I‘m posting this in response to @ljuliel ‘s Challenge to #LetsKeepLitsyActive by posting a book that moved us emotionally.
Could post many but The Light Between Oceans challenged my moral compass and made me cry long ugly tears! 😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢 Such a great book and stayed with me. ❣️😍
What book moved you emotionally? Amy emotions. #BooksMoveUsEmotionally
Cinfhen, Crazeedi, TheBookHippie, MrBook, OriginalCyn620, TrishB, Tove_Reads, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, EadieB, gradcat, AloraTheBookHippie I‘ve thrown a few books in my day as all #BOTMBUDDYREADERS know. However Girl in Pieces had me sobbing in recognising myself as a teen and all the teens I mentor now and in the past![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Girl in Pieces 5y
Girl in PiecesAndrew65 @TheBookHippie Can certainly see why! And I always worry about your walls and ornaments. #ChuckMyBook 5y
TheBookHippie @Andrew65 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I‘ve only debated books so far ...😱 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😪😪Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas 5y
Suzanne's Diary for NicholasAndrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve stacked it. 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 I was moved emotionally byMe Before You: A Novel 5y
Me Before You: A NovelAndrew65 @EadieB That‘s one I haven‘t read yet, think I am in the minority. 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks And sooo many more!!!A Thousand Splendid Suns 5y
A Thousand Splendid SunsAndrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This is another I need to get to. 5y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks for the tag @Andrew65! When I think of books that moved me emotionally, dog stories come to mind, the first one beingMarley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog 5y
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst DogOriginalCyn620 AlsoThe Art of Racing in the Rain 5y
The Art of Racing in the RainOriginalCyn620 AndLily and the Octopus 5y
Lily and the OctopusCrazeedi This year this one, but there are others...The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna 5y
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella FortunaAlwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 I ugly cried with those two!! AlsoTell the Wolves I'm Home: A Novel 5y
Tell the Wolves I'm Home: A NovelTheAromaofBooks Gah, this book got me, too! I thought the author did a really amazing job making Isabelle a sympathetic character even when I disagreed with her. I cried buckets over this one. 5y
Crazeedi Also this one stuck with me because I couldn't believe someone who grew up in these circumstances made something of herselfThe Glass Castle: A Memoir 5y
The Glass Castle: A MemoirMrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Cinfhen I LOVED your tagged book!!!! This one tore me upSarah's Key 5y
Sarah's KeyAndrew65 @Cinfhen Yes same for me with Sarah‘s Key! 5y
Tove_Reads I read it on the train, but had to stop because I kept on crying. Had to finish the book and the crying at home instead.Woman in the Mists 5y
Woman in the MistsTove_Reads I think everyone should read this oneThis Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President 5y
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman PresidentTove_Reads This one is nearly impossible to processA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 5y
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy SoldierTove_Reads My fave BoyneHistory of Loneliness 5y
History of LonelinessAndrew65 Some great books to explore. Thanks @Tove_Reads 5y
gradcat @Andrew65 It‘s the memoirs for me, like @crazeedi ... particularly the tagged book & “Mayhem” by Sigrid Rausing. Great convo topic, Andrew! 👍The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait 5y
The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family PortraitCrazeedi @Cinfhen @Andrew65 I have Sarah's key on my shelf, have picked it up and didnt know if I wanted to cry yet.... 5y
Crazeedi @Tove_Reads wow so many I haven't read! 5y
Andrew65 @gradcat @ljuliel started it I just sought to support her by spreading it. 5y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi I got quite angry in this book. What some citizens can do to others! 5y
ljuliel Thanks Andrew ❤️ 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 I totally get rhat 5y
Cinfhen It‘s definitely an #InfiniteTissueRead @Crazeedi you could read it for #Booked2020 #ABookAboutGenocide 5y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen thanks for suggestion!!! 5y
gradcat @Andrew65 Where are these prompts? I have to admit, I‘m really out to sea on this ... all of this is in aid of #KeepLitsyActive right? 5y