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The 101 Most Heartbreaking Novels Ever Written According to Ranker

"This list is about the most heartbreaking novels ever written; it answers the question, 'What are the saddest books of all time?' If you've ever read one of these tear-jerkers, you know that these sad stories will tug on your heart strings in a way that no other novel can. The best sad stories like this will warm even the coldest of hearts! We've all felt the pain of loss, the agony of heartbreak and the joy of falling in love: we all relate to sad stories. These stories mold us into who we are and show us where we came from. Most importantly, these novels teach us that we're not as different as we may think." - ranker.com
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
2
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
3
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
4
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
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5
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
6
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
7
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
8
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
9
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
10
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
11
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
12
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
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13
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
14
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
15
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
16
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupery)
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupery)
17
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
18
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
19
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
20
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
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21
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
22
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
23
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
24
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
25
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
26
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
27
A Walk to Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
A Walk to Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
28
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
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29
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
30
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
31
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
32
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
33
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
34
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
35
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
36
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
37
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
38
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
39
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
40
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
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