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Gritty Books
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,711,531 ratings — published 1996
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.22 — 305,221 ratings — published 2006
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 30 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 786,434 ratings — published 2005
The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,023,913 ratings — published 2006
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.55 — 840,478 ratings — published 2000
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,013,326 ratings — published 1998
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 212,399 ratings — published 2007
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.83 — 122,726 ratings — published 2011
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.34 — 733,631 ratings — published 2011
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 196,011 ratings — published 2008
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 214,884 ratings — published 1985
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 462,276 ratings — published 2018
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 638,097 ratings — published 1996
Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,206,800 ratings — published 2006
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 242,507 ratings — published 2005
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,099,903 ratings — published 2009
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,420,748 ratings — published 2005
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 336,456 ratings — published 2006
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,776,868 ratings — published 2008
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,459 ratings — published 2009
Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 154,699 ratings — published 2004
The Devil All the Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 40,692 ratings — published 2011
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,671,722 ratings — published 2010
Undeniable (Undeniable, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.01 — 50,809 ratings — published 2012
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.10 — 986,546 ratings — published 2001
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.11 — 177,612 ratings — published 1993
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.47 — 765,030 ratings — published 2022
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 394,963 ratings — published 2019
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,135,592 ratings — published 2015
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,576,082 ratings — published 1967
Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 831,704 ratings — published 2009
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,001,788 ratings — published 2017
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,411,173 ratings — published 2012
Winter's Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.86 — 39,328 ratings — published 2006
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.93 — 135,453 ratings — published 1999
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 360,787 ratings — published 1984
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.19 — 179,416 ratings — published 2019
Long Bright River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.04 — 181,076 ratings — published 2020
Lawless (King, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.32 — 21,362 ratings — published 2015
It Ain't Me, Babe (Hades Hangmen, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.04 — 55,867 ratings — published 2014
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.97 — 73,620 ratings — published 2014
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.04 — 114,233 ratings — published 2002
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.20 — 255,173 ratings — published 1993
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,370,490 ratings — published 1949
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.28 — 82,836 ratings — published 2000
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.11 — 146,806 ratings — published 2021
Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 187,964 ratings — published 2020
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.57 — 758,945 ratings — published 2016
“According to Dr. Angela Duckworth, grit is passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. [...]
Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades.”
― Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades.”
― Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
“Bullets don't believe in remakes or second chances.”
― The Devil Takes You Home
― The Devil Takes You Home
