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The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,892,127 ratings — published 2012
A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,015,737 ratings — published 2015
When Sadness is at Your Door (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,482 ratings — published 2018
All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.11 — 644,674 ratings — published 2015
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,191,935 ratings — published 2011
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,077,246 ratings — published 1999
Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,789,045 ratings — published 2005
They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.75 — 910,314 ratings — published 2017
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,843,999 ratings — published 2016
We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,486,937 ratings — published 2014
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,320,981 ratings — published 1963
If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been with Me, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.78 — 637,300 ratings — published 2013
Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,958,871 ratings — published 1937
A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.34 — 297,716 ratings — published 2011
Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.83 — 628,149 ratings — published 2014
Michael Rosen's Sad Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.48 — 3,551 ratings — published 2004
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,849,957 ratings — published 2012
Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,283,487 ratings — published 2012
Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.07 — 604,639 ratings — published 1977
A Shelter for Sadness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.36 — 758 ratings — published 2021
A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,285,382 ratings — published 2012
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,824,346 ratings — published 2007
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,618,163 ratings — published 2003
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,984,543 ratings — published 2005
My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,292,951 ratings — published 2004
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.91 — 980,969 ratings — published 2009
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,634,337 ratings — published 2020
You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.61 — 186,606 ratings — published 2021
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,453,914 ratings — published 2017
The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.14 — 255,503 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.24 — 567,875 ratings — published 2008
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.85 — 917,164 ratings — published 2005
Maybe Tomorrow? (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,026 ratings — published 2019
Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.98 — 774,930 ratings — published 1987
Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.93 — 289,403 ratings — published 2016
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,008,071 ratings — published 2006
Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,038,401 ratings — published 2007
The Things We Leave Unfinished (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.31 — 536,405 ratings — published 2021
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,474,231 ratings — published 2022
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,803,736 ratings — published 2018
A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.03 — 490,589 ratings — published 2016
What's the Matter, Marlo? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.96 — 262 ratings — published 2021
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.56 — 810,361 ratings — published 2016
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.99 — 445,818 ratings — published 2019
The Rabbit Listened (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.59 — 9,775 ratings — published 2018
I'm Sad (I'm Bored, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.10 — 933 ratings — published 2018
Milk and honey (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.95 — 841,504 ratings — published 2014
The Red Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,770 ratings — published 2001
The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.93 — 323,870 ratings — published 2005
Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.25 — 847,154 ratings — published 1966
“When God Created Mothers"
When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And God said, "Have you read the specs on this order?" She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts...all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said. "Six pairs of hands.... no way."
It's not the hands that are causing me problems," God remarked, "it's the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have."
That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. God nodded.
One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, 'What are you kids doing in there?' when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say. 'I understand and I love you' without so much as uttering a word."
God," said the angel touching his sleeve gently, "Get some rest tomorrow...."
I can't," said God, "I'm so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick...can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower."
The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.
But tough!" said God excitedly. "You can imagine what this mother can do or endure."
Can it think?"
Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise," said the Creator.
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.
There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told You that You were trying to put too much into this model."
It's not a leak," said the Lord, "It's a tear."
What's it for?"
It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride."
You are a genius, " said the angel.
Somberly, God said, "I didn't put it there.”
― When God Created Mothers
When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And God said, "Have you read the specs on this order?" She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts...all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said. "Six pairs of hands.... no way."
It's not the hands that are causing me problems," God remarked, "it's the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have."
That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. God nodded.
One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, 'What are you kids doing in there?' when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say. 'I understand and I love you' without so much as uttering a word."
God," said the angel touching his sleeve gently, "Get some rest tomorrow...."
I can't," said God, "I'm so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick...can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower."
The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.
But tough!" said God excitedly. "You can imagine what this mother can do or endure."
Can it think?"
Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise," said the Creator.
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.
There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told You that You were trying to put too much into this model."
It's not a leak," said the Lord, "It's a tear."
What's it for?"
It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride."
You are a genius, " said the angel.
Somberly, God said, "I didn't put it there.”
― When God Created Mothers
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
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