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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 912 times as grief)
avg rating 3.93 — 319,166 ratings — published 2005
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 659 times as grief)
avg rating 4.22 — 641,178 ratings — published 2021
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A Grief Observed A Grief Observed (Paperback)
by (shelved 627 times as grief)
avg rating 4.22 — 101,176 ratings — published 1961
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It's OK That You're Not OK It's OK That You're Not OK (Audio CD)
by (shelved 478 times as grief)
avg rating 4.34 — 16,588 ratings — published 2017
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Notes on Grief Notes on Grief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 403 times as grief)
avg rating 4.21 — 42,564 ratings — published 2021
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 355 times as grief)
avg rating 4.34 — 296,257 ratings — published 2011
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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Grief Is the Thing with Feathers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 342 times as grief)
avg rating 3.78 — 57,807 ratings — published 2015
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 280 times as grief)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,271,253 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 279 times as grief)
avg rating 4.41 — 846,962 ratings — published 2016
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 268 times as grief)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,546,358 ratings — published 2022
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H is for Hawk H is for Hawk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 261 times as grief)
avg rating 3.73 — 85,269 ratings — published 2014
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 242 times as grief)
avg rating 4.07 — 885,740 ratings — published 2012
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 221 times as grief)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,860,898 ratings — published 2012
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Grief Is for People Grief Is for People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 219 times as grief)
avg rating 3.83 — 18,428 ratings — published 2024
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Hamnet Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as grief)
avg rating 4.20 — 501,614 ratings — published 2020
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The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 213 times as grief)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,303 ratings — published 2022
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We Are Okay We Are Okay (Hardcover)
by (shelved 205 times as grief)
avg rating 3.92 — 102,561 ratings — published 2017
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as grief)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,603,102 ratings — published 2022
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The Correspondent The Correspondent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 195 times as grief)
avg rating 4.44 — 805,015 ratings — published 2025
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Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief (Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as grief)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,823 ratings — published 2017
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Memorial Days Memorial Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 191 times as grief)
avg rating 4.28 — 27,944 ratings — published 2025
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Under the Whispering Door Under the Whispering Door (Hardcover)
by (shelved 179 times as grief)
avg rating 4.10 — 339,287 ratings — published 2021
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Blue Sisters Blue Sisters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as grief)
avg rating 3.90 — 348,576 ratings — published 2024
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Everything I Never Told You Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as grief)
avg rating 3.83 — 625,080 ratings — published 2014
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The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief (ebook)
by (shelved 175 times as grief)
avg rating 4.34 — 4,064 ratings — published 2015
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This Book Made Me Think of You This Book Made Me Think of You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as grief)
avg rating 4.32 — 111,035 ratings — published 2026
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The Guncle (The Guncle, #1) The Guncle (The Guncle, #1)
by (shelved 171 times as grief)
avg rating 4.10 — 219,592 ratings — published 2021
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as grief)
avg rating 3.91 — 978,653 ratings — published 2009
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Intermezzo Intermezzo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as grief)
avg rating 3.78 — 398,801 ratings — published 2024
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as grief)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,039,477 ratings — published 2017
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as grief)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,485,476 ratings — published 2002
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The Seven Year Slip The Seven Year Slip (Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as grief)
avg rating 4.15 — 691,220 ratings — published 2023
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Clap When You Land Clap When You Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as grief)
avg rating 4.22 — 111,816 ratings — published 2020
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Blue Nights Blue Nights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as grief)
avg rating 3.95 — 51,577 ratings — published 2011
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Beach Read Beach Read (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as grief)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,768,320 ratings — published 2020
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The Thing About Jellyfish The Thing About Jellyfish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as grief)
avg rating 4.10 — 46,559 ratings — published 2015
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Promise Me Sunshine (Hearts of New York, #2) Promise Me Sunshine (Hearts of New York, #2)
by (shelved 147 times as grief)
avg rating 4.07 — 97,227 ratings — published 2025
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The Sky Is Everywhere The Sky Is Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as grief)
avg rating 3.95 — 110,940 ratings — published 2010
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as grief)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,781,568 ratings — published 2005
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On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as grief)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,884 ratings — published
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The Friend The Friend (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as grief)
avg rating 3.71 — 62,764 ratings — published 2018
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as grief)
avg rating 4.11 — 642,094 ratings — published 2015
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Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as grief)
avg rating 4.51 — 11,659 ratings — published 2020
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Paperback)
by (shelved 136 times as grief)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,452,000 ratings — published 2022
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Long Way Down Long Way Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as grief)
avg rating 4.24 — 142,842 ratings — published 2017
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Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as grief)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,236 ratings — published 2019
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The Astonishing Color of After The Astonishing Color of After (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as grief)
avg rating 4.04 — 34,408 ratings — published 2018
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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 133 times as grief)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,261,764 ratings — published 1997
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Things in Nature Merely Grow Things in Nature Merely Grow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as grief)
avg rating 4.33 — 16,356 ratings — published 2025
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Lincoln in the Bardo Lincoln in the Bardo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as grief)
avg rating 3.75 — 184,266 ratings — published 2017
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E.A. Bucchianeri
“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”
E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

Sarah Dessen
“Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.”
Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever

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