Books That Make Me Sad for Humanity (16 books)

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Some books are really upsetting. A lot of those books come as gifts from your relatives.

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1		The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.20 avg rating — 4,336,975 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind by Joyce Meyer 4.32 avg rating — 81,697 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown by Julia Scheeres (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 5,232 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Loath Letters by Christy Leigh Stewart (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Night by Elie Wiesel 4.38 avg rating — 1,404,812 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Reeva: A Mother's Story by June Steenkamp 3.97 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Blood Brothers by Willy Russell 3.79 avg rating — 7,400 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Lines & Lenses by Alex Morritt (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski 3.63 avg rating — 459 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Terminally Beautiful by Christy Leigh Stewart (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the aftermath of the Columbine tragedy by Sue Klebold 4.14 avg rating — 48,322 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Finn's Folly by Ivan Southall 3.30 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People by Tim Reiterman 4.32 avg rating — 2,756 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America by Mamie Till-Mobley 4.44 avg rating — 1,298 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Heaven's Gate: Cult Suicide in San Diego by Bill Hoffmann 2.94 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Cosmic Suicide: The Tragedy and Transcendence of Heaven's Gate by Rodney Perkins 3.51 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

16 books · 13 voters · list created April 20th, 2015 by David (votes) .

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