Books That Made Us Feel

Some books entertain us. Others absolutely wreck us. 📚💔This week on Well Read & Unfiltered, we’re talking about the books that made us feel: the ones that shattered our hearts, made us angry, left us speechless, or somehow became the stories we still think about years later.We ask ourselves (and the listeners!): Why do certain books affect us so deeply? And how much do our own experiences shape the way we connect with them?We also talk comfort reads, rereading old favorites, trigger warnings, and whether a book can ever be too emotionally devastating.Be sure to sound off in the comments: What book made the biggest emotional impact on you? The one that broke your heart, made you ugly cry, filled you with rage, or simply stayed with you long after you finished it?And be sure to follow us on Instagram at wellreadandfunfilteredpodcast!BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCASTThe Women — Kristin Hannah The Nightingale — Kristin HannahThe Great Alone — Kristin Hannah Hamnet — Maggie O’FarrellA Little Life — Hanya YanagiharaTheo of Golden — Allen LeviThe Kite Runner — Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns — Khaled HosseiniAnd the Mountains Echoed — Khaled Hosseini A Language of Limbs — Dylin Hardcastle My Friends — Fredrik Backman All the Colors of the Dark — Chris Whitaker Shark Heart — Emily Habeck Bird Box — Josh MalermanTo Shake the Sleeping Self — Jedidiah Jenkins Small Town Horror — Ronald MalfiRed Rising — Pierce BrownGolden Son — Pierce BrownMorning Star — Pierce BrownI Was a Teenage Slasher — Stephen Graham JonesThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter — Stephen Graham Jones American Rapture — C.J. LeedeLiveship Traders Trilogy — Robin HobbFarseer Trilogy — Robin HobbRealm of the Elderlings — Robin Hobb The House in the Cerulean Sea — TJ Klune The Spellshop — Sarah Beth DurstProject Hail Mary — Andy WeirDungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman The Caretaker — Marcus KliewerBeartown — Fredrik BackmanTender Is the Flesh — Agustina Bazterrica The First Witch of Boston — Andrea CatalanoThe Fury of the Gods — John GwynneIt Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over — Anne de Marcken