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I just finished Of Mice and Men--so sad!!! :( What's the saddest book you've read?

Posted - April 27, 2017

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  • The world is full of Lenny's unfortunately ... If you liked Steinbeck, try the Grapes of Wrath ... Interesting piece of history brilliantly portrayed :)
      April 27, 2017 3:12 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    And I kept hearing how great the movie was, too. I read the book first. Then I watched the movie.

    The movie only portrays about a third (if that) of the novel's plot. I was terribly unimpressed with the movie. (The one with a young Henry Fonda.)

    The last scene of Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" novel devastated me. I've never forgotten it. So powerful. This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at April 27, 2017 9:39 PM MDT
      April 27, 2017 7:08 PM MDT
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  • 49
    I'll have to read that!
      April 27, 2017 8:04 PM MDT
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    Felt s sorry for Lenny. And for George cuz he had to do it.  
      April 27, 2017 3:16 PM MDT
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  • I'd forgotten George's name ... It was a noble act on George's part ..  sometimes friendships require sacrifice .. Not of Lenny ... But of Lenny's soul
      April 27, 2017 3:22 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    i havent been reading much lately
      April 27, 2017 3:17 PM MDT
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  • The Old Testament
      April 27, 2017 3:42 PM MDT
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  • 16197
    Sad, no. Infuriating, kinda. The YHWH of the Old Testament bears little resemblance to the "Abba" of the New.
    It does read a little differently in Hebrew, however. The KJV scholars missed a lot of the nuances that painted El in a slightly gentler light. The Masoretic text wasn't a particularly good manuscript either, the best texts were in the hands of the Turks - who weren't feeling terribly generous towards the Christians at the time, having fought and repulsed half a dozen Crusades. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at April 28, 2017 5:59 AM MDT
      April 27, 2017 9:10 PM MDT
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    We had to study Of Mice and Men for English exam... hated it.. hated it even more than SHakespeare... which I didn't mind so much..  but the thing that gets me is.. apparently of Mice and Men isn't Steinbeck's best.. so my feeling is that it's such a shame that having to read Of mice and men puts people off Steinbeck completely.. 

    i don't remember the ending of Of Mice and Men... perhaps my mind blocked it out cos it was too sad 
      April 27, 2017 3:43 PM MDT
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  • 49
    The ending is sad. I liked it so I'll probably read something else by him.  Like Grapes of Wrath or something. 
      April 27, 2017 8:03 PM MDT
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  • 745
    Not a novel, but The Trouble with Being Born by E.M. Cioran is probably it.. and it's also the happiest, in a way, at least to me.
      April 27, 2017 5:51 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    I'll keep with with fiction genre.

    Yeah, "Of Mice and Men" is terribly sad for me, too.

    Nevil Shute's "On the Beach" came to my mind, too.

    But to pick THE saddest fiction book I've read -- I don't know.
    :) This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at April 27, 2017 8:01 PM MDT
      April 27, 2017 7:13 PM MDT
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    I'll have to read "On the Beach"
      April 27, 2017 8:01 PM MDT
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    It's a different type of sad to me than "Of Mice and Men" but I still really liked it. I won't spoil the plot (unless you want to know the general plot).
    :)

    I usually don't like to know anything about a book before I read it.
      April 27, 2017 8:08 PM MDT
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  • 16197
    The Ghost King, by Bob Salvatore. He really should stop kicking Drizzt in the teeth.
      April 27, 2017 9:08 PM MDT
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  • 6988
    My son is a "Lenny".  However, he has a home and is surrounded by caring and loving family members.  He is somewhat more educated than Lenny and can read.
      April 27, 2017 9:44 PM MDT
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    Thanks, Natalie. I've just spent 3 minutes thinking about sad books. I'm now thoroughly depressed. ; )

    Of Mice and Men is great. The saddest I can think of is "Sounder". It's beautiful, but sooooo sad.
      April 27, 2017 10:01 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Another one - - it's my favorite short story - -

    "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" by Conrad Aiken

      May 19, 2018 4:20 PM MDT
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