Let’s face it, we all strive to be happy every single moment of every single day right? Not really, life is full of many happy wondrous moments and just as many unhappy sad moments.
Here are 20 of my favorite books full of sad moments which will certainly help you get over a rough time in your life, help you evolve as a person, and truly be grateful for all the good you have in your life.
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
4. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
5. Barefoot to Avalon by David Payne
6. The Absolutist by John Boyne
7. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
8. We the Animals by Justin Torres
9. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
10. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
11. When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner
12. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
13. Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore
14. One Day by David Nicholls
15. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
16. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
17. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
18. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
19. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
20. Carrie by Stephen King
Vincent Salera
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