Ostensibly, the first section was about how to take care of oneself when one is sad. Her themes (not fighting it, lowering expectations, taking time to be kind to oneself, avoiding deprivation, avoiding excess, and getting mad) are all apt. But the mix of research to personal memoir is really skewed in this first section. Despite my spotty history of book recommendations, I work in a bookstore now. The other day a woman walked up to the counter holding a copy of Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air. “Will this make me cry?” she asked me. I told her: yes, it will. I insisted she buy it anyways. I don't think this book is for everyone. If you want something that will mollycoddle your feelings of sadness or justify bad behaviour caused by mental illness, this isn't for you. It's self-aware, informative, heart-breaking and incredibly helpful. I am putting a list of the major trigger warnings though because this book discussed a LOT of things.

We see the effects played out in the three sisters’ lives, following the perspectives and stories’ of Priya, Deepa, and Jamini. Here you will rediscover all the characters you met in Winnie-the-Pooh: Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Owl, Piglet, Kanga, tiny Roo, and, of course, Pooh himself. Joining them is the thoroughly bouncy and lovable Tigger, who leads the rest into unforgettable adventures. The adventures of Christopher Robin, Winnie-the-Pooh, and all their friends in the storied Forest around Pooh Corner. In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there’s only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates’ bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who’s lived more than a century. A diary is Nao’s only solace—and will touch lives in ways she can scarcely imagine. Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox—possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami. As the mystery of its contents unfolds, Ruth is pulled into the past, into Nao’s drama and her unknown fate, and forward into her own future. I especially appreciated the advice section at the end - for those who are shorter on time you could skip to this part if you need help. Some of it is what we’ve heard before - exercise, diet etc, but there’s also a surprising link between mood and the weather (not just SAD), and a huge benefit from culture and reading (woohoo, my method of keeping sane!).

A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world’s population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge—Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious “Dark Man,” who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them—and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity. Not to mention that Tillie and her family have relocated to Texas, and she has not told anyone she is gay – or that someone is bullying her at school. Below, uncover books that make you cry both tears of utter sadness as well as tears of joy, especially as our characters and protagonists grow, form friendships, and overcome hardship.

After the surgery, I got a call from my mother letting me know everything went well, but my father forgot his overnight bag—would I mind dropping it off? This book has left an indelible imprint on how I see sadness and has undoubtedly given me tools to cope with and experience sadness. She did a great job fusing her personal story alongside empirical data to edify us on sadness.

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Carla is a strong, direct, and fiery lead, waitressing during snowbird season and traveling the world in the off-season, which we know our readers will appreciate. What makes me most sad is when I think about my son Eddie. I loved him very, very much but he died anyway. Explore some of the best sad books that make you cry – both tears of joy and tears filled with empathy and heartbreak. Plus, if you enjoy road trip books or Ireland books, Off the Map is a must – just have the tissues ready.

Upon the death of their father, their religion, hearts, and dreams test their bonds and break apart their family. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering haunted otherworlds. They will meet witches and armored bears, fallen angels and soul-eating specters. And in the end, the fate of both the living—and the dead—will rely on them.

One of the most heartbreaking books we read from 2022, I’m Glad My Mom Died will have you feeling upset, mad, sad, and hopeful. A net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of pitiless automatons, to destroy the Shadowhunters. He needs only one last item to complete his plan: he needs Tessa Gray.Charlotte Branwell, head of the London Institute, is desperate to find Mortmain before he strikes. But when Mortmain abducts Tessa, the boys who lay equal claim to her heart, Will and Jem, will do anything to save her.

Trish Doller is a go-to contemporary romance author for us with easy-to-digest, engaging stories along with the rescuing of animals. Will Priya become a doctor? Will Jamini ever find the love she craves? And, will Deepa be able to marry someone of a different religion? They didn’t talk. Not for ten years. Not about faith anyway. Instead, a mother and daughter tiptoed with pain around the deepest gulf in their lives—the daughter’s choice to leave the church, convert to Islam and become a practicing Muslim. Undivided is a real-time story of healing and understanding with alternating narratives from each as they struggle to learn how to love each other in a whole new way. But what makes the story most singular and rewarding is that it refuses to indulge the cultural cliché of cushioning tragedy with the promise of a silver lining. It is redemptive not in manufacturing redemption but in being true to the human experience — intensely, beautifully, tragically true. Former iCarlyand Sam & Cat actress, Jennette McCurdy, talks about her childhood, which was filled with trauma – abuse she only realizes she suffered at the hands of her mother as she enters adulthood.

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Rosen said that the book arose after a group of children asked him questions about his son's death and they were able to discuss it in a "matter-of-fact" way. [2] It begins with a picture of Rosen looking happy, with text explaining that he is sad and only pretending to be happy. The book frequently uses a disconnection between text and image to communicate the complex feelings of grief. [3] One of the most powerful books about sisterhood, Independence is hard-hitting – and new as of 2023. You’ll feel this one long after closing its final chapters. For heartbreaking books and poignant LGBT graphic novels, Walden’s memoir is certainly it. While Tillie’s story ends well enough, it’s one of the more somber titles on this sad books reading list. Now Nicholas has an empire to run. He doesn’t have time for distractions and Livvy’s sudden reappearance in town is a major distraction. She’s the one woman he shouldn’t want…so why can’t he forget how right she feels in his bed? Meet Alison’s father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family’s Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who, as it turns out, is involved with his male students and a family babysitter. Through narrative that is alternately heartbreaking and fiercely funny, we are drawn into a daughter’s complex yearning for her father. And yet, apart from assigned stints dusting caskets at the family-owned “fun home,” as Alison and her brothers call it, the relationship achieves its most intimate expression through the shared code of books. When Alison comes out as homosexual herself in late adolescense, the denouement is swift, graphic—and redemptive.