end horror of being just who and where you all are: dying animals on a doomed planet."
I came across this some 15 years ago, and it really got me, made me think about human condition on this planet, and that Burroughs might just as well had spelled out the literal truth of it. It's not that I lived in some idealized, rosy world up to that point, but the idea that, for all practical purposes, we may already be dead, only we don't know it yet, that was somewhat... well, saddening.
It's not exactly the last time I cried over a book, or a film, a song... I allow myself to go with a flow of emotion as it comes, but, 15 years on, this particular message still has a power, it's as convincing and urgent as ever.
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April 25, 2009 11:40 PM
The books that have made me cry have done so more through poignancy than sadness (I once read Jude the Obscure, Anna Karenina and 1984 in sequence and then gave up on reading for a while). As far as a tear-jerker, I could list a few, but I'll go with Les Miserables
Hugo's epic prose takes a while to get somewhere, but the payoff is well worth it. Oddly, I've never seen the movie or musical.
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April 26, 2009 12:16 AM
It's a tough one, one I remember and read this year was "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut. That is one fantastic book and it moved me a lot. Especially the last few chapters were hard. Vonnegut is the best author I've ever read and there are at least 3 books (Cat's Cradle, Mother Night and Slaughterhouse 5) that had some very sad moving moments or endings in them.
A very sad suprise ending was also present in "A Perfect Spy" by John Le Carre.
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April 26, 2009 03:26 AM
Vonnegut was incredible. Love this book, also "Galapagos," "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Breakfast of Champions" and many others. A wonderfully creative, trippy, insightful, humane voice.
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April 26, 2009 12:46 AM
I would have said something else, until I read this this week: You can watch an incredible about this book here. It won't embed (it has a cookie sniffer):
http://bit.ly/Hl1zO (Barnes & Noble social site)
http://www.angelsofeastafrica.org/video/homepage_dl.mov
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Met him Wednesday, heard him speak, read part of the book.
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April 26, 2009 01:38 AM
I have never been able to read the final page of "Mrs. Katz and Tush," by Patricia Polacco, out loud to my children without totally losing it. (http://www.patriciapolacco.com/books/katz/katz.html) Permalink | Report
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April 26, 2009 03:24 AM
Not really a tear-jerker, but some scenes in a book I read recently - 'The Lizard Cage' by Karen Connelly had me close to tears. It is a story of a political prisoner who is in year 13 of a 20 year solitary confinement prison term in Burma (aka Myanmar) possibly the most brutal and repressive regime on Earth.
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April 26, 2009 03:29 AM
I was really moved by "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time," a book that takes you into the mind of a 15-year-old boy with high-functioning autism who's fascinated by detective stories. At first, it's just an interesting read that gives you some insight into how autistic people see the world. I was unprepared for the emotional wallop of the last few pages. Permalink | Report
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April 26, 2009 03:30 AM
I have never had a tear-jerker but one that brought a lot of emotion out for me. The book was called Let's Roll!: Ordinary People Extraodinary Courage by Lisa Beamer.
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April 26, 2009 12:54 PM
We give this book as a gift to anyone who 'needs' it... :( I first read it in the children's section of our town library and had to hide in the book stacks for a few minutes wiping away my tears, it's one that anyone who has lost a pet can relate to...
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Link for Book and Author Reference: http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Heaven-Cynthia-Rylant/dp/0590417010
There is a 'Cat Heaven' also...
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April 26, 2009 01:23 PM
Little Women.... every time Permalink | Report
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July 07, 2009 01:54 AM
Dave Pelzer's books about the child abuse he endured at the hands of his own mother are raw with unbelievable details and emotional trauma. I am a foster parent (have been for 13 years) and his story rings true for so many foster children who suffer at the hands of their very own families. It is heartbreaking to read for anyone but as a foster parent who embraces these very damaged children and tries to teach them that there is another way, it is a gut-wrenching read. Permalink | Report
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