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Books With the Saddest/Most Gut-Wrenching Themes (The Open AI Chatbot)

When asked to give a list if the saddest/mist gut-wrenching books, the AI Chatbot answered: "Creating a definitive list of the 150 saddest or gut-wrenching books of all time is quite subjective, as different people have different emotional responses to literature. However, I can provide you with a selection of books that are known for evoking strong emotions and are often considered sad or gut-wrenching by many readers. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive and is in no particular order. Remember, the emotional impact of a book can vary greatly depending on the reader's personal experiences and sensibilities. These books are known for evoking strong feelings, but what might be incredibly sad for one person could have a different effect on another." - chat.openai.com Note: regret the duplication 'The Diary of Anne Frank/A Young Girl' - noticed too late
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
1
Markus Zusak
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
2
Khaled Hosseini
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
3
Hanya Yanagihara
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
4
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
5
John Green
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
6
John Steinbeck
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
7
Alice Sebold
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
8
Cormac McCarthy
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
9
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
10
Ian McEwan
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
11
Sylvia Plath
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
12
Jojo Moyes
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
13
Carson McCullers
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
14
J.D. Salinger
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
15
Anne Frank
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
16
Kristin Hannah
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
17
Toni Morrison
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
18
Emma Donoghue
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
19
Stephen King
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
20
Oscar Wilde
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
21
John Steinbeck
For One More Day (Mitch Albom)
For One More Day
22
Mitch Albom
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
23
Garth Stein
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
24
Gayle Forman
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
25
Alice Walker
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
26
John Williams
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
27
E. Lockhart
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
28
Audrey Niffenegger
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
29
Jonathan Safran Foer
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
30
Anthony Doerr
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
31
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
32
Sebastian Faulks
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
33
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
34
Celeste Ng
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
35
Lauren Oliver
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
36
S.E. Hinton
Room for a Stranger (Melanie Cheng)
Room for a Stranger
37
Melanie Cheng
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
38
Neil Gaiman
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
39
Donna Tartt
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
40
Tim O'Brien
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