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Book Bits & Chill

Why We Love Sad Books (+ 5 That Ruined Us in 2025)

32 min9 november 2025

Ever wondered why you pick a book that makes you ugly-cry… and then recommend it to all of your friends? On this episode of Book Bits & Chill, we dig into the brain science of sad books, explore why we keep going back for more, and share the titles that wrecked us (in the best way).

What you'll hear:

  • Fiction as therapy: how sad books become safe space
  • The empathy magic: why tearing up makes us kinder
  • Our 2025 tear-jerker list + why each hit
  • Sad Girl Confessionals: standing in the rain, mixtapes, public sobbing

Featured: The Nightingale, Martyr, Atmosphere, Go as a River, The Last Letter + the tear-jerker film Beautiful Boy.

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