lunar park by bret easton ellis...there was alot of stuff about his father that i could relate to in it
one line in particular
"i half smiled at the memory, for thinking that i could just let go of the damage a father can do to a son. i realized one thing i was learning from my father now: hoe lonely people make a life. But i also realized what i hadn't learned from him: that a family-if you allow it-gives you joy, which in turns gives you hope. What we both failed to understand was that we shared the same heart"
I would have to say The Witch of Blackbird Pond. I'm not sure if I can really explain why. I had to read it in 8th grade and since then I have read it at least once a month (it only takes about 4 hours to read). It is predictable and romantic (neither are traits I hold in high regard), but whenever I'm in a bad mood it always makes me feel better. I guess because it ends the way it should. Everyone ends up with the right person and live happily ever after.