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Sashana wrote: "Amanda, I just read that book a day or two ago. The ending was epic, I cried my eyes out."The Book Thief or Naughts and Crosses??
Naughts and Crosses, I it's a bit disorienting to read because its the opposite of what you learn in school.
Something interesting I just found out. Naughts and Crosses is also under the name of Black and White. Must be since she is from the UK and when some books make it over to the US the name changes. Adding to my to-read shelf!
Rachel, the book is about whites and blacks (people) living in a segregated community. The blacks are the elite and whites are the segregated.
Rachel wrote: "Something interesting I just found out. Naughts and Crosses is also under the name of Black and White. Must be since she is from the UK and when some books make it over to the US the name changes. ..."Yeah, I had a hard time finding it in my library. And the second book wasn't listed as book #2 in the series at my library, it shows it as an individual YA fiction book. The librarian was even confused.
My library doesn't have the second book :(
Mine doesn't have the third or fourth, which makes me wonder why, oh why I am going to read it. Because then I will end up liking them and have to find copies of the 3rd and 4th book. I've heard good things so I'm excited to read it.
I really wanted to read the series straight through, but it looks like that won't be happening. Have fun reading, Amanda. I really hope you enjoy the book.
Sashana wrote: "the book is about whites and blacks (people) living in a segregated community. The blacks are the elite and whites are the segregated."Sounds like a Sci-Fi.
I mean like
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Arthur wrote: "Sounds like a Sci-Fi."That's what I thought, but I wasn't 100% sure. I put it on my GR sci-fi shelf though, so it looks like I was right.
"Little Earthquakes" by: Jennifer Weiner - I was gasping I was crying so hard at the end. It's not even sad really, the circumstance is...I don't want to spoil it. "The Help" by: Katheryn Stockett - The was a tense ride and I loved it.
"The Road" by: Cormac McCarthy - After I read this, I read some chick lit and some of the "sookie stackhouse" series just so I wouldn't be depressed. It was a while before I read anything even remotely heavy.
"The Color Purple" by: Alice Walker - This was a very emotional story and it has stayed with me ever since I finished it. One of the few books that I feel was adapted into a movie quite well.
"A Child Called It" by: Dave Peltzer - I saw someone up thread mentioned this and I had forgetten about it till I saw it. I had tears on and off through out the book. I had resisted reading it while in high school cause I had read a few paragraphs and I couldn't see myself getting through it. I had to sort of syke myself up for it. I've read it once and I'll probably never read it again...for obvious reasons.
The three Catherine Anderson books I've read so far have all been emotionally moving. Very real characters. The heroines have all had to overcome either physical disability or an emotional trauma.
Saint Maybe by Anne TylerJude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
A Death in White Bear Lake by Barry Siegal (non-fiction)
And I could go on and on. If I really enjoy a book, it's generally because that book has touched my emotions in some way, which is why I love books with well-realized characters who seem real.
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy ( I can't even talk about this book with out breaking up.)"The Art Of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
"Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
"A Certain Slant Of Light" by Laura Whitcomb
"If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
"Sarah's Key" Tatiana de Rosnay
"Firefly Lane" Kristin Hannah
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
I need to read that one by the end of this year. I loved The Kite Runner.
I bought The Kite Runner over a year ago and still have not picked it up. Gosh, I am behind...
Rachel wrote: "I bought The Kite Runner over a year ago and still have not picked it up. Gosh, I am behind..."You should read it, Rachel. I read it in the summer and then I had to read it again for AP Lit (It's one of the recommend books this year). Really emotional and makes you think about friendship and goodness and honor.
I will have to see if I can fit this into a challenge this month. I like emotional books. :)
I just added The Kite Runner to my to-read list based on you all's discussion. I'd thought about reading it before but you know how that goes . . . so many good books, so little time! :)
The ones I can think of off the top of my head that I've cried while reading or after are
Her Best Friend's Brother. I just finished this book. This book's ending is probably the only romance thus far that I've read that left me close to bawling.And if you are comfortable with m/m/m/m menage, male pregnancy and men as pets, and you liked the ending to the film Hachi, you might enjoy Acquainted with the Night.
Kristina wrote: "T[bookcover:Dewey The Small-Town Library Cat Who ..."Kristina my 11 yr old son LOVED this book!
The most recent one for me was THE BOOK THIEF.
