Subject: The saddest book you've ever read
Posted by: Zann03
Date: Oct 30 08
Me? Sadako, the story of a girl who died of leukemia. She tries to get better by folding a thousand paper cranes, but she dies. Once, a teacher was reading it to my class, and she couldn't finish it because she was sniffing so hard.
Posted by: Zann03
Date: Oct 30 08
Me? Sadako, the story of a girl who died of leukemia. She tries to get better by folding a thousand paper cranes, but she dies. Once, a teacher was reading it to my class, and she couldn't finish it because she was sniffing so hard.
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Jazmee27
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Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey. Reply #41. Mar 13 10, 2:16 PM |
Shravan1
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Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte Tess of the D'Urbervilles- Thomas Hardy Reply #42. Mar 15 10, 9:35 AM |
turbotude 
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"Death Be Not Proud" - John Gunther Reply #43. May 22 10, 5:02 PM |
astir
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Animal stories every time - still sob at parts of Black Beauty. Reply #44. Jun 03 10, 7:14 AM |
| GuruOfTrivia
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They Cage The Animals at Night. If you have read it I'm sure you'll agree. Reply #45. Jun 03 10, 4:32 PM |
Trivian999
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Just read 'Paths of glory' by jefferey archer. Maybe not the saddest...but sad indeed. Reply #46. Jun 04 10, 6:19 AM |
pennie1478
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So far, "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks. Reply #47. Aug 30 10, 7:19 PM |
Cymruambyth
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'How Green Was My Valley' by Richard Llewelyn. And whoever made the movie should be hanged, drawn and quartered for ruining a masterpiece. Nothing in the movie, apart from the fact that it was set in a Welsh mining village, bore any resemblance to the book! Reply #48. Sep 03 10, 10:50 AM |
H0lyAerith
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I'd have to say "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. I was pretty much weeping through the second half of the book. Reply #49. Sep 04 10, 7:46 PM |
| Ishtari11
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Has anyone read "My Sister's Keeper"? I saw the movie, but I heard the endings are different. Reply #50. Sep 04 10, 8:55 PM |
| Cymruambyth
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Did the movie ;The Lovely Bones' live up to the expectations of those who read the book? I've never read it, but friends who have say they were not impressed with the movie. Reply #51. Sep 06 10, 3:34 PM |
| callie_ross
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I read a very sad book years ago called "Sunshine". It was written by Naomi Klein in the 1970's & its a true story about a young woman who discovers she has a rare form of cancer in her leg. The book is in the format of a diary since she recorded it onto a tape recorder & after her death it was made into a book. She was only around 20 years old when she died & left behind a young daughter & a husband. Very sad story. Reply #52. Sep 06 10, 5:12 PM |
alaspooryoric
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Try "Jude the Obscure" and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," both by Thomas Hardy. Both of them were two of the most tragic stories I've ever read as well as the most frustrating. In fact, "Jude" made me scream "No!" and throw the book across the room. Reply #53. Dec 15 10, 8:15 PM |
Dagny1
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Jude would win for me. Especially the boy. Reply #54. Dec 16 10, 9:24 AM |
merip
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I don't find the whole book sad, but Beth's death in Little Women is always a tear-jerker for me. Reply #55. Jan 22 11, 3:42 PM |
BrerSchultzy
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I will second the vote for Jude The Obscure. And I'll add "Autobiography of a Face" by Lucy Grealy. Also, let me throw in "A Child Called It." Reply #56. Jan 28 11, 11:41 AM |
AlexxSchneider
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Ishtari, the endings of "My Sister's Keeper" are pretty different; the book has a much sadder and more unexpected ending! Reply #57. Mar 21 11, 9:45 AM |
Lochalsh
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I'll go with Brer on "Autobiography of a Face," and I'll add her friend Ann Patchett's "Truth & Beauty," an examination of Grealy's life, as a companion piece. I'm always moved by "Jude the Obscure," as well as by--don't laugh--"Bambi" (Felix Salten's orginal, not Walt Disney's reworking). Reply #58. Mar 21 11, 10:24 AM |
| Lochalsh
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"original," not "orginal." Shall we say I was blinded by tears? Okay. Reply #59. Mar 21 11, 10:26 AM |
gracie3
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A non-fiction called 'Animals in war',all the brave animals that had jobs to do ......Heart breaking. Reply #60. Mar 21 11, 11:42 AM |
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