Poignant:

1. keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
2. keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest.
3. affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene.
4. pungent to the smell: poignant cooking odors.

Sample sentence: I found the novel a poignant portrayal of the effects of a war that touched every aspect of society.