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3rd November 2025
01:40pm GMT

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There are so many incredible novels out there that have made me cry like a baby, but one book has been crowned the saddest book of all time.
Like Graham in The Holiday, I'm a big weeper, but there are some books that have left me sobbing like there's no tomorrow.
However, I've not yet read A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, and now I'm slightly nervous to.
The book has been included in the Kindle deals for November, and is currently on sale for just €2.27. You can buy it here.
Many fellow bookworms have been raving about the book for years, but it's one I've never gotten around to reading.
Experts confirmed that A Little Life had a 90% chance of making readers cry.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven share the tenth place spot with a 76% chance of eliciting tears.
It comes as no surprise to see All the Bright Places feature in the top 10. The Jennifer Niven novel is one of my all time favourite novels, but so unbelievably heartbreaking at the same time.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
I Fell in Love with Hope by Lancali
A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
Night by Elie Wiesel
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
What is the saddest book you've ever read?
Buy A Little Life on Kindle here.
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