Yes :) It's the only movie I'm looking forward to being released in theaters anytime soon.

The Road.. it's being made into a movie starring Viggo right?
I've added the book to my tbr.

I don't know if it has already been said, but: The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Yes it is a really good story, but very sad.

Emily, I didn't think about it as a depressing story. More like a beautiful, well written story.

I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns talk about a depressing book.

I haven't read that one, Lisa. I've been meaning to read The Gravedigger's Daughter. I met JCO at the National Book Festival in D.C. four years ago and had my picture taken with her. She was very gracious.

Did you read Wonderland? Talk about depressing. That being said, I am a huge JCO fan.

It was me with the Bambi Petra. The soundtrack given by Disney to that movie was superb. Have you seen its part 2? It was launched by Walt Disney a couple of years back. Check this out:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0447854/

You must watch this one if you liked the first one.

I admit that I didn't read every posting, but I scanned them and didn't notice the queen of depressing reads mentioned. Joyce Carol Oates is the go-to girl for major depressing stories. Luckily, she is a kick-a.. author, too. Falls was an excellent novel. I enjoyed the history of Niagra and Love Canal mixed in with the story, along with the depressing saga of the characters. We Were the Mulvaneys (spelling?) was one that it has taken me years to get over.

Who said Bambi? That is the ultimate cry-movie but the book, the original, is wonderful too.

Chrystal, that was a good one! I cried at the end and had goosebumps.

I can't believe that Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson hasn't been mentioned. That book had me absolutely sobbing! And Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult had me crying as well. I just finished that one a few days ago.

The Bluest Eyeby Toni Morrison. We read it in class and my goodness - it's one of the most emotional books that I have ever read :( :( :( :( :( When I put this many sad smilies, I mean it. There were countless of times when I just wanted to enter the novel, pick the main character and take it home to give it comfort, support and love and a big hug :( As for the summary, well the description is quite good :)

It also has an amazing stylistic language, with a variable narrator and language style. Some sections may be seen as weird for the first time but when thinking about why it is so and being a bit analytical, you really understand the effectiveness and how it relates to the novel.

I agree with you Susanna.

A Fine Balance

ya that is true.

Disney's Bambi is not only technically great, but the story is not one any animated studio would try to tell nowadays. Too much of a "downer" for today's audience, I imagine. Also, no fart jokes!

Disney's Bambi? It was a deeply moving story complemented by an outstanding score by Walt Disney. For me, that 1942 animation beats today's latest animated movies by a mile.

ya it practically broke my heart!

Okay, a movie I never want to watch that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha same here. and my dog skip makes me cry cause i love dogs a ton and when that man starts to beat skip with a shovel, boy am i a goner. and then when he doesn't die... wow, and i don't usually cry in movies but right now i think i am being very emotional... oh wow.

Disney's The Fox and Hound makes me cry the most out of all of them. I just feel so sad.

I cry in the beginning. I cry when he has to say goodbye to the old woman. I cry when he falls out with his friend. And I cry at the end when their childhood voices are replaying saying they will always be friend and nothing will stop them.

In fact, I well up now thinking about it. Oh dearie. :(

you know what movies have made me cry that i watched recently? fox and the hound, little women, hancock(i was sad when i thought will smith was going to die!), and my dog skip.

The kite runner

Yeah me too. This one looks a more emotional kind though. I'm sure Linda meant 'bawling' when she said 'few tears'. :)

Atishay, that sounds good. i liked P.S. I love you a lot.

Hmm Linda.. I just read the synopsis of The Wednesday Letters. Looks like something on the lines of P.S I love you, but a different angle and a more intense feel to it. I've added it to my TBR. Thanks!

The Wednesday Lettersis good for a few tears.

Laura, it must be!!!! There was a main character in there, the way she thought and lived....it made me adore that book so much!!!!!

I think my favourite books all are favourites because I found something that connects with my thoughts, dreams, hopes, way I live.....

Maybe thats why we liked Prodigal Summer so much Jeane!

I think I liekd the loop so much because of the woman that cared about the wolves, the way she thought and acted...there was something that touched me a lot. Probably my ideas about animals, animals-people...that are sometiems really extreem.
Something in the story connected with some thoughts of me, so believes....

I had heard other people say they didn't care for "The Loop" as much but I'll give it a shot. I'm usually different anyway.

Ohhh Thanks Jeane! Now I'll have to dig through my stacks and move them up!!

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel is a very good book. It is depressing but very good.

Ohk Jeane.. now you're really getting me charged up about The Loop. There must be something in it that attracted you so much.

Atishay, my friend read tem all too but she didn't like The loop as much as me. Difficult knowing how much I adored it!

Paula, you must read the others too. I've read 'The Divide' but it wasn't as sad as 'The Horse Whisperer', and maybe that's why not as good.(that's my opinion). You might wanna try 'The Loop' too. It's pretty good from what I've heard (ask Jeane).
The most anticipated read for me is The Brave which comes out next year.

Yahoo Paula!!!!! In a different way there is always some sad part in them yes, for sure emotional! I hope you adore them! And get ready for his new one next year!!!

Atishay, I read "The Horse Whisperer" and have 3 others of his in my stacks but haven't read them yet. Are they all sad like "Horse Whisperer"?

I always break mine up also Tara. I couldn't read one dismal book after another or I'd be in the psych ward! LOL

I added The True Story of Hansel and Gretel to my "to find" list as well. It sounds good. Thanks for the recommendation, bnoir.

I read The Mayor of Casterbridge in high school and remember quite enjoying it!

I've just finished the most depressing book I've ever read - Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre! It had been sitting on my shelf for over 2 years before I picked it up. I was in despair by the end of it!

I've added the ones I don't already have that really interest me to my to-buy list. (naughty, naughty... maybe I should get them from the library. Trouble with libraries I always take out more then I can red during that time!)

The true story of Hansel and Gretel sounds really good and I got to read it. I love WW2 themes.

Re-named to-buy as to-get. Sounds more positive.

Bridge to Terabithia is a great classic quicky to guarantee tons of tears. I think it's the suspense at the point where you know somethin awful is about to happen but there's nothing you can do to warn the characters. It is young adult, but severely dark considering. I would suggest it's only categorised thus because the main characters are children.

Also The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is utterly depressing. It starts off awkward and sad, and ends without hope of improvement or redemption. I would never ordinarily recommend it because it is so sad, but in this case if that's the sort of thing you're after it's a good choice because the writing is absolutely masterful.

Hope you find some goodies Fiona!

Laura, the same title caught my eyes!!!!!:-)))))

Is Thomas Hardy's biography depressing ?

OOOOOOOhhhhhhh a Mall of Menstruating!

Remind me to stay away from THAT one.

OOk. Yike.

Depression and Dystopia are my thing.

Random Acts of Senseless Violence - Jack Womack
(most depressing book I ever read)

Caught Stealing, Six Bad Things & A Dangerous Man - Charlie Huston
(three books, one story, no mercy)

Howard Street - Nathan Heard

Sarah - J. T. LeRoy

In The Hat - Dannie Martin

The Menstruating Mall - Carlton Mellick

Born Bad - Andrew Vachss

Oooh goody. Oh... mebbe I get it for Mum as christmas pressie. Maybe that's a bit self-serving or whatever though!