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Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Books That Make You Cry

Sometimes times call for a good cry and books can make you cry for all sorts of reasons. They can bring tears of sadness, joy, or even horror. Books that have moved us to tears one way or another are often the books that we remember the best, books that stay with us the longest.
Book Riot compiled a list of 100 must-read books that make you cry. How many of these books have brought tears into your eyes?
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
1
Carol Rifka Brunt
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
2
Hanya Yanagihara
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
3
Rachel Khong
Marlena (Julie Buntin)
Marlena
4
Julie Buntin
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
5
Amy Tan
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
6
Khaled Hosseini
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
7
Ayana Mathis
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
8
Jhumpa Lahiri
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
9
Marilynne Robinson
The Foreign Student (Susan Choi)
The Foreign Student
10
Susan Choi
Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
Tale for the Time Being
11
Ruth Ozeki
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
12
Cristina Henriquez
Music of the Ghosts (Vaddey Ratner)
Music of the Ghosts
13
Vaddey Ratner
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
14
Edwidge Danticat
Shanghai Girls (Lisa See)
Shanghai Girls
15
Lisa See
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
16
Edward P. Jones
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
17
Zora Neale Hurston
The Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide)
The Guest Cat
18
Takashi Hiraide
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
19
Rohinton Mistry
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
20
Emma Donoghue
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
21
Jodi Picoult
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
22
Roberto Bolano
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer (Fredrik Backman)
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
23
Fredrik Backman
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
24
Junot Díaz
To the End of the Land (David Grossman)
To the End of the Land
25
David Grossman
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
26
Jesmyn Ward
Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)
Wave
27
Sonali Deraniyagala
Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)
Chinese Cinderella
28
Adeline Yen Mah
Brother, I'm Dying (Edwidge Danticat)
Brother, I'm Dying
29
Edwidge Danticat
Abandon Me (Melissa Febos)
Abandon Me
30
Melissa Febos
Undivided (Patricia Raybon and Alana Raybon)
Undivided
31
Patricia Raybon and Alana Raybon
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
32
Allie Brosh
Committed: A Love Story (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Committed: A Love Story
33
Elizabeth Gilbert
Paula (Isabel Allende)
Paula
34
Isabel Allende
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
35
Alison Bechdel
The Bright Hour (Nina Riggs)
The Bright Hour
36
Nina Riggs
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
37
Maggie Nelson
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
38
Paul Kalanithi
This Will Be My Undoing (Morgan Jerkins)
This Will Be My Undoing
39
Morgan Jerkins
This Star Won't Go Out (Esther Earl)
This Star Won't Go Out
40
Esther Earl
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