I looking for books that will make me sob, but where most people cry about things like death, I'm more likely to release the waterworks when a character is mistreated but then someone else shows them kindness.
Examples are:
In A Closed and Common Orbit, Pepper let Sidra into her home and let her live how ever she was comfortable, even if it meant she did thing that one might see as unusual.
In The Many Half-lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, it was mentioned that Sam was adopted when they were 7. They were non verbal at the time but their dad chose them anyways. (And their first words where "Thank you", sorry for the tears, this is just to sweet.
My favourite genres are Fantasy and Sci-fi, but it's not a requirement. LGBTQ+ representation is also a big plus. Ideally i'm looking for adult books, but I don't mind the occasional YA.
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*Small Things Like These* by Claire Keegan is beautiful.
Honourable mention to *Foster* as well.
A Man Called Ove, Eleanor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine. Not sci fi or fantasy, but they are nice feel good stories of people struggling with themselves and their inability to receive kindnesses. For when you’re in the mood for something just plain sweet.
Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 🥲
Definitely try ‘A thousand splendid suns’! It is an amazing read and fits your requirements perfectly. It is not often that I cry while reading but this book touched my heart. I won’t describe it more closely in order to avoid spoilers but I highly recommend this book!