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The 101 Most Heartbreaking Novels Ever Written According to Ranker - Page 3

"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 Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
81
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
82
Henry James
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
83
Mark Haddon
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
84
Edith Wharton
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
85
Veronica Roth
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
86
Milan Kundera
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
87
William Faulkner
The Last Song (Nicholas Sparks)
The Last Song
88
Nicholas Sparks
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
89
John Steinbeck
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
90
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
91
Patrick Ness
I Am the Cheese (Robert Cormier)
I Am the Cheese
92
Robert Cormier
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
93
Jonathan Safran Foer
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
94
Arthur C. Clarke
Strange Fruit (Lillian Smith)
Strange Fruit
95
Lillian Smith
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
96
William Peter Blatty
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
97
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
98
William Faulkner
Clockwork Princess (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Princess
99
Cassandra Clare
Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
Gathering Blue
100
Lois Lowry
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
101
William Faulkner
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