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45 Unexpectedly Sad Books That People Said Made Them Cry Cathartically

"We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what book was so unexpectedly moving that it made them curl up and cathartically cry. Here are some of the most heart-wrenching recommendations."
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Reasons to Stay Alive (Matt Haig)
Reasons to Stay Alive (Matt Haig)
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
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Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
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Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
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Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Goodnight, Mr.Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight, Mr.Tom (Michelle Magorian)
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A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
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Second Chance Summer (Morgan Matson)
Second Chance Summer (Morgan Matson)
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Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
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The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
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The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
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The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
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All Your Perfects (Colleen Hoover)
All Your Perfects (Colleen Hoover)
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
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Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
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The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
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The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
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Frankly in Love (David Yoon)
Frankly in Love (David Yoon)
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night (Elie Wiesel)
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More Happy Than Not (Adam Silvera)
More Happy Than Not (Adam Silvera)
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Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (Laura Ruby)
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (Laura Ruby)
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Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
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First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
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The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
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The Light of the World (Elizabeth Alexander)
The Light of the World (Elizabeth Alexander)
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The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
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Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
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The Things We Cannot Say (Kelly Rimmer)
The Things We Cannot Say (Kelly Rimmer)
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Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
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Homes: A Refugee Story (Abu Bakr Al Rabeeah & Winnie Yeung)
Homes: A Refugee Story (Abu Bakr Al Rabeeah & Winnie Yeung)
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Out of My Mind (Sharon M. Draper)
Out of My Mind (Sharon M. Draper)
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