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Books That Made Me Cry

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Charlotte's Web

41,584 members

1,070 reviews

4.2

26 Members: timspalding, capriciousreader, staffordcastle, SqueakyChu, DaynaRT, lquilter, dara85, foggidawn, leadmomma, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, amysisson, lwbooklover, norabelle414, Soupdragon, skullduggery, sturlington, keeneam, katie4098, martensgirl, rretzler, ahef1963, kerrygiven, debb052, gtkellerman, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Explanations: sturlington: It made my son cry, anyway. He got sad when Charlotte's children left Wilbur.

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Flowers for Algernon

by Daniel Keyes

18,691 members

437 reviews

4.1

21 Members: DaynaRT, lquilter, amysisson, norabelle414, javagal, belgrade18, skullduggery, artturnerjr, sturlington, suitable1, WordMaven, jon.k, rretzler, crustycruz, ahef1963, Peace2, debb052, gtkellerman, sarajohnson4, TashMason, Charon07,merrystar ,cej1027

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Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson

26,409 members

653 reviews

4

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by Louisa May Alcott

33,298 members

473 reviews

4

19 Members: timspalding, capriciousreader, staffordcastle, lquilter, foggidawn, lwbooklover, norabelle414, laketa, snurp, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, souloftherose, mousse, katie4098, rretzler, ahef1963, debb052, Charon07,DaynaRT ,TashMason

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Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

36,010 members

631 reviews

½ 4.3

17 Members: DaynaRT, foggidawn, amysisson, countrylife, raidergirl3, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, rretzler, carlyrose, ahef1963, kerrygiven, debb052, gtkellerman, Tinuvia, alvaret, sarajohnson4,cej1027

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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

12,393 members

389 reviews

4

13 Members: SqueakyChu, dara85, amysisson, lwbooklover, countrylife, javagal, laketa, melissarochelle, crustycruz, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, TashMason

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by Markus Zusak

52,462 members

2,241 reviews

½ 4.4

13 Members: dara85, foggidawn, KimarieBee, norabelle414, cbl_tn, quigui, sturlington, keeneam, perennialreader, rretzler, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman,Moomin_Mama

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by Richard Adams

27,995 members

515 reviews

4.2

13 Members: Moomin_Mama, avatiakh, javagal, skullduggery, sturlington, calm, souloftherose, eileenjunker, rretzler, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman, ManWithAnAgenda,crustycruz

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Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

17,674 members

373 reviews

4

12 Members: foggidawn, lwbooklover, countrylife, sturlington, rretzler, fuzzi, tetrachromat, kerrygiven, debb052, gtkellerman, Tabatha014, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027

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The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

17,045 members

238 reviews

4.2

12 Members: staffordcastle, foggidawn, lwbooklover, sturlington, eileenjunker, arrwa, rretzler, Lexxi, ahef1963, Peace2, debb052, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027

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The Fault in Our Stars

32,793 members

1,649 reviews

4.2

12 Members: foggidawn, amysisson, raidergirl3, skullduggery, SylviaC, keeneam, souloftherose, melissarochelle, gtkellerman, frenchmama, Tabatha014, Charon07

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Les Misérables

30,549 members

380 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: timspalding, SilentInAWay, laketa, Dilara86, arrwa, GavinMad, rachelmelanie, Tinuvia

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The Lions of al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay

3,486 members

114 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: anglemark, rstaedter, snurp, merrystar, calm, souloftherose, ahef1963, mkvandyke

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Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

44,699 members

725 reviews

3.9

8 Members: Bookmarque, sturlington, martensgirl, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman, sarajohnson4, smansir91

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A Monster Calls

by Patrick Ness

6,977 members

509 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: capriciousreader, claire.rivers, avatiakh, souloftherose, MDGentleReader, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Amber Spyglass

by Philip Pullman

26,071 members

428 reviews

4

8 Members: reakendera, amysisson, norabelle414, Dilara86, tetrachromat, ahef1963, debb052, ManWithAnAgenda,martensgirl

17

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

26,859 members

1,014 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Moomin_Mama, DorsVenabili, sturlington, mousse, ahef1963, gtkellerman, ManWithAnAgenda

18

A Song for Arbonne

by Guy Gavriel Kay

2,934 members

58 reviews

4.1

6 Members: anglemark, rstaedter, calm, ahef1963, debb052, mkvandyke

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by Suzanne Collins

55,216 members

1,854 reviews

3.9

9 Members: KimarieBee, amysisson, sturlington, keeneam, carlyrose, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, smansir91,martensgirl ,ManWithAnAgenda

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My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

22,723 members

714 reviews

4

8 Members: SqueakyChu, amysisson, raidergirl3, laketa, bestem, keeneam, ahef1963, frenchmama,norabelle414 ,crustycruz

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by Nicholas Sparks

16,965 members

327 reviews

3.8

7 Members: SqueakyChu, dara85, laketa, chgstrom, bcrowl399, gtkellerman, sarajohnson4,LJBooks

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The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

