Make 'em Laugh or Make 'em Cry?

As humans, we experience a wide range of emotion. When I studied theater for ten years, I loved helping people feel something, whether it was to make them laugh or cry. There is something powerful in laughing but there is cleansing and healing in crying. In literature as well as the arts, we experience a wide range of emotion--fear, anger, hope, relief, repulsion, attraction.

Which types of books do you prefer? Do you like horror? Hopeful? Funny? Ones that open your eyes? Close your eyes in disbelief? Do you want to be uplifted? Inspired?