tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post4304339269257405138..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: Booking Through Thursday - The Saddest Reads(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-77960424424028712072009-09-27T21:51:17.207-04:002009-09-27T21:51:17.207-04:00I almost forgot about The Glass Castle, which is h...I almost forgot about <i>The Glass Castle</i>, which is heartbreaking but also inspiring.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-78706201306012703902009-09-27T21:10:48.403-04:002009-09-27T21:10:48.403-04:00I quite enjoy sad books but definitely have to be ...I quite enjoy sad books but definitely have to be in the mood for them. My Sisters Keeper did get a few tears from me. The Blue Notebook i'm considering. I am reading The Glass Castle now.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-91654819492119627472009-09-26T18:38:02.524-04:002009-09-26T18:38:02.524-04:00You've got some tear jerkers there! I remember...You've got some tear jerkers there! I remember reading The Kite Runner while I was out at a coffee shop one time and I came to one particular place in the book where I just couldn't hold back the tears.<br /><br />It's been a while since I read a very sad book but one that always makes me sad just thinking about it is The Book Thief. Oh goodness, it's so good but so sad.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-43490297175663227852009-09-26T18:23:26.313-04:002009-09-26T18:23:26.313-04:00My cousin told me about The Things They Carried an...My cousin told me about The Things They Carried and I know I need to read that one. Tuesdays made me bawl my eyes out!! The Bluest Eye was pretty sad wasn't it?Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-25895759358875596272009-09-26T15:50:18.939-04:002009-09-26T15:50:18.939-04:00Your list reminded me of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS,...Your list reminded me of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, another tear-jerker!Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-38176600235707761092009-09-25T20:15:48.047-04:002009-09-25T20:15:48.047-04:00I often say the best books are the ones that can m...I often say the best books are the ones that can make me both laugh and cry. You've listed some wonderful (and sad) books. The Blue Notebook is on my TBR pile and I'm really looking forward to reading it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-27435881221648824292009-09-25T10:35:06.832-04:002009-09-25T10:35:06.832-04:00I'm having a really hard time with The Blue No...I'm having a really hard time with The Blue Notebook. The book is written well and I think handles the subject matter well, but it's the subject matter that is making this book difficult. But I'm determined to finish it :)Tracie Yulehttp://www.yuletimereading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-10205940845779814792009-09-25T08:39:24.713-04:002009-09-25T08:39:24.713-04:00You've listed some great books, along with sev...You've listed some great books, along with several from my tbr list. There's nothing like a good cry ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-63667856408507070152009-09-24T21:42:16.911-04:002009-09-24T21:42:16.911-04:00I read My Sister's Keeper and that was definit...I read My Sister's Keeper and that was definitely a tearjerker!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-7847714509511638202009-09-24T19:50:00.888-04:002009-09-24T19:50:00.888-04:00Olive Kitteridge had many sad and depressing momen...Olive Kitteridge had many sad and depressing moments in it, and yet it was strangly beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378547566593756176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-74567786620400243692009-09-24T18:40:29.069-04:002009-09-24T18:40:29.069-04:00My Sister's Keeper..the end of that one had be...My Sister's Keeper..the end of that one had be in tears.<br />Is it odd to like something so much that makes you cry...?caitehttp://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-49202777539680399172009-09-24T17:12:27.625-04:002009-09-24T17:12:27.625-04:00I agree with you completely! I enjoy reading poign...I agree with you completely! I enjoy reading poignant books for that very reason. I love when books make me feel the emotion of the character. The Kite Runner...*sigh*Lisa (Southern Girl Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03749744167773202007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-23990085547382080612009-09-24T16:49:40.753-04:002009-09-24T16:49:40.753-04:00I've seen The Blue Notebook around. I needed ...I've seen The Blue Notebook around. I needed a box of tissues while reading Tuesdays With Morrie.Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-36778389445165486552009-09-24T15:14:28.144-04:002009-09-24T15:14:28.144-04:00Oh boy, I cried so much at the end of My Sister...Oh boy, I cried so much at the end of My Sister's Keeper. It took me a while to recover after I finished.<br /><br />Here's my <a href="http://alitareads.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/booking-through-thursday-09-24-09/" rel="nofollow">BTT</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-68990576561835879492009-09-24T15:09:03.264-04:002009-09-24T15:09:03.264-04:00I love sad books, but I haven't read any of th...I love sad books, but I haven't read any of those yet. It sounds like I should - especially The Bluest Eyes, as I love Morrison's writing.