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okaaay, my first post in this group so here it goes!

The primary thing that im looking for in the book is a romantic plot with a tragic or sad ending...

the romantic plot doesnt have to be the main plot of the book. it could be a sub-plot....
but the ending has to be sad/heartbreaking....

the protagonist preferably male... but alternative male-female chapters will do just fine......

not looking for the classics...

NO nicholas sparks books .......

have no problem with fantasy or YA....

somebooks which i liked/loved in this category are:

The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles (really wish there wasn't any Return to Paradise book... in that way the sad ending at the end of the first book wouldve been perfect..)

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (doesnt particularly has a 'sad ending'... the whole book is altogether sad and tragic)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (although many people hated the ending, I loved it! huge fan of tragic endings!)



cheers! :)

asking for a sad ending is a bit of a spoiler, but I got one for you:
One Day

Algernon wrote: "asking for a sad ending is a bit of a spoiler, but I got one for you:
One Day"


oh ive read One Day and watched the movie adaptation! it was good!

The Book Thief!!

Definitely definitely definitely The Time Traveler's Wife!!

Also if you fancy a nice vampire novel check out The Silver Kiss

And if you don't mind fantasy and going through three books to get to it, you might like The Black Magician trilogy (first one is The Magicians' Guild) or His Dark Materials trilogy (first one is The Golden Compass)

Victoria wrote: "Definitely definitely definitely The Time Traveler's Wife!!

Also if you fancy a nice vampire novel check out The Silver Kiss

And if you don't mind fantasy and going ..."

hey thanks for the suggestions!
upon your advise i just finished reading The Silver Kiss! it was a good quick read and had a beautiful ending.... so thanks a lot..!

unfortunately i have already seen the Time Traveler's Wife movie.... really liked the movie but only later found out that it was based on a book... D:

Sam~ on sleepless roads the sleepless go~ wrote: "The Book Thief!!"

great! one of my friends have a copy of the book thief so gonna start it from tomorrow!
thanks!

No problem! Glad you enjoyed The Silver Kiss.

p.s the book of The Time Traveller's Wife is wayyyy better ;)

Victoria wrote: "No problem! Glad you enjoyed The Silver Kiss.

p.s the book of The Time Traveller's Wife is wayyyy better ;)"

ya books are ALWAYS better than movies thats for sure!
i wish i knew about the book before watching the movie :/

anyways, if you ever stumble upon books with tragic endings like the silver kiss, do let me kn0w :)

The Madman's Daughter

Romance is definitely a subplot, but this book is fantastic and the ending is haunting and tragic on a lot of different levels.

Black Spring is based on Wuthering Heights, so it is necessarily tragic, and i thought it was spectacular.

and i know, i knooooow you said no classics, but if you ever decide that some day you want to read a classic, the most depressing book in the history of the world is Jude the Obscure. no lie.

karen wrote: "Black Spring is based on Wuthering Heights, so it is necessarily tragic, and i thought it was spectacular.

and i know, i knooooow you said no classics, but if you ever..."

Thanks for the Reqs Karen! I'll definitely check them out!

The History of Love

The Pleasing Hour

The Passion Dream Book

All We Know of Love

JoJo Moyes' Me Before You is a must read for this theme! For a more classic read, Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle is beautifully melancholy.

karen wrote: "Black Spring is based on Wuthering Heights, so it is necessarily tragic, and i thought it was spectacular.

and i know, i knooooow you said no classics, but if you ever..."

I just finished reading Black Spring and wow! I really liked it! The writing certainly had a "classic" feel to it which, surprisingly I really loved! I'm certainly going to read Jude the Obscure now :D

Melwyk wrote: "JoJo Moyes' Me Before You is a must read for this theme! For a more classic read, Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle is beautifully melancholy."

thanks for the reqs!
I bought Me Before You last week! and I'm actually reading I Capture the Castle right now! so far I really like it!

Sajid wrote: "karen wrote: "Black Spring is based on Wuthering Heights, so it is necessarily tragic, and i thought it was spectacular.

and i know, i knooooow you said no classics, b..."

oh, so happy about this!! wheee!

*bump*

does anyone have any other books for me on this category? would really appreciate some reqs!

The latest book I read which I'd say falls in this category is Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick... and I really really liked it!

karen wrote: "Black Spring is based on Wuthering Heights, so it is necessarily tragic, and i thought it was spectacular.

and i know, i knooooow you said no classics, but if you ever..."

Lol... The most depressing book in the world?? I just may google this to check the accuracy.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/bo... (some spoilers)

http://www.abebooks.com/books/bleak-m... (major spoilers)

Touche.

Stolen by Lucy Christopher

From Moment To Moment

A Very Long Engagement

Brokeback Mountain :/

Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie,
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett,
Atonement by Ian McEwan,
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier,
Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

if you don't mind a little magic realism/scifi focus

Second Nature by Alice Hoffman
Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis
maybe even Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin

Check out some of the books by Lurlene McDaniel. I think you'll find some that will suit what you're looking for.

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult// I wanted to throw the book because of the ending:)