Books If You Want To Cry

1. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara — A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara is a devastating, beautifully written novel that follows four friends in New York City as they navigate love, trauma, and the enduring scars of the past. 

2. Know My Name by Chanel Miller — A powerful memoir by the woman who reclaims her voice and identity after surviving a high-profile sexual assault case.

3. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller — A tender, tragic retelling of the Iliad through the eyes of Patroclus.

4. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle — You think it’s going to be a rom-com—but then it emotionally side-swipes you with a story about friendship, loss, and love that doesn’t last.

5. Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin — A short novel about forbidden love and shame that shatters you with its beauty and heartbreak.

6. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi — A neurosurgeon diagnosed with terminal cancer reflects on life, death, and meaning in prose so thoughtful it’ll stop your heart.

7. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera — A boy grieving the death of his first love is stuck between memory and moving on.

8. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah — Two sisters in occupied France fight to survive in very different ways.

9. Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt — A tender novel about grief, sibling bonds, and an unlikely friendship that helps a young girl understand love and loss.