Books That Made You Cry?

Slaughterhouse-Five really f*cked me up.. not sure if i cried but it was real tragic

Dragon lance and Forgotten realms are the only series I remember crying while reading.

The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Not a whole lot, come to think of it, and all of them fantasy: a few passages in Lord of the Rings and the ending of Gormenghast are all I can remember right now.

"Roots" when a very old and frail Chicken George died by falling from his chair into the fireplace. The fact that it was a true story is the reason it hit me so hard. What a horrific way for anyone to die and I couldn't get the image out of my head.

‘Slam this Book Shut on Your Nuts: a step-by-step guide’ by Anonymous.


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When I pointed to him his palms slipped slightly, leaving greasy sweat streaks on the wall, and he hooked his thumbs in his belt. A strange small spasm shook him, as if he heard fingernails scrape slate, but as I gazed at him in wonder the tension slowly drained from his face. His lips parted into a timid smile, and our neighbor’s image blurred with my sudden tears. “Hey, Boo,” I said.