Which books bring you to tears?

[Zog]

The Lions of Al-Rassan had me in tears by about page 40 or so. Can not reccommend book highly enough. Sooooo Good.

Hyperion by Dan Simmons. The first story, and the Merlin's Disease get me every time. Just knock the breath out, hard to breath, emotional impact.

 

[LeifVignirsson]

John Marco's The Eyes Of God made me cry, gasp, laugh and feel all of other emotions. Hands down one of my all time favorite authors and my top 5 favorite book, heck I'd even go with #1...

 

[reveal]

Stephen King and Peter Straub's Black House. [sblock]I lost it when Wolf died.[/sblock]

 

[ShadowDenizen]

John Marco's The Eyes Of God made me cry, gasp, laugh and feel all of other emotions. Hands down one of my all time favorite authors and my top 5 favorite book, heck I'd even go with #1...

OOOH.
I love this book.
Haven't got to read the sequel "The Devil's Armor" yet, though.

 

[devilish]

I saw the title and all the ones I thought of were already taken.

The Assasin's Apprentice series --- man, this got me crying so hard, I'd thought I'd
throw up. Not just the ending - but there's one scene with Ketrican (sp?) telling
Fitz to get over his past (I'll leave it vague here w/o spoilers) - that broke me.
I've been meaning to pick up the Fool's Errand-cycle to see how the story finishes.
Robin Hobb is gifted!

Guy Gavriel Kay --- almost all of them, Tigana especially had a strong tearful resonance.
Never get tired of Kay.

@Turhan: Baudolino is Umberto Eco, not GGKay. Both excellent writers but 2 different
feels.

While slightly off-topic, I was surprised that the end of Merlin/Sam O'Neill also had
me in tears --- the ending to it (prior to the "Hallmark" ending) is similar to the
written endings we are talking about here.

 

[sniffles]

If you want a real tear-jerker that's short, try Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas". I don't recall which anthology it's in, though. "The Farthest Shore" (Earthsea #3) chokes me up a bit too.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Dick and Jane

 

[Hijinks]

Where the Red Fern Grows

Gets me every time.

 

[atom crash]

The saddest book I've ever read was "Where the Red Fern Grows." I get choked up just thinking about it. Same thing with "Sounder" and "Old Yeller." It seems if you write a book about a kid who loves an animal that dies in the story, you're almost guaranteeed to win a Newbery Award. Sometimes I think the point of required reading in grade school is to depress the heck out of kids.

I gotta say the Fionavar Tapestry didn't do anything for me; I really tried to like it, but Kay's devotion to foreshadowing put me off. A friend told me this was the best thing he'd ever read, so I was greatly disappointed to discover it was a bunch of old myths repackaged in a story about people who find their way into a fantasy world. And I'm way over the Arthurian stuff; that's what happens when you have a college roommate who believed vehemently that he was the "reincarnation" of King Arthur and destined to rebuild the world after WWIII.

 

[PieAndDragon]

Gotta agree with Guy Gavriel Kay, especially Tigana.

Will have to read Lions of Al-Rassan, as I've been putting it off for some reason.