57,034 members

496 reviews

½ 4.5

7 Members: cpg, artturnerjr, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, MissJessie, gtkellerman,cej1027

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by Marilynne Robinson

4,307 members

159 reviews

4

5 Members: countrylife, augustau, Dilara86, isigfethera, ahef1963

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10,046 members

123 reviews

3.9

5 Members: perennialreader, cej1027, fuzzi, kerrygiven, debb052

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven

21,056 members

423 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: Athabasca, honeydew69862004, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman, frenchmama,Charon07

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer

21,292 members

1,311 reviews

4.2

6 Members: countrylife, Athabasca, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, Peace2

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The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

42,101 members

1,312 reviews

4.1

7 Members: KimarieBee, CapitalHackels, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, gtkellerman,cej1027

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To Kill a Mockingbird

90,149 members

1,559 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: hipdeep, sturlington, mousse, Dilara86, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman,martensgirl ,cej1027

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by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

5,628 members

69 reviews

4

4 Members: SqueakyChu, amobogio, countrylife, laketa

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The Art of Racing in the Rain

11,417 members

625 reviews

4

5 Members: SqueakyChu, javagal, SugarCreekRanch, ahef1963, Tabatha014

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Five Quarters of the Orange

by Joanne Harris

4,202 members

90 reviews

3.8

4 Members: lilithcat, claire.rivers, LJBooks, frenchmama,javagal
Explanations: frenchmama: Loved this book!

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

17,709 members

887 reviews

4

5 Members: chgstrom, keeneam, rretzler, ahef1963, TashMason

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by Emma Donoghue

16,076 members

1,027 reviews

4

5 Members: timspalding, norabelle414, Soupdragon, ahef1963, gtkellerman,frenchmama

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A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

42,119 members

491 reviews

3.9

5 Members: cpg, souloftherose, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman

35

The World According to Garp

16,303 members

208 reviews

4.1

5 Members: artturnerjr, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, debb052

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by Gayle Forman

11,164 members

578 reviews

3.9

4 Members: keeneam, melissarochelle, Peace2, Tabatha014

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by Kristin Hannah

6,357 members

351 reviews

3.8

4 Members: honeydew69862004, crustycruz, ahef1963, Tabatha014

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by Suzanne Collins

59,652 members

1,906 reviews

4.2

6 Members: sturlington, carlyrose, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, smansir91,martensgirl ,ManWithAnAgenda

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4,573 members

70 reviews

4.1

4 Members: mousse, fuzzi, ahef1963, MissJessie

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The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

22,628 members

369 reviews

4.1

5 Members: sturlington, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, Charon07

41

Babe, the Gallant Pig

by Dick King-Smith

2,783 members

33 reviews

4

3 Members: MikeBriggs, merrystar, Dilara86

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12,683 members

641 reviews

4.1

4 Members: SqueakyChu, melissarochelle, ahef1963, Tabatha014

43

by Boris Pasternak

13,000 members

172 reviews

3.8

3 Members: lahochstetler, bcrowl399, debb052

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by Stephen King

17,152 members

269 reviews

3.8

5 Members: artturnerjr, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, gtkellerman,Moomin_Mama

45

The Knife of Never Letting Go

by Patrick Ness

7,642 members

428 reviews

4

3 Members: capriciousreader, foggidawn, claire.rivers

46

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

by James Hilton

2,618 members

63 reviews

3.8

3 Members: dara85, SylviaC, MissJessie

47

The Last Lecture

by Randy Pausch

11,170 members

330 reviews

4

3 Members: amobogio, skullduggery, MDGentleReader

48

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

by Christopher Moore

11,413 members

441 reviews

4.2

3 Members: sturlington, ekelnor, Charon07

49

Thirteen Reasons Why

15,004 members

790 reviews

3.8

3 Members: keeneam, melissarochelle, MissJessie

50

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

24,923 members

306 reviews

4

3 Members: sturlington, rretzler, Tinuvia

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46,728 members

1,683 reviews

4.1

5 Members: sturlington, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, smansir91,cej1027

52

Angle of Repose

by Wallace Stegner

5,989 members

198 reviews

4.2

3 Members: countrylife, sturlington, ahef1963

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling

113,380 members

1,002 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: chgstrom, rretzler, ahef1963, ekelnor,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda

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Goodnight Mister Tom

by Michelle Magorian

3,072 members

74 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: souloftherose, ahef1963, alvaret

55

Jacob Have I Loved

by Katherine Paterson

6,163 members

79 reviews

3.8

4 Members: sturlington, keeneam, ahef1963, debb052

56

Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

by Terry Tempest Williams

1,237 members

23 reviews

4.2

2 Members: leadmomma, claire.rivers

57

All Creatures Great and Small

by James Herriot

9,044 members

159 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, fuzzi, ahef1963, kerrygiven,cej1027

