If you want a good, crying, cathartic session - Read. 

Crying, screaming, begging. Give me ice cream.... more>>

Stories for times where I want a good cry. <<less

"So many stories are glorious, so many heroes are victorious. But this story shows the other side that is rarely explored. This story is not happy, it is not light. There is no way to survive it without shedding tears, but in a way, the ending lifts the heavy feeling a little. Therefore, it was totally worth it!"- @Liri... more>>

[One of the review on Mulberry Song]

Liri's words pretty much sums up what I'm trying to accumulate in this list.  <<less

as a person who usually doesn’t cry these short novels were smth else ;-;

Tragedies with or without HE, angsty things

angst you asked? some characters meant for prison?... more>>

bxg <<less

Completed romance novels taking place in modern world  that I've read

For the nights where we lay down the bed, seeking solace in angst stories.

CN novels where the MC has disabilities or sickly characters, or past trauma. Novels for MLs are in a different list. Contains spoiler. ... more>>

BG/BL. Not much world hopping or historical novels. 

Feel free to recommend any others :D <<less

Want to emotionally abuse our heart? Jump in. It doesn't give the good heartache; it's the kind of tragedy that makes you cry because of... more>> sadness throughout the story. It may be short but these stories have a special spot in my heart (to read whenever I need to cry quickly). <<less

Tragedy BE just about anything to make one more depressed than they already are.

a list to keep track of what i am reading on this site :)... more>>

mixed Korean, Japanese, Chinese

you can just go over the list and see if any novel catches your eye ❤️

continuation of my reading list https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/18113/  <<less

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I make this list for books that I have read when I want to feel sad. The ranking means nothing but simply a list.

if u want a good cry for whatever reasons— here take a bite of angst. bg & bl.

Stories that hurt so good. Some with happy endings, others not so much.

Mostly completed novels because cliffhanger in angst wont ever let me live my life in peace... more>>

Tw: Many of these novels may contain mention of self harm, depression, bullying, abuse, r*pe and su*cide. So, please please read reviews and tags properly before picking up a novel.  <<less

Tragedies that leave an empty feeling after reading.... more>>

Some makes you cry your heart 
Some makes your feel sad
Some just leaves a void

Comment below, if you know such more novels  <<less

These novels all gave me three tears :(

These novels are so short you can read them in 30 seconds.

Basically just novels I’ve been enjoying w/ my thoughts on some of them!1!1... more>>

- None of these stories contain harems, and almost none of the female leads in this list are annoying or can be considered a clown [imo] lol <<less

Boy x Girl angst.

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angst angst angst angst  ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
people sometimes like to read things they know will eventually hurt them. so, here. a compilation of novels which may bring us to hell all together ^_____^... more>>

also, check the tags. i added bg and bl novels :,) <<less

This is the list of novels that will make you cry worse then cutting onions. So if you just wanna see sweet fluff see my other list. ... more>>

This list only consists of misunderstandings, tragedy, and all those things that will make you cry. <<less