Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world.

IM: Melissa Febos’s stirring essay collection, or “memoirs” as the book’s subtitle indicates, is a truly marvelous tapestry.Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn’s company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. This, is the story of us: “I was just eleven years old, but I knew without a shadow of a doubt, I was staring into the eyes of the boy I was going to love forever. On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA.

And now her mother has transplanted her and her little brother, Jason, to Los Alamos, New Mexico, to stay with family and recover. So they carry on in secret until Nasrin’s parents suddenly announce that they’ve arranged for her marriage. But when Mortmain abducts Tessa, the boys who lay equal claim to her heart, Will and Jem, will do anything to save her.I remember as a Sophomore being upset with Candide because I had a hard time getting past the "soldiers who ripped the girls' bellies open". Freshly disengaged from her fiancé and feeling that life has not turned out quite the way she planned, thirty-year-old Ruth quits her job, leaves town and arrives at her parents’ home to find that situation more complicated than she’d realized. This is a portrait of unwavering commitment that spans twenty years, from the long winters of the Midwest, to surgical wards, to book parties in New York. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, from the Chinese countryside to the shores of America. Following a painful divorce, all pastry chef Shae Kenney wants for Christmas is one good date that doesn’t end in disaster.

At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. A Tutsi pastor, in a letter to his church president, a Hutu, used the chilling phrase that gives Philip Gourevitch his title. As beautifully written as it is devastating, this young neurosurgeon’s memoir of dying of cancer reflects on the nature of a meaningful life—and will have you reexamining your own relationships and attention to gratitude.When the family arrives at their summer getaway, Sadie is surprised to learn that the owner of the house is Jax Stone, one of the hottest teen rockers in the world. An enchanting novel about Ro, a woman tossed overboard by heartbreak and loss, who has to find her way back to stable shores with the help of a giant Pacific octopus at the mall aquarium where she works. One of the most popular heartbreaking books, The Lovely Bones is a beautifully balanced tale of a brutal death and the redemptive power of the afterlife. This debut of a blazingly original voice “bursts at the seams of every page and swallows you whole” (Tommy Orange, author of There There).

The Guardian noted that the book was indeed sad but highly recommended it, saying, " Sad Book doesn't hide the darkness. This refreshingly non-saccharine book, told from the alternating perspectives of a ten-year-old with jarring facial anomalies and his various family members and friends, gets our Golden Tissue Box award for most quality tear-jerker in recent history.To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below.