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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,891,547 ratings — published 2012
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 863 times as sad)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,015,389 ratings — published 2015
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If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been with Me, #1) If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been with Me, #1)
by (shelved 778 times as sad)
avg rating 3.78 — 637,164 ratings — published 2013
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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 697 times as sad)
avg rating 3.75 — 910,188 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 686 times as sad)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,191,186 ratings — published 2011
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 562 times as sad)
avg rating 3.93 — 289,342 ratings — published 2016
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 554 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,984,165 ratings — published 2005
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 548 times as sad)
avg rating 4.03 — 490,485 ratings — published 2016
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 521 times as sad)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,843,209 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 521 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 644,625 ratings — published 2015
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The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1) The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
by (shelved 470 times as sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 255,430 ratings — published 2016
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You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 470 times as sad)
avg rating 3.61 — 186,569 ratings — published 2021
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 379 times as sad)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,849,760 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 360 times as sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,076,988 ratings — published 1999
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 348 times as sad)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,617,707 ratings — published 2003
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 347 times as sad)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,486,674 ratings — published 2014
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 344 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,452,578 ratings — published 2017
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 322 times as sad)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,038,331 ratings — published 2007
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 304 times as sad)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,824,005 ratings — published 2007
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 293 times as sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,788,902 ratings — published 2005
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 273 times as sad)
avg rating 3.91 — 980,924 ratings — published 2009
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If Only I Had Told Her (If He Had Been with Me, #2) If Only I Had Told Her (If He Had Been with Me, #2)
by (shelved 261 times as sad)
avg rating 3.85 — 219,578 ratings — published 2024
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 242 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,007,922 ratings — published 2006
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 238 times as sad)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,415,080 ratings — published 2014
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Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1) Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
by (shelved 234 times as sad)
avg rating 4.15 — 720,054 ratings — published 2014
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as sad)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,320,564 ratings — published 1963
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 223 times as sad)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,958,357 ratings — published 1937
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 219 times as sad)
avg rating 4.25 — 846,932 ratings — published 1966
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as sad)
avg rating 4.06 — 645,413 ratings — published 1999
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 216 times as sad)
avg rating 4.34 — 297,674 ratings — published 2011
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 208 times as sad)
avg rating 4.07 — 604,592 ratings — published 1977
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as sad)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,395,954 ratings — published 2015
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,490,654 ratings — published 2002
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 202 times as sad)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,883,210 ratings — published 2010
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I Fell in Love With Hope I Fell in Love With Hope (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as sad)
avg rating 3.80 — 35,078 ratings — published 2022
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 194 times as sad)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,630,306 ratings — published 2022
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,292,864 ratings — published 2004
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 193 times as sad)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,074,455 ratings — published 2014
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,338,436 ratings — published 1947
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Five Feet Apart Five Feet Apart (ebook)
by (shelved 192 times as sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 266,413 ratings — published 2018
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Reminders of Him Reminders of Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 189 times as sad)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,859,019 ratings — published 2022
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,633,896 ratings — published 2020
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 186 times as sad)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,006,191 ratings — published 2018
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Every Last Word Every Last Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 184 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 134,666 ratings — published 2015
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The Last Letter The Last Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as sad)
avg rating 4.47 — 734,399 ratings — published 2019
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as sad)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,285,055 ratings — published 2012
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The Things We Leave Unfinished The Things We Leave Unfinished (Paperback)
by (shelved 175 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 536,042 ratings — published 2021
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as sad)
avg rating 4.09 — 452,438 ratings — published 2020
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as sad)
avg rating 3.99 — 445,688 ratings — published 2019
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Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)
by (shelved 175 times as sad)
avg rating 4.44 — 748,805 ratings — published 2018
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Ranata Suzuki
“…the sad part is, that I will probably end up loving you without you for much longer than I loved you when I knew you.
Some people might find that strange.
But the truth of it is that the amount of love you feel for someone and the impact they have on you as a person, is in no way relative to the amount of time you have known them.”
― Ranata Suzuki

John  Green
“I'll fight it. I'll fight it for you. Don't you worry about me, Hazel Grace. I'm okay. I'll find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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