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  3 0 The Last Unicorn. lilmonster206 answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by David Wright and Kitts… 0 0 A strong second to this one, and I would also suggest Beagle's "A Fine and Private Place." David Wright commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 I have read this book at least seven or eight times, and every time I get tears in my eyes while reading it. Of course, I am a crybaby. Kitts commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 well for one, The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende. poor Artax.... Rev.Enant answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Basil and new york state of mind… 1 0 Man, the movie alone fucked up my entire childhood. I still get sad thinking about it. I can only imagine what the book would do. Basil commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 The Artax in the movie actually died during the filming. Fantasy sad meets real life sad. The book is, however, amazing. new york state of mind commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 I do not recommend these books because they are particularly well-written or literary, but Mercedes Lackey's Last Herald Mage trilogy made me cry hardcore as a tween. The main character is a gay teen struggling with his identity on multiple levels and generally going through very difficult times. I second Lilting Missive's suggestion of LOTR- the latter part of The Fellowship of the Ring makes me cry every time I read it, and I've read it dozens of times. Watership Down by Richard Adams is also an extremely emotionally powerful book, although I'm not sure it fits perfectly into the fantasy genre. Another series that I think is really emotional is Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen)- the characters are sacrificing everything to do what's right in these books and they don't always win, which is a contrast to most fantasy on the market. I also have a real fondness for the characters of Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon, who are bound by convention and duty to do exactly the opposite of their hearts' desires, although I suggest that you avoid the rest of her work. If you are interested in other books (non-fantasy) that establish a major emotional connection between reader and the inner world of the novel, I would suggest Jane Austen's work, MIddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Joyce Carol Oates' work, and Cider House Rules by John Irving. Sphinx answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. Briefly, it's about a team of scientists at Oxford (I think) who build a time machine, and then send one of their grad students back in time to a few weeks before the beginning of the Black Plague. Well-written, beautiful, and definitely tear-inducing. Pretty sure I cried for the last 40 pages of the novel. MyrnaMinkoff answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Luckier… 0 0 OMG I totally forgot about that book. Loved it! Luckier commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Finnikin of the Rock, by Melina Marchetta. Not high fantasy, and is Young Adult. But so, so epic. kwood answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 I'm seconding Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn, and also suggest Antoine de Saint Exupery's The Little Prince. The Time Traveler's Wife. Somewhere in Time and What Dreams May Come, by Richard Matheson. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson. The Amber Spyglass (3rd in trilogy) by Philip Pullman. David Wright answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 The Wild Road and the Golden Cat, by Gabriel King. If you're an animal lover, you'll cry. I guarantee it. I *loved* them. Geni answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 If you're open to YA fantasy, Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series is absolutely gut-wrenching. I actually had to stop reading it in the middle of the series in order to wait until all the rest of the books came out. Like most YA fantasy books these days, there's a love triangle involved (hence the source of my emotional upheaval), but it's very clever and more adult than the ones in other series. This series will keep you up all night reading, and then leave you an emotional wreck for days. Is that what you're looking for? 1mermaid answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 The Left Hand of Darkness. Ursula Le Guin. BasementDweller3 answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 If you're open to YA fiction, The Promise (from the Sandwriter series) by Monica Hughes. It's not high fantasy (swords, wizards, etc.) but it is a sort of fantastical version of our world, the existent magic more of an ancient, natural, unknowable magic. It's set in the beautiful but harsh desert world, and the setting is incredibly atmospheric and transporting. It's a story about a girl's coming of age, wrapped up in another story about duty and sacrifice. It really spoke to me as a teen girl, and I think it would still ring true for any adult today. Pretty much every aspect of the story will make you cry, in a satisfying, sad way. Gloria answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 The first couple books of George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Fire and Ice" series are brutal and I remember crying at least once. If you can get into the anachronistic style Lord of the Rings is amazingly beautiful in places and at least one of the songs brought me to tears. If you're not just talking about Fantasy Adventure then the list becomes much, much larger. Lilting Missive answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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