My Top Ten Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About

This week's Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish is all about those books that in some way raised your emotional levels: made you cry, laugh out loud, or had you screaming at the top of your lungs in frustration or anger.

Bridge to Terabithia by Kathrine Peterson: My son, who unlike his mother, hated to read and avoided it at all costs.  One night I found out he was suppose to finish this book for class, and still had several chapters to finish. While I had read this book already, I proceeded to read it out loud to him before bed that night. As we got to (spoiler ahead) the part when Jess learns about Leslie's death, tears began to fall and by the time I finished I was sobbing uncontrollably as I read. Not sure whether it was my emotional breakdown, or the story, or both, but I had my son in tears too.


Souless by Gail Carrington: I listened to this book on audio and remember sitting in the car laughing out loud at the ending, which was the most hysterical and sexy honeymoon scene I have ever read.


Paper Towns by John Green: Another audio book that had me laughing out loud in my car, but also had me fearing the end. Sometimes I wonder what people must think when they see me driving along and cracking up when there is obviously no one in the car with me.

Eva by Peter Dickinson: Another older book that remains a favorite of mine and emotionally torn by the subject matter. Eva's parents in an effort to save her life after a horrific accident transplants her brain into the body of chimpanzee. The story revolves around her adjustment and eventual acceptance, with a very unusual twist at the end. I was outraged and distraught reliving all Eva's emotions right along with her.

Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok: The hard realities of a young Chinese immigrant attempting to find her place in America, while maintaining her own culture and the dealing secretly with her poverty was an emotional rollercoaster.

Where the Read Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls: I came to this book not as a children but as an adult. The ending was a heart-breaker and definitely left me in tears.  


1984 by George Orwell: My first dystopian novel read in high school and it left an indelible mark causing lots of different emotions including fear and outrage for the characters and their lives.

Tuedays With Morrie by Mitch Albom: A book that is both uplifting and sad filled with such strong emotions.

New Moon by Stephanie Meyers: OK I know that these books produce strong emotions on both sides of the spectrum, but I read them as they were published and this one had me hurting a lot. The separation between Bella and Edward was very upsetting and I sped through the book wanting to see these two star-crossed lovers reunited. 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: One of the most romantic and books I have ever read. I felt so much sympathy for Jane's life and wanted so much for her to be loved. I rejoiced at the ending.