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Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Books That Make You Cry - Page 2

Sometimes times call for a good cry and books can make you cry for all sorts of reasons. They can bring tears of sadness, joy, or even horror. Books that have moved us to tears one way or another are often the books that we remember the best, books that stay with us the longest.
Book Riot compiled a list of 100 must-read books that make you cry. How many of these books have brought tears into your eyes?
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Truth & Beauty (Ann Patchett)
Truth & Beauty
41
Ann Patchett
The Slave Ship (Marcus Rediker)
The Slave Ship
42
Marcus Rediker
The Light of the World (Elizabeth Alexander)
The Light of the World
43
Elizabeth Alexander
Operating Instructions (Anne Lamott)
Operating Instructions
44
Anne Lamott
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families (Philip Gourevitch)
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
45
Philip Gourevitch
Hate to Want You (Alisha Rai)
Hate to Want You
46
Alisha Rai
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
47
Nicholas Sparks
Ugly Love (Colleen Hoover)
Ugly Love
48
Colleen Hoover
Wrapped (Rebekah Weatherspoon)
Wrapped
49
Rebekah Weatherspoon
Breathe (Abbi Glines)
Breathe
50
Abbi Glines
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
51
Jojo Moyes
Take the Lead (Alexis Daria)
Take the Lead
52
Alexis Daria
Making Faces (Amy Harmon)
Making Faces
53
Amy Harmon
Ten Tiny Breaths (K.A. Tucker)
Ten Tiny Breaths
54
K.A. Tucker
Bright Side (Kim Holden)
Bright Side
55
Kim Holden
Carnage: The Story of Us (Lesley Jones)
Carnage: The Story of Us
56
Lesley Jones
Raw (Belle Aurora)
Raw
57
Belle Aurora
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
58
Indra Das
Who Fears Death? (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death?
59
Nnedi Okorafor
The Immortalists (Chloe Benjamin)
The Immortalists
60
Chloe Benjamin
Clockwork Princess (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Princess
61
Cassandra Clare
Smoketown (Tenea D.Johnson)
Smoketown
62
Tenea D.Johnson
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Daniel Keyes
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Daniel Keyes
63
Falling Free (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Falling Free
64
Lois McMaster Bujold
Local Custom (Sharon Lee, Steve Miller)
Local Custom
65
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
66
Jacqueline Carey
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
67
Philip Pullman
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd)
A Monster Calls
68
Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
69
Stephen King
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
70
Seanan McGuire
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
71
Marie Lu
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
72
Jandy Nelson
If I Should Die Before I Wake (Han Nolan)
If I Should Die Before I Wake
73
Han Nolan
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
74
Rainbow Rowell
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
75
Angie Thomas
If You Could Be Mine
If You Could Be Mine
76
Symptoms of Being Human (Jeff Garvin)
Symptoms of Being Human
77
Jeff Garvin
The Secret History of Us (Jessi Kirby)
The Secret History of Us
78
Jessi Kirby
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Kody Keplinger)
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
79
Kody Keplinger
Noughts and Crosses (Blackman, Malorie)
Noughts and Crosses
80
Blackman, Malorie
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