Beware of reading these books in public, because you might catch some weird looks. Although crying over a book in front of strangers isn’t always a bad thing. I finished A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara on a plane. This book is so emotionally crushing that it’s been called trauma porn, and you better believe I was downright sobbing at 30,000 feet. But the flight attendant either thought I was really going through something or had read A Little Life herself, because she gave me free drinks for the duration of the flight. Consider this a free tip from me to you: crying over books in public might get you sympathy drinks. We hope this list of books to make you ugly cry helped provide you a little catharsis! If you’re looking for more emotional reads to kickstart the waterworks, check out these lists: The Books That Made Us Sob 13 LGBT Books That Will Make You Cry 11 Books With Sad Endings to Devastate You
