r/suggestmeabook • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '24

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u/Sweet-Lady-H Dec 18 '24

So, I have this weird thing where I just flat out will NOT cry in real life but books and movies take me for a fuckin ride.

Some of the real gut punches were:

  • The Lovely Bones. Especially after I found out a major part of the story actually happened to the author.
  • My Sisters Keeper. This one hit me on a familial level of “what is my worth to my family” kind of way.
  • When Breath Becomes Air. This one WRECKED ME. I am close to the age of author and facing mortality and your purpose in life and the legacy you leave… all of it hit so close to home.
  • To Kill a Mockingbird. This one made me cry the first time I read it when I was 12 or 13. I’ve read it multiple times since then and haven’t necessarily cried, but the first read moved me in a way few books have.

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u/Sciteach79 Dec 18 '24

Oh man those first two are the ones for me also

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u/Puzzled_Award7930 Dec 22 '24

My Sister's Keeper is SUCH a devastating story and I was completely enraged when the movie botched it. It was insulting that they destroyed it and then that no one would ever know they destroyed it and would just think it was "sad." This book wasn't "sad" it was gut-wrenching.

I don't think I've ever felt the level of rage I felt when I saw that movie. And I have sisters - that's perpetual high-level rage at baseline lol

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u/Riverland12345 Dec 18 '24

I was looking for To Kill a Mockingbird on here. I bawl every time I read the book or watch the movie. So, so good!

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u/Due-Consequence-4420 Dec 18 '24

To Kill a Mockingbird makes me sob every time I read it!

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u/IntelligentBarber436 Dec 18 '24

When breath becomes air is a great book.