Your eyes aren’t deceiving you — that’s a list that you see!

If you’re a long-time reader of My Life as a Teacup, you’re probably not surprised to see a list this month! Since 2011, September has been synonymous with 30 Days of Lists around these parts, and this year is no different. #30Lists is a listing challenge that exercises your creativity with a daily list prompt. There’s no right or wrong way to do it, other than to just have fun!

I’ve been participating since the challenge’s first run, and when Kam and Amy invited me to host another prompt this fall, I couldn’t say no. Especially when the topic was books!

Typically when I read, it’s not my goal to turn into a blubbering, sobbing mess of tears. Nevertheless, it sometimes happens, whether due to character deaths or poignant messages in stories. Whatever the cause, here are a few of the books that are guaranteed to make me cry:

Books That Make Me Cry

1. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
2. Landline by Rainbow Rowell
3. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
4. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
5. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
7. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
8. The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Want to know what exactly it is about these novels that make me bawl? Join in on the 30 Days of Lists fun to see the full list (don’t worry — there’s no right or wrong time to start listing!)

P.S. That watercolor Filofax printable you see? It’s a list template I made exclusively for #30Lists this year!