SPOILERS!! (sorry)
The Broke and The Bookish are going anti-Valentine’s Day this year. They want to know who our top ten heart
breakers are. These books are all heart
breakers for different reasons. I’ve
tried to explain without giving too much away, but it can't be helped. In no particular order:
- A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Houseinni – I know it’s a book I mention a lot, but I just
hoped for Miriam so much.
- The Handmaid’s Tale,
by Margaret Atwood – Another book I mention a lot and another woman who
deserved better than she got.
- The Hunger Games, by
Suzanne Collins – Yet another book that is often found on my lists. I know it’s not the same as the first
two, but I was so sad for Katniss (and Peeta) as they got off the train in
District 12.
- The Chaos Curse, by
R.A. Salvatore – After all their battles, it seems like Cadderly is going
to die!
- The Dark Tower 7: The
- Eleanor Rigby, by
Douglas Coupland - A brilliant story, with a very sad ending. You really think for a while that the
reunion will be enduring.
- Confessions of an Ugly-Stepsister,
by Gregory Maguire – This really is the stepsister’s story and it’s her
that you feel for. You want her and
her sister to have a happy life.
- 1984, by George Orwell
- I just hoped their love would win out.
- The Helmet of Horror,
by Victor Pelevin - They were connected, they hoped to find each other,
only discover that they couldn't.
- The Color Purple, by Alice Walker - One heart-breaking moment after another. You long for Celie to pull through and finally win.
I always seem to love books like Handmaid's Tale where women suffer. I think how sad it would be to have lived a life like that.
ReplyDeleteHere's my Top Ten Books That Broke My Heart a Little.
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DeleteSo happy to see The Dark Tower on someone else's list as well!:) I actually listed the whole series, as there were so many heartbreaking moments. "Go then, there are other worlds than these.", Susan, and every single time someone died. So, so amazingly good and sad and tragic.
ReplyDeleteI actually didn't like A Thousand Splendid Suns much, even if the story was good I didn't like the writing at all..
I love the Dark Tower. I really enjoy the graphic novels. I'm also excited and scared for the new Dark Tower book.
DeleteOooh, you definitely have some hard hitting books on your list! I haven't read A Thousand Splendid Suns yet, but The Kite Runner was one that definitely affected me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! I hope you do pick up His Dark Materials at some point -- definitely better than the movie, for sure!
I haven't read the Kite Runner yet. It just hasn't happened yet... I was given the His Dark Materials books, so I'll read them at some point.
DeleteI haven't read 1984 yet, but I'd already expected that it would break my heart a tiny bit, and seeing it on your list confirmed it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! :)
It might break your heart, but it is still amazing.
DeleteI just read a biography called TOO MUCH TO DREAM, which was heartbreaking in its own way. The narrator spent his youth constantly reaching for something meaningful, something godly, and to watch him spiral out of control into an addict was tragic.
ReplyDeleteYou always read such happy books :)
DeleteSo many great titles on your list this week! A Thousand Splendid Suns was very touching. 1984 and The Color Purple are also very worthy choices. I'm on book 5 of the Dark Tower series and have big expectations for book 7.....
ReplyDeleteI love the series. There were parts of 5 & 6 that I didn't like, but book 7.... I might have yelled at the book while I read it.
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