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60 Novels That Will Bring You to Tears

These are 60 novels that made me cry. The genres are mixed, but it is heavy on literary fiction. How many have you read?
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Acts of Desperation (Megan Nolan)
Acts of Desperation
1
Megan Nolan
Alone at Ninety Foot (Katherine Holubitsky)
Alone at Ninety Foot
2
Katherine Holubitsky
Animal (Lisa Taddeo)
Animal
3
Lisa Taddeo
Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
4
Nancy Garden
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
5
Fredrik Backman
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
6
Sally Rooney
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
7
Junot Diaz
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
8
André Aciman
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
9
Alice Walker
Common Decency (Susannah Dickey)
Common Decency
10
Susannah Dickey
The Details (Ia Genberg)
The Details
11
Ia Genberg
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
12
Gail Honeyman
Enigma Variations (Andre Aciman)
Enigma Variations
13
Andre Aciman
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times
14
Naoise Dolan
Find Me (Andre Aciman)
Find Me
15
Andre Aciman
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Ann Brashares)
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
16
Ann Brashares
Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
Giovannis Room
17
James Baldwin
Good Material (Dolly Alderton)
Good Material
18
Dolly Alderton
Harvard Square (Andre Aciman)
Harvard Square
19
Andre Aciman
Hearts & Bones (Niamh Mulvey)
Hearts & Bones
20
Niamh Mulvey
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
21
James Baldwin
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
22
Andrew Sean Greer
Less Is Lost (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less Is Lost
23
Andrew Sean Greer
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me
24
Philippe Besson
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
25
Celeste Ng
Looking for Alibrandi (Melina Marchetta)
Looking for Alibrandi
26
Melina Marchetta
Lot (Bryan Washington)
Lot
27
Bryan Washington
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
28
Anna Burns
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
29
Elena Ferrante
None of This Is Serious (Catherine Prasifka)
None of This Is Serious
30
Catherine Prasifka
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels (Ágota Kristóf)
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels
31
Ágota Kristóf
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
32
Stephen Chbosky
Places I Stopped on the Way Home (Meg Fee)
Places I Stopped on the Way Home
33
Meg Fee
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
34
Curtis Sittenfeld
The Quiet Whispers Never Stop (Olivia Fitzsimons)
The Quiet Whispers Never Stop
35
Olivia Fitzsimons
Sadie (Courtney Summers)
Sadie
36
Courtney Summers
Saving Agnes (Rachel Cusk)
Saving Agnes
37
Rachel Cusk
Saving Francesca (Melina Marchetta)
Saving Francesca
38
Melina Marchetta
Small Worlds (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Small Worlds
39
Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
40
Elena Ferrante
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