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53 Books That Will Definitely Make You Cry

We recently asked subscribers of the BuzzFeed Books newsletter to tell us about a book that would definitely make us cry. They gave us a lot to choose from, so take your pick — and maybe grab some tissues, too.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1
Stephen Chbosky
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
2
Sharon Creech
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
3
Markus Zusak
Wave
Wave
4
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
5
E. Lockhart
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
6
Garth Stein
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
7
Patrick Ness
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
8
Khaled Hosseini
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
9
Jodi Picoult
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
10
Carol Rifka Brunt
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
11
Madeline Miller
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
12
Jesmyn Ward
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
13
Isabel Allende
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
14
Jojo Moyes
Barefoot to Avalon (David Payne)
Barefoot to Avalon
15
David Payne
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
16
Edward P. Jones
The Absolutist
The Absolutist
17
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
18
Fredrik Backman
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
19
Junot Díaz
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
20
Stephen King
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
21
Emma Donoghue
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
22
Ruth Ozeki
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
23
Cormac McCarthy
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
24
Tatiana De Rosnay
We the Animals
We the Animals
25
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
26
Sue Monk Kidd
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
27
Arundhati Roy
Clockwork Princess (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Princess
28
Cassandra Clare
Of Love and Other Demons (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Of Love and Other Demons
29
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
30
Wilson Rawls
Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)
Chinese Cinderella
31
Adeline Yen Mah
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
32
Rainbow Rowell
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
33
Julia Alvarez
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
34
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
35
S.E. Hinton
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
36
Chad Harbach
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
37
Malorie Blackman
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
38
Ian McEwan
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
39
Liane Moriarty
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
40
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