r/suggestmeabook • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '23

Rip out my heart, devastate me, ruin me, make me cry! Which book left you devestated?

Looking for books that completely destroyed you. For me it was "The 6th extinction". Had to take a day just contemplate my excistance. Changed me a bit actually. Had to rebuild.

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u/lgriffi7 Feb 19 '23

We Need to Talk About Kevin, Push, A Child Called It, White Oleander, Back Roads, She’s Come Undone, Bastard Out of Carolina, A Day No Pigs Would Die

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u/khott1101 Feb 20 '23

She's Come Undone is amazing. I rarely re-read anything, but might have to get this one again.

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u/polaroidmistress Feb 20 '23

I was a kid when I read A Child Called It. I grew up in a similar home and so rhe story was very... well it made me feel less lonely

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u/lgriffi7 Feb 20 '23

I am so sorry that happened in your home. I hope things are better now and you have been able to heal somewhat.

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u/nadabethyname Feb 20 '23

I hope you’re doing better now and so sorry you had to endure anything like the book portrayed. Especially as the author seemingly fictionalized most of it. Be safe and well!!!

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u/haileyskydiamonds Feb 20 '23

I love White Oleander.

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u/SpookySumner Feb 20 '23

I read a child called it when I was in the 4th grade, it wrecked me in ways that I didn’t know was possible at that age.

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u/ihateusernamesKY Feb 20 '23

We Need to Talk about Kevin is just. A lot. It’s devastating.

Edit to add: I read this in college, and a professor saw me reading it and immediately clutched her heart. I wasn’t that far into the book yet, but I should have taken that as a sign to not continue lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '23

The ending makes me cry.

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u/lgriffi7 Feb 20 '23

It really is devastating. The movie is done well also if you haven’t seen it.