Book that made you cry?

Question

for me it was
flowers for algernon by Daniel Keyes
one flew over th.... you know ))
Midnight Cowboy by cant-remember-whats-his-name
the dead zone by SKing
crime and punishment by dostoevsky

Answer 1

"The Lost Domain" (aka "Le Grand Meaulnes" orig. French title [1913] by Alain-Fournier (pseud. of Henri-Alban Fournier).

A Classic (short) novel of French Literature, I read it in the mid-sixties, long before I became the hard-bitten cynic that I am today.
I can truly say that it is (almost ) certainly the only work of fiction that caused me to (actually) shed a tear. It is the truly remarkable story, beautifully written in sensitive prose, of the uncouth youth Augustin Meaulnes (aged 17) who is fated to enter a veritable dreamworld (though the events occuring all the time have a rational explanation) but in the end lead to both sadness and loss. The "lost" domain is a truly apt title for this marvelous fiction.
Sadly, the author, Alain-Fournier was himself tragically killed a year or so later in battle on the Western Front, aged 27.
This book is a true work of literature and is a million miles away from items written by authors like Stephen King and others(mentioned elsewhere on this page), but I'm certain that anyone who reads it, cannot help but be affected by it's genius. It is published in PENGUIN CLASSICS and should be very easy to obtain, as it has (I believe) never been out of print since it was first included in the series.
Highly recommended to all sensative natures.
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Answer 2

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
...and the Half-Blood Prince
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a tearjerker. It is about a boy who lost his father in 9/11.
Everything is Illuminated by the same author, Jonathan Safran Foer, also made me cry. It had a lot to do with the Holocaust.
Night by Elie Wisel is also heartbreaking. Also about the holocaust.
Of Mice and Men

Answer 3

Here's the short list:

Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly
The Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Bait of Dreams by Jo Clayton
Anything by Amy Tan, especially The Kitchen God's Wife

Answer 4

1. The Citadel by A.J.Cronin

2. The Green Years by A.J.Cronin: The book is somewhat autobiographical. If I think about one scene from it where the main character, while he was a boy had to be a helpless witness of his his very best friend being killed by train accident, in front of his own eyes, stil I can feel my eyes wet.

3. Dibs: In search of Self: A true story of a kid called Dibs with so many emotional problems , written by a child psychiatrist. It made me cry when I went through the stuggles and mental agonies of that poor kid. It made me sigh and smile a smile of relief when it ended with a very positive note that conditions like these can be treated well with a little patience from significant people and tons and tons and tons of patience from the most significant person in a kid's life: MOTHER!!

Answer 5

1) Og Mandino's The Twelfth Angel
2) Nicholas Spark's A Walk to Remember
3) Nicholas Spark's Message In A Bottle

Answer 6

The Giver -Lois Lowry
Messenger -Lois Lowry
A Walk To Remember -Nicholas Sparks
The Bridge to Teribithia -Can't Remember
5th and 6th Harry Potter -J.K. Rowling

Answer 7

Pet cemetry by Stephen King made me cry buckets
The whole concept of the story was, in my opinion ,whether we can make people and pets we love, come back to life? leaves you with the feeling that ......maybe we can .
The green mile by Stephen King .
The way we were by Anita Shrive ( cried for ages at the end of this one .)
A million little pieces by James ?( about an addict of everything !)
Lovely bones and Lucky, by Alice Sebold
These are just a few out of many books that have made me cry
I also love when a book makes me cry , it means that the author has had me under his / her spell and they have touched my heart .

Answer 8

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

Answer 9

I'll Never Let You Go- Kazuo Ishiguro
He has a great style of making you fall in love with characters without even realizing it. As another answer said, The Remains of the Day made me cry too.

Answer 10

Wuthering Heights