Here are five books that’ll make you cry, or at the very least, make your heart ache. Now, I wouldn’t suggest reading the books in this list before bed (because you might cry yourself to sleep and the next day's headache isn’t worth it), but they’d be great for a rainy day (we call that "pathetic fallacy"). Reading does all of those things for me, too - I’m in a better mood after I’ve read a few chapters of a book and it helps me relax at the end of the night. Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Various studies say crying releases oxytocin and endorphins, relieves stress, and helps us relax. In Khaled Hosseini, Afghanistan has at last found a voice - The Financial Times. This isn’t to say that all I do is put myself through the emotional wringer - I love comedies and heartwarming stories too, but sometimes I find myself needing “a good cry.”Īnd research says crying can be healthy. Case in point: I once listened to Sarah McLachlan’s Fallen for an entire day after being dumped in university.īut I also listen to “sad” songs when I’m in a good mood, will watch known tearjerkers, and read books which lead to full-blown sobs. After a breakup, I’d find the saddest, slowest, and most heart wrenching songs on iTunes. However, despite the desperate circumstances, love prevails and helps them overcome the most challenging of times and the most daunting of situations to become.
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