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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
1993 | Drama

"The way that Gilbert loves Arnie in this film is so sweet and sad to me. The guilt, the exhaustion, even the jealousy. It’s a fantastic relationship and two of our best actors are in their prime here."

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West Kirby County Primary by Bill Ryder-Jones
West Kirby County Primary by Bill Ryder-Jones
2015 | Alternative
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This album is a beautiful sadness. The whole feel of this album is so chill but so devastating at the same time. The guitar is beautiful in this, but boy does it make me feel a bit sad.
  
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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This isn't normally a genre that I read but it was Aprils book group choice so I gave it a go (sad stories make me sad!) The friendship that formed between Lizzie and The Buckminster boy was one of faith and finding out about a different way of life. It's hard to think that there was a time when people really choose to treat other people in this way but it was nice to see that a young boy could overlook what society told him he should see.
  
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The Spirit Clearing
Mark Tufo | 2012
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Ok, this book took me a little bit longer to read because I had to read it slower so I didn't miss anything. There was so much in this book.. and the ending.. omg the ending threw me for a loop. I didn't see that coming at all. It was an amazing book, the characters, the plot all of it. I thought it was going to end a different way then it did.. I almost cried at one part. It was so sad and yet not sad at the same time. I loved it!
  
I Hate Myselfie: A Collection of Essays by Shane Dawson
I Hate Myselfie: A Collection of Essays by Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson | 2015 | Biography
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This book was sad, and hilarious both at the same time - much like Shane's videos. It didn't much help that I read this book in my head using his voice...............

The only fault in this book was that I wish there were better year stamps on the chapters, a timeline in which the chapters were placed or some type of order - it bounced around a lot and I was like, what, we're back to that time......confusing at times - but no less great - I mean sad and depressing.
  
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
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8.9 (10 Ratings)
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Never read a memoir type book before, but now I think I will get more. This book was both sad and hilarious at the same time. There was a few lines in there and moments where I laughed out loud and had to re-read because I thought it was hilarious. Now, that being said, most of the book was quite sad (to the person reading it) I mean I don't think she found her life to be upsetting until she got old enough to know better, but man, that was an awesome read.
  
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Ben Watt recommended Blond by Frank Ocean in Music (curated)

 
Blond by Frank Ocean
Blond by Frank Ocean
2016 | Alternative, Pop, Soul

"This knocked me sideways when it came out. I just didn't know how he'd done it. I had to go downstairs to the studio with a notebook, shut the door, and take notes, to try to work out what he was doing. What he does with the 808 drum sounds, the autotune, the abrupt echoes and delays, slowed-down guitars, distant pianos, the birdsong…then using bone-dry vocals one minute and church hall reverb the next…it's astonishing. It's also beautiful again, and sad. Beautiful and sad: that's a key theme for me.

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The Hero (2017)
The Hero (2017)
2017 | Drama
8
8.7 (3 Ratings)
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If that’s true of The Hero, it’s a sad dream, full of longing and regret with only a hint of redemption. It also lingers long after the end.
Critic- Stephen Mayne
Original Score- 4 out of 5

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Shadowrosepoet (6 KP) rated Wicked in Books

Sep 1, 2017  
Wicked
Wicked
Gregory Maguire | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.4 (35 Ratings)
Book Rating
Human experience, deals with living differently (0 more)
Not like the musical
I love the reality of this story. Even when it is sad, it feels real. You care about Elphaba, and you see her as more than a wicked witch.
  
The Spaces In Between
The Spaces In Between
Collin Van Reenan | 2018 | Mystery
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7.0 (2 Ratings)
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A weird story. It implies that this story is true and that it is about the author. It is very sad and a bit confusing. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.