Dying Books

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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as dying)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,803,740 ratings — published 2012
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as dying)
avg rating 4.49 — 222,570 ratings — published 2014
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as dying)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,235,526 ratings — published 1997
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as dying)
avg rating 4.41 — 830,700 ratings — published 2016
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dying)
avg rating 4.06 — 244,546 ratings — published 2003
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dying)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,284,378 ratings — published 2004
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The End of Your Life Book Club The End of Your Life Book Club (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as dying)
avg rating 3.81 — 56,204 ratings — published 2012
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as dying)
avg rating 4.02 — 819,371 ratings — published 2003
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as dying)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,930,825 ratings — published 2005
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The Art of Racing in the Rain The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as dying)
avg rating 4.23 — 560,479 ratings — published 2008
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Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dying)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,233 ratings — published 2010
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Tinkers Tinkers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as dying)
avg rating 3.42 — 39,567 ratings — published 2009
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Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as dying)
avg rating 4.16 — 32,498 ratings — published 2014
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Benediction (Plainsong, #3) Benediction (Plainsong, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as dying)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,907 ratings — published 2013
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Before I Die Before I Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as dying)
avg rating 3.81 — 58,359 ratings — published 2007
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On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dying)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,761 ratings — published 1969
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The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dying)
avg rating 4.49 — 51,493 ratings — published 2023
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as dying)
avg rating 3.93 — 311,845 ratings — published 2005
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as dying)
avg rating 3.75 — 889,298 ratings — published 2017
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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Harold Fry, #2) The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Harold Fry, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as dying)
avg rating 4.08 — 33,402 ratings — published 2014
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as dying)
avg rating 3.91 — 974,301 ratings — published 2009
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How We Die: Reflections of Life's Final Chapter How We Die: Reflections of Life's Final Chapter (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as dying)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,406 ratings — published 1994
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dying)
avg rating 4.23 — 624,758 ratings — published 2021
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Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dying)
avg rating 3.80 — 54,133 ratings — published 2018
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Going Bovine Going Bovine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dying)
avg rating 3.67 — 35,315 ratings — published 2009
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The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dying)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,716 ratings — published 2019
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Mortality Mortality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dying)
avg rating 4.12 — 29,865 ratings — published 2012
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as dying)
avg rating 4.21 — 33,299 ratings — published 1992
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Before I Fall Before I Fall (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dying)
avg rating 3.88 — 347,539 ratings — published 2010
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dying)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,035,548 ratings — published 1999
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as dying)
avg rating 4.26 — 366,414 ratings — published 2008
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The Denial of Death The Denial of Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.05 — 16,449 ratings — published 1973
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In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.26 — 26,005 ratings — published 2022
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With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.57 — 8,252 ratings — published 2017
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,248,086 ratings — published 2012
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Gratitude Gratitude (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.17 — 24,880 ratings — published 2015
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Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,195 ratings — published 2013
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Blue Nights Blue Nights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 3.95 — 50,344 ratings — published 2011
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Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.39 — 5,627 ratings — published 1992
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 3.51 — 149,387 ratings — published 2012
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.34 — 293,749 ratings — published 2011
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Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,889 ratings — published 2007
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,476,181 ratings — published 2002
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dying)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,768,051 ratings — published 2005
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Some Bright Nowhere Some Bright Nowhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dying)
avg rating 3.56 — 14,539 ratings — published 2025
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The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as dying)
avg rating 4.46 — 245,840 ratings — published 2023
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dying)
avg rating 4.12 — 48,777 ratings — published 2019
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dying)
avg rating 4.29 — 47,651 ratings — published 2017
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dying)
avg rating 4.07 — 298,048 ratings — published 2013
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The End of the Alphabet The End of the Alphabet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dying)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,200 ratings — published 2007
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Audre Lorde
“I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do. I am going to write fire until it comes out of my ears, my eyes, my noseholes--everywhere. Until it's every breath I breathe. I'm going to go out like a fucking meteor!”
Audre Lorde

“The guard looked down at the scarlet bloodstains blooming on his chest. He appeared to think of something that he needed to say, but as his lips began to form the words, his knees gave up the strain of supporting his ruined bulk. He collapsed to the floor, his throat issuing a final sound like a bubbling casserole.”
R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

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