10 Heartbreaking Booker Prize Books

[@fallingwickets]

what a compliment to be asked by the Booker's to write an article for them...bravo!

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Yes! 😊

[@ΛΕΜΟΝΙΑΤΑΣΟΥΛΑ]

Personally I found the God of small things by Aroundhatti Roy and more recently the Promise very heartbreaking but in an everyday bitter sweet sense.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Yes, absolutely both of those as well!

[@StephanieCThoughts]

Definitely need to read these. Sad books always seem more realistic and sometimes relatable

[@solenncful]

I'm so happy you included a William Trevor novel. I would probably have selected The Story of Lucy Gault which has such a profound sadness. I adored 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World 💔

[@susanneill7142]

Thanks Eric for a very interesting list! I was thrilled to hear Mrs. Palfrey… first on the list! It’s actually the only one I have a copy of. I heard of some others but haven’t read them so many more to add to my TBR list! Thanks again! 😊

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Ah great! It's so good - hope you enjoy it!

[@KUDZASHEKUDZASHE]

For me, This Mournable Body by Tsitis Dangarembga and Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo is another book worth thinking about in the context of heartbreaking books

[@liselottastrom5658]

I love Elif Shafak's books, "Honour" is a lovely, but a sad and heartbreaking story

[@30secondsflat]

You're giving me some great recommendations Eric. Thanks for the video!

[@omalleysmith9100]

For me: Hanya Yanigahara writes SO so beautifully that you almost forget to be devastated for a few minutes here and there. lol.. I loved "A Little Life" AND "To Paradise" equally... A NEW BOOK from her CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH as far as I'm concerned! :)

[@karenmoore4430]

I am going to read Shuggie Bain this month as part of Misery May which Scott at Gun Powder Fiction and Plot runs.

[@cindyhaiken5644]

A superb list. Well done!

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Thanks! 😊📚

[@purplecrayon7281]

It's a good list but how do you overlook A Fine Balance, God of Small Things, Sacred Hunger, and The Story of Lucy Gault?

[@NovelFindsByKassi]

Really amazing picks! I wrote down the ones I haven't read yet. If I had been asked, I woul have had to include Prophet Song. I have never (to my memory) had a stronger emotional response to a book. It just really "got" me.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Thank you and, yes, Prophet Song is a really powerful novel!

[@kimswhims8435]

I've only read Elif Shafak's novel and loved it, while it was sad, it was a bit uplifting too that she had such a wonderful ragtag found family. Can't wait for her new book to come out later in 2024

[@brigittebeche4117]

I loved william Trevor’s novel. I have always been highly admirative for a male author to be able to give such an arrowing description of a woman ’s feelings...all of Trevor ’s novels are extremely moving.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Yes, he was so good!

[@SineadScrap]

I'm currently reading "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry. It's possibly to be one of the best books I've ever read. It transports me. I forget I'm reading. I regret to say I am one of the people that had a negative opinion of "A Little Life." Had to bail on it.

[@charliejsanders]

Great list. Any chance we’ll get a video on the recent Pulitzer winner or Bookers only?

[@EricKarlAnderson]

I went to a bookshop yesterday to get a copy of "Night Watch" but they were all sold out!

[@charliejsanders]

@@EricKarlAnderson Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

[@StevenSlawinski]

How could you leave A Fine Balance off this list? Where are you Rohinton Mistry?????

[@julieaulava9567]

Yes! I can't forget that story. So drawn in - even now just thinking about it.

[@emmavd]

Thank you, Eric!🌷I must admit I haven’t read any of the books you’ve mentioned. For me A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki was heartbreaking. Both the bullying of the teenage girl at a school in Tokyo and the training of WW2 kamikaze pilots were almost unbearable to read. Great novel though.

[@MoariIsaac]

For me, orchestra of minorities by Chigozie Obioma is heartbreaking novel by the booker prize

[@heatherkirkland9056]

Little lair by Mitch Albom cried during reading

[@booksandstick5544]

I'm intrigued; I just put Shafak's book in my cart, thanks!

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Great! Hope you find it as moving and meaningful as I did!

[@tinsl]

Hey erik, I really like your channel, is there a way to get in touch with you ?

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Thanks - sure, you can email me: [e-mail]

[@teneshaanderson4761]

We need to stop peddling a little life at people if you loved it great but it is an incredibly brutal and traumatic book to recommend

[@lingkangong6802]

It’s his right to recommend whatever book he thinks is good. He literally says it’s his opinion and taste at the start of the video. Don’t force people to self censor.