58

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

1,870 members

34 reviews

3.9

2 Members: bestem, susiesharp

59

by Alistair MacLean

1,377 members

31 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Athabasca, fuzzi

60

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

by Louis De Bernières

8,537 members

159 reviews

3.9

3 Members: scotsguyinwales, Moomin_Mama, ahef1963,timspalding

61

The Light Between Oceans

by M. L. Stedman

8,345 members

543 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, Peace2

62

...And the Ladies of the Club

by Helen Hooven Santmyer

1,371 members

45 reviews

4

2 Members: SylviaC, MissJessie

63

The Bridges of Madison County

by Robert James Waller

7,263 members

112 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: laketa, bcrowl399

64

Kristin Lavransdatter

by Sigrid Undset

3,440 members

79 reviews

4.2

2 Members: DaynaRT, SilentInAWay

65

by Charles Frazier

14,838 members

207 reviews

3.8

2 Members: scotsguyinwales, perennialreader

66

Death of an Ordinary Man

349 members

10 reviews

3.2

2 Members: reakendera, ManWithAnAgenda

67

by Kathi Appelt

1,771 members

128 reviews

3.9

2 Members: avatiakh, SugarCreekRanch

68

by Charlotte Brontë

10,098 members

158 reviews

3.9

3 Members: cbl_tn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,cpg

69

by David Nicholls

8,164 members

402 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: skullduggery, TashMason

70

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

34,548 members

395 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: cpg, gtkellerman

71

The Man in the Iron Mask

by Alexandre Dumas

6,577 members

39 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Bookmarque, gtkellerman

72

Christmas, Present

by Jacquelyn Mitchard

153 members

7 reviews

3

2 Members: dara85, SugarCreekRanch

73

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

16,424 members

208 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Tinuvia, Charon07

74

by Lauren Oliver

2,657 members

203 reviews

4

2 Members: keeneam, melissarochelle

75

by Laurie Halse Anderson

16,642 members

750 reviews

4.1

3 Members: keeneam, ahef1963, debb052

76

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

62,266 members

813 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Moomin_Mama, sturlington, ahef1963

77

In This House of Brede

by Rumer Godden

1,613 members

37 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: souloftherose, Peace2

78

by Anna Quindlen

1,893 members

132 reviews

3.9

2 Members: raidergirl3, Soupdragon

79

Falls the Shadow

by Sharon Kay Penman

1,634 members

30 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: fuzzi, kerrygiven

80

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

29,492 members

599 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, sturlington, ahef1963, gtkellerman,martensgirl ,cej1027

81

by Marguerite Henry

1,306 members

8 reviews

4.1

2 Members: fuzzi, kerrygiven

82

Birds without Wings

by Louis De Bernières

2,825 members

56 reviews

4.1

2 Members: scotsguyinwales, Crypto-Willobie,Moomin_Mama

83

How the Light Gets In

by Louise Penny

3,163 members

194 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cbl_tn, ahef1963

84

by Louise Penny

3,557 members

239 reviews

4.2

2 Members: cbl_tn, ahef1963

85

3,122 members

67 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: sturlington, perennialreader

86

Everything Is Illuminated

by Jonathan Safran Foer

15,061 members

279 reviews

3.8

2 Members: quigui, ahef1963

87

Lassie Come Home

2,664 members

28 reviews

3.9

2 Members: laketa, ahef1963

88

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

43,945 members

480 reviews

3.9

4 Members: cpg, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman,merrystar ,Charon07

89

David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

24,134 members

325 reviews

4.1

2 Members: cpg, ahef1963

90

by Charles Dickens

12,003 members

146 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: cpg, ahef1963

91

The Magician's Assistant

by Ann Patchett

3,529 members

131 reviews

3.8

2 Members: norabelle414, ahef1963

92

The Bronze Horseman

by Paullina Simons

2,289 members

108 reviews

4.2

Member: SuzanneML

93

The Brothers Lionheart

by Astrid Lindgren

1,980 members

37 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: alvaret

94

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl

by Stacey O'Brien

1,196 members

71 reviews

4

Member: MikeBriggs

95

928 members

57 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: amobogio

96

by Neil Abramson

504 members

35 reviews

3.8

Member: SugarCreekRanch

97

by William Horwood

255 members

4 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: calm

98

by John Crowley

190 members

19 reviews

4

Member: paradoxosalpha
Explanations: paradoxosalpha: It's wonderful to be different, but it hurts.

99

Was It Beautiful?

by Alison McGhee

71 members

1 review

3.8

Member: dablackwood

100

My Friends George and Tom

50 members

½ 4.4

Member: MDGentleReader

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