One book in particular focused on Claudia and the death of her Grandma. After reading Baby-Sitter Club books about things much less serious, this book kinda knocked the wind out of me. Claudia and her grandma (Mimi) were really close and I remember feeling so sad that she lost her beloved Mimi. Never mind that neither poor grams, nor Claudia were real. I remember at one point while reading I started to cry and it shocked me. I had never had such an emotional reaction to a book. I remember feeling really embarrassed at first-no other book had done this to me, what the heck was happening? I remember being relieved to finish the book because I didn't like how much emotional power it had over me.
More recently a book that made me bawl like a little reading baby was James Frey's book "My Friend Leonard". Oh goodness gracious this was a heart tugger. And funny enough I remember as I read/cried during My Friend Leonard I thought of Claudia and Mimi.
Has a book ever made you cry?
3 comments:
Little Women: I always cry when Beth gets sick and then later dies.
i loved My Friend Leonard, it didn't make me cry but it definitely moved me. surprisingly i don't think a book has made me cry yet but there have been some to definitely make me close the book and think about it or be sad for losing a character or something like that.
Oh goodness, I cry all the time when I am reading. I'm a bit of a sap. One particular book which really affected me was "The Remains of the Day." The end made my heart go out to the poor, sad fellow.
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