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The 101 Most Heartbreaking Novels Ever Written According to Ranker - Page 2

"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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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
41
Kathryn Stockett
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
42
Gaston Leroux
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
43
Arthur Golden
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
44
Ray Bradbury
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
45
Nathaniel Hawthorne
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
46
Ernest Hemingway
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
47
Margaret Atwood
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
48
Suzanne Collins
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
49
John Steinbeck
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
50
Franz Kafka
Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
51
Erich Segal
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
52
Sue Monk Kidd
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
53
Gayle Forman
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
54
Suzanne Collins
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
55
John Green
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
56
Jojo Moyes
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
57
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
58
Mitch Albom
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
59
Upton Sinclair
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
60
John Irving
Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale
61
Herman Melville
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
62
Thomas Hardy
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
63
Jay Asher
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
64
Carson McCullers
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
65
Miguel De Cervantes
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
66
Suzanne Collins
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
67
Hanya Yanagihara
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
68
Dalton Trumbo
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
69
Dorothy Allison
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
70
Joseph Conrad
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
71
Wally Lamb
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
72
T.H. White
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
73
Chinua Achebe
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
74
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
75
Arundhati Roy
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
76
Barbara Kingsolver
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
77
Samuel Beckett
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
78
William Faulkner
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
79
Robert James Waller
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
80
Garth Stein
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