Kellyflower - I read it a month or so ago and LOVED it too! I'm a sucker for animal stories and Dewey was so sweet
I finally read Jellicoe Road last night, which I've been meaning to read forever but just hadn't gotten around to. It was awesome and totally made me cry multiple times, and it takes a good book to make me cry. I actually spent the first half of the novel thinking it was "just ok" and wondering why soo many people had given it 5 stars, but then the second half totally blew my mind. I can't recommend this book enough.
Alicia wrote: "I finally read Jellicoe Road last night, which I've been meaning to read forever but just hadn't gotten around to. It was awesome and totally made me cry multiple times, and it takes a good book t...": D Yay! I love that book!
The Road by Cormac McCarthyMy Name Is Joe by Stefan Bourque
I don't recommend reading these back to back! ; )
What about Outlander? I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned. It's my favorite book series of all time. It can get very, very emotional. It's so detailed and involved that I had to take breaks...but I couldn't stay away from it for long. It was the first book that made me actually shed tears.
I haven't been truly moved by many books, I'm not very good at sympathizing with characters. But a few that really impacted me are A Child Called "It", The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family and A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness. His story really hit home in alot of ways, especially since I read those while I was in the foster care system. It made me appreciate my family more, and helped the transition after I was adopted.
Another book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley which was very moving and inspiring. I found his story fascinating and it was so detailed and emotional that it was unnerving to read at moments. If that makes sense. I didn't feel like he left anything out. I felt the same way about Roots by Alex Haley. It was shocking (in a good way) to see how he traced back his entire history and wrote about it in such a vivid and detailed manner.
Sybil: The True and Extraordinary Story of a Woman Possessed By Sixteen Separate Personalities was one of the best books I've read, partly because I'm so obsessed with psychology, and because her story was so unique and emotional. What was more amazing was how she overcame her 16 characters, and how much damage her child abuse caused. I watched the movie too, and that portrayed her characters pretty well.
Anything by John Steinbeck is moving for me. I'm in love with his writing style, the symbolism and the raw emotion and conflict he packs into his books.
The only recent book that I shed a couple tears over was White Chocolate Moments. It's one of my all time favorite books, part chick-lit, part-religious, part-randomness. It just walks you through a girl's life from her preteen years to her adulthood, and Lori Wick subtly exposes Arcie's personality. It's not over dramatic or boring, even the finding faith part doesn't take up too much of the plot. When I first started reading it, I thought it would be very boring, but it turned out to be engaging and somewhat inspiring.
Another book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley which was very moving and inspiring. I found his story fascinating and it was so detailed and emotional that it was unnerving to read at moments. If that makes sense. I didn't feel like he left anything out. I felt the same way about Roots by Alex Haley. It was shocking (in a good way) to see how he traced back his entire history and wrote about it in such a vivid and detailed manner.
Sybil: The True and Extraordinary Story of a Woman Possessed By Sixteen Separate Personalities was one of the best books I've read, partly because I'm so obsessed with psychology, and because her story was so unique and emotional. What was more amazing was how she overcame her 16 characters, and how much damage her child abuse caused. I watched the movie too, and that portrayed her characters pretty well.
Anything by John Steinbeck is moving for me. I'm in love with his writing style, the symbolism and the raw emotion and conflict he packs into his books.
The only recent book that I shed a couple tears over was White Chocolate Moments. It's one of my all time favorite books, part chick-lit, part-religious, part-randomness. It just walks you through a girl's life from her preteen years to her adulthood, and Lori Wick subtly exposes Arcie's personality. It's not over dramatic or boring, even the finding faith part doesn't take up too much of the plot. When I first started reading it, I thought it would be very boring, but it turned out to be engaging and somewhat inspiring.
Joyzi (littlemissya) wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I saw it at the bookstore the other day. I am very bummed out that I didn't get it now!"Watch this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ch0ZU... I really love this trailer, it's the ..."
Amazing and well done video. I thought this book was incredibly moving and also quite depressing.
I know some of you will laugh at me and some of you will relate but a book that made me emotional was Marley and Me. I laughed, I cried-great story.also, the book Dewey the library cat made me get all choked up as well. I think that most books written about animals make me get somewhat emotional.
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A Child Called "It" (other topics)Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities (other topics)
Roots: The Saga of an American Family (other topics)
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I will, hopefully I won't dislike it.