tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post2656346276597132503..comments2024-02-18T10:58:33.157-05:00Comments on so long and thanks for all the fish: Top Ten Books That Will Make You CryElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058009271288566400noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-8872277689916962692014-07-23T00:27:27.063-04:002014-07-23T00:27:27.063-04:00Love you Forever!!! Sad!! Book Thief ... SAD!! S...Love you Forever!!! Sad!! Book Thief ... SAD!! So many sad books!!!Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-12755736657077640662014-07-23T00:27:25.166-04:002014-07-23T00:27:25.166-04:00So I haven't visited you in a while and I came...So I haven't visited you in a while and I came to poke around and found your list and this is another instance in which I feel we were either twins in a past life, or were separated at birth in this one. YES YES YES to every one of these books. <i>Love You Forever</i> is seriously my FAVORITE picture book of all time, and I usually tear up just from talking about it let alone reading it again.Amanda Reyeshttp://isolemnlyswear.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-16567532029824712572014-02-09T08:53:28.619-05:002014-02-09T08:53:28.619-05:00I have only read two of these books, Harry Potter ...I have only read two of these books, Harry Potter (gets me every time, I sob through that one lol) and The Hunger Games...when I eventually get around to reading The Book Thief I will make a note to load up on the tissues :PWattlehttp://whimsical-nature.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-70969961749835097632014-02-08T12:40:35.521-05:002014-02-08T12:40:35.521-05:00Bahaha mission accomplished!Bahaha mission accomplished!Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-54542659912261674282014-02-07T11:42:54.764-05:002014-02-07T11:42:54.764-05:00I know right?? I mean I know the book practically...I know right?? I mean I know the book practically by heart by now, but I <i>still</i> find that kid suuuuuper creepy looking. <br /><br /><br /><br />Yeah I'm such a baby these days! I never used to cry (except when reading books) but now it really doesn't take much. Which means pretty much 85% percent of books make me cry now instead of the 20% that really deserve my tears hahaElizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-87260709115203898542014-02-07T11:40:47.542-05:002014-02-07T11:40:47.542-05:00Yeah I've always had a pretty unhealthy amount...Yeah I've always had a pretty unhealthy amount of empathy for inanimate objects (I still apologize to doors when I walk into them out of habit), but particularly for toys. Growing up with Toy Story probably didn't help that haha<br /><br />Some books don't hit everyone all the way, and some people aren't ridiculous babies like I am haha (I think my years of refusing to cry have Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-3431943232538816082014-02-07T11:37:30.333-05:002014-02-07T11:37:30.333-05:00See that's where I came to an astonishing disc...See that's where I came to an astonishing discovery after making this list: I <i>like</i> devastating reads....but only if they are in YA. I avoid them like the plague if they're adult (and I did avoid The Book Thief for the past 5 years because I knew it was devastating and I have no wish to reread it. It was marketed outside of the US as an adult book, so I wonder if that is why?) Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-19552293818313982062014-02-07T11:35:27.524-05:002014-02-07T11:35:27.524-05:00Remembering these books is easy if they traumatize...Remembering these books is easy if they traumatized your childhood hahaha (and most of these I actually loved despite being traumatized and reread a billion times. I'm a serial rereader!)Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-75735884363393197972014-02-07T11:07:58.222-05:002014-02-07T11:07:58.222-05:00Pretty sure I'm crying in terror at that pictu...Pretty sure I'm crying in terror at that picture book's cover. You could not make me read that thing. I basically don't cry in books generally, but I did sob in Me Before You, HP 5 and 7, and Mockingjay. It's a pretty rare thing, though.Christina Frankenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-51369004135956380082014-02-04T22:43:09.344-05:002014-02-04T22:43:09.344-05:00The Velveteen Rabbit is definitely a tearjerker. T...The Velveteen Rabbit is definitely a tearjerker. That story is so sweet and sad.<br /><br /><br />I have to confess that Bridge of Terabithia did not make me cry. I remember that really vividly because we took accelerated reader test in elementary school. I'm trying to take my test but the teacher won't stop harassing me abut whether or not it made me cry. My elementary school self was Lindsey Stefannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-976447038450686452014-02-04T22:09:08.490-05:002014-02-04T22:09:08.490-05:00Great list Elizabeth! The Velveteen Rabbit and Ch...Great list Elizabeth! The Velveteen Rabbit and Charlotte's web are such iconic traumatic childhood reads. I remember the Bridge to Terabithia really hurting my heart. I never wanted to re-read any of them though. I think making the list has made me realize that I, at least sub-consciously, avoid books I KNOW are going to be sad.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-76371559608136524262014-02-04T19:21:08.126-05:002014-02-04T19:21:08.126-05:00Your list seems to cover several decades of readin...Your list seems to cover several decades of reading...my memory isn't that long. Sigh. I do remember crying during Charlotte's web, though. The Book Thief is definitely a tear-jerker. Thanks for dropping by my blog.AnneBennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-83937845597013760242014-02-04T17:54:47.925-05:002014-02-04T17:54:47.925-05:00Yeah I went pretty old school with my books this w...Yeah I went pretty old school with my books this week (for the most part)! All but The Hunger Games, Feed, and The Book Thief I read a decade or more..ago. There was a better way to construct that sentence...Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-4398636501431763332014-02-04T17:53:30.946-05:002014-02-04T17:53:30.946-05:00Apparently my mom refused to read The Velveteen Ra...Apparently my mom refused to read The Velveteen Rabbit to me because it was so sad, so it must have been one of my earliest books I ever read to myself haha. <br /><br /><br /><br />I know right?? I couldn't remember exactly what happened in Walk Two Moons at first, I just remember that I think I dropped my book I was so shocked. I mean I was stunned speechless!<br /><br /><br />Yeah I Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-19213617703976831002014-02-04T17:44:00.598-05:002014-02-04T17:44:00.598-05:00I know right? Totally devastating.I know right? Totally devastating.Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-37642945181100302722014-02-04T17:41:29.199-05:002014-02-04T17:41:29.199-05:00Upon reviewing this list, I think I can track my m...Upon reviewing this list, I think I can track my masochistic reading tendencies to when I was a child. Because ALL of those books made me bawl my eyes out...and I'm pretty sure I've reread every book on this list except for The Book Thief and Feed. And most of these I first read over a decade ago. Clearly I was born with no sense.Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-18562315791996958722014-02-04T17:33:22.136-05:002014-02-04T17:33:22.136-05:00I'm pretty sure that is a 100% completely norm...I'm pretty sure that is a 100% completely normal and expected reaction upon reading a Sharon Creech novel hahaha. I think Walk Two Moons is also my favourite, but I loved Chasing Red Bird and Bloomability a lot too. She also has books written in poetry for kids which I only discovered in the past year. Also excellent, also quite depressing hahaElizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-30317267692356437532014-02-04T17:29:01.138-05:002014-02-04T17:29:01.138-05:00I like how different your list is to a lot of the ...I like how different your list is to a lot of the lists I've seen around today. There are a lot of books on here that I've not heard of and definitely need to check out. Also I'm so glad to see you mention Harry Potter on your list too! Great list and thanks for stopping by! :)Jaspritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-65027277042729513332014-02-04T13:39:14.678-05:002014-02-04T13:39:14.678-05:00Oh my gosh!! Perfect list. I wish I had thought t...Oh my gosh!! Perfect list. I wish I had thought to include traumatic childhood books because I completely agree with you. I always thought the Velveteen Rabbit was soooo sad!! I was super attached to my stuffed animals, so the thought of having to burn them all was very traumatic to me. And Walk Two Moons!! I LOVED that book. I did not see that ending coming either and it hit me like a Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-3131541865905909772014-02-04T08:49:14.594-05:002014-02-04T08:49:14.594-05:00Island of the Blue Dolphins! OMG I totally forgot ...Island of the Blue Dolphins! OMG I totally forgot about that book. So sad.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tickettoanywhere.net/2014/02/top-ten-tuesday-books-will-make-cry.html" rel="nofollow">My TTT is here.</a>Irish @ Ticket to Anywherenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-90651292377394593682014-02-04T03:21:49.076-05:002014-02-04T03:21:49.076-05:00Great list!! I was going to put some old school b...Great list!! I was going to put some old school books on my list this week too... but then I didn't. Bridge to Terabithia would've totally made it on mine if I did. SOBBED while reading that. I also remember the first time I read The Giving Tree feeling like bad to be a human being. Oh and Charlotte's Web... gahhhhh so sad and awesome!! Reading that was a 3rd grade trauma for meMichellehttp://pinkpolkadotbookblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-54001829476759748372014-02-04T02:25:21.677-05:002014-02-04T02:25:21.677-05:00I absolutely loved Sharon Creech books when I was ...I absolutely loved Sharon Creech books when I was little! But I can't remember what happens in them, for the life of me! I will have to re-read them someday. I think Walk Two Moons was my favorite. I know that while I was reading one of them I got down off my bed and sat on the floor and leaned against my nightstand, crying. Haha. I can't even remember why! I just remember loving the Makaela Thttp://theindigoshelf.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-29096375921449423142014-02-04T01:06:29.606-05:002014-02-04T01:06:29.606-05:00Yeah, I definitely agree! I'm pretty sure it&...Yeah, I definitely agree! I'm pretty sure it's going to make everyone's list hahaElizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-82750739485007850482014-02-04T01:05:41.492-05:002014-02-04T01:05:41.492-05:00I just had that same realization about Where the R...I just had that same realization about Where the Red Fern Grows hahah...I was like...oh man...that book is SO SAD. Why didn't I remember that? Which is when I realized I've tried to repress every animal book ever because they are ALL sad!<br /><br />Yeah, I expect anyone who has ever read definitely has it on their list!<br /><br />I know right? I actually love that ending, even it Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-91569949053525210882014-02-04T00:55:46.748-05:002014-02-04T00:55:46.748-05:00Brilliant list. I think The Book Thief will be a p...Brilliant list. I think The Book Thief will be a popular choice this week. it is incredibly moving.Chrissi Readsnoreply@blogger.com