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[loserfreak83]

I just finished what may be the most depressing book I've ever read. It was very well-written and even beautiful, but horrible at the same time. It's called The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. It's a memoir detailing her life in a really messed-up family. I've never been so angered and saddened by a book in my whole life. I mean, I do get

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[tikizeekbaby]

Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi gets the same response from me. Horrifically poignant, it's about a small german towns experience of going into, through and out of WW2, from the perspective of a little person. It made me cry and cry and left me feeling so morose... but it was so well done.

[loserfreak83]

That sounds like something that would totally rip my heart out.