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-77496351655486291292009-09-24T15:03:15.230-04:002009-09-24T15:03:15.230-04:00I've been a sucker of tear-jerker, both books ...I've been a sucker of tear-jerker, both books and movies. I've got Marley and Me and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. To get through your list I'll need lots of Kleenex handy! :)<br /><br />The Bluest Eye would probably be my next Morrison book. Beloved was very sad and dark. I cannot account for the reason why I haven't read The Kite Runner. Too hype maybe.Matthttp://mattviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-31120027475199482702009-09-24T15:03:11.739-04:002009-09-24T15:03:11.739-04:00Well, no, I guess there's no rule that we have...Well, no, I guess there's no rule that we have to be happy all the time. But I try to stay that way as much as possible! I guess everyone has their own preferences in reading as in everything else. Haven't read any of the books you mention, although I've heard good things about almost all of them.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-59665703523217705552009-09-24T14:39:02.093-04:002009-09-24T14:39:02.093-04:00I have The Blue Notebook here to read. Now that I...I have The Blue Notebook here to read. Now that I know it made you cry, I'll have to make sure I'm in the perfect frame of mind to read it. Sometimes I really want a good cry (Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman was my heavy weeper go-to book when I was in my teens) but sometimes I need to avoid the heartbreakers.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-68955742622557178662009-09-24T14:07:48.320-04:002009-09-24T14:07:48.320-04:00I don't love it when a book makes me cry. The...I don't love it when a book makes me cry. There are some books I love that make me cry - The Time Traveler's Wife is one, and The Book Thief - but mostly, if the book is going to be tremendously emotional, I often don't reread. Just because I feel so drained when I do read them and get all emotional. I guess the drained thing doesn't happen to you, haha.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-22023865512617284622009-09-24T13:07:45.547-04:002009-09-24T13:07:45.547-04:00I have read The Bluest Eye and in fact rereading r...I have read The Bluest Eye and in fact rereading right now! I don't remember much from before, and now am only about 20 pages in, so good luck to me, although I know I'll be bawling (I always do). Almost every book that I liked has made me cry. (I really am a crybaby, lol.) The last one that really made me weep was I think Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary by Ruby Ferguson. The Elegance of the Hedgehog is also a sad book.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-21249045737939951802009-09-24T12:57:45.774-04:002009-09-24T12:57:45.774-04:00I think that I read sad books for the same reason ...I think that I read sad books for the same reason you mentioned. I don't enjoy being sad, but sometimes it feels good to cry over a sad story. I read Death Be Not Proud when I was in junior high...I remember feeling so so sad. I had a best friend during my school years, who, when she would come to my house, she would take Where The Red Fern Grows off of my shelf and just read the part that made her cry. I never understood why she did that.Missy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291867551001087415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-26066527403294544762009-09-24T12:54:10.447-04:002009-09-24T12:54:10.447-04:00Those are definitely sad books. The Things They C...Those are definitely sad books. The Things They Carried and The Blue Notebook definitely got me. Two that come immediately to my mind are All Quiet on the Western Front and The Book Thief as well.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-33116034314620191172009-09-24T12:38:42.706-04:002009-09-24T12:38:42.706-04:00I have read My Sister's Keeper and definitely ...I have read My Sister's Keeper and definitely a sad one. I don't know which sad books I've read recently but I do love them. They definitely evoke a strong response from the reader and they seem to make you think more than other novels.<br /><br />-LaurenShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-57665909226923571372009-09-24T12:17:36.722-04:002009-09-24T12:17:36.722-04:00I have read a few of those and I agree with you.
...I have read a few of those and I agree with you.<br /><br /><a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/09/booking-through-sad-ones.html" rel="nofollow">Booking through Sad Ones</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-61816113984771424992009-09-24T11:46:20.647-04:002009-09-24T11:46:20.647-04:00I agree with some of your choices here. I've ...I agree with some of your choices here. I've read some of the books on your list, have seen others in movie form, and for one I read the book then saw the movie--My Sister's Keeper. And I cried a lot during the movie, because I anticipated what would happen next.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.com