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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,862,657 ratings — published 2012
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 852 times as sad)
avg rating 4.27 — 999,209 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 774 times as sad)
avg rating 3.78 — 629,335 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 695 times as sad)
avg rating 3.75 — 903,567 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 678 times as sad)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,151,901 ratings — published 2011
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 553 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,966,293 ratings — published 2005
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 551 times as sad)
avg rating 3.93 — 285,936 ratings — published 2016
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 545 times as sad)
avg rating 4.03 — 486,158 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 520 times as sad)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,807,791 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 518 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 642,247 ratings — published 2015
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You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 467 times as sad)
avg rating 3.61 — 184,866 ratings — published 2021
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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 461 times as sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 251,821 ratings — published 2016
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 374 times as sad)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,841,471 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 356 times as sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,063,337 ratings — published 1999
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 344 times as sad)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,473,855 ratings — published 2014
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 344 times as sad)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,594,818 ratings — published 2003
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 343 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,387,998 ratings — published 2017
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 319 times as sad)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,036,099 ratings — published 2007
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 298 times as sad)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,807,185 ratings — published 2007
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 294 times as sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,782,009 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 — 978,782 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 262 times as sad)
avg rating 3.85 — 215,359 ratings — published 2024
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 239 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,000,898 ratings — published 2006
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 238 times as sad)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,398,512 ratings — published 2014
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Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1) Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
by (shelved 231 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 713,620 ratings — published 2014
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as sad)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,301,626 ratings — published 1963
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as sad)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,935,426 ratings — published 1937
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as sad)
avg rating 4.05 — 643,029 ratings — published 1999
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 214 times as sad)
avg rating 4.25 — 836,570 ratings — published 1966
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 214 times as sad)
avg rating 4.34 — 296,330 ratings — published 2011
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 205 times as sad)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,347,509 ratings — published 2015
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 204 times as sad)
avg rating 4.06 — 602,107 ratings — published 1977
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,485,769 ratings — published 2002
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 201 times as sad)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,854,649 ratings — published 2010
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I Fell in Love With Hope I Fell in Love With Hope (Paperback)
by (shelved 197 times as sad)
avg rating 3.80 — 34,762 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 — 1,604,620 ratings — published 2022
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,289,829 ratings — published 2004
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 192 times as sad)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,059,178 ratings — published 2014
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Five Feet Apart Five Feet Apart (ebook)
by (shelved 191 times as sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 265,123 ratings — published 2018
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Reminders of Him Reminders of Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 189 times as sad)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,841,758 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 — 1,613,559 ratings — published 2020
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,312,790 ratings — published 1947
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as sad)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,981,244 ratings — published 2018
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Every Last Word Every Last Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 133,816 ratings — published 2015
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 175 times as sad)
avg rating 3.85 — 905,852 ratings — published 2005
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as sad)
avg rating 4.09 — 448,637 ratings — published 2020
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The Things We Leave Unfinished The Things We Leave Unfinished (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 520,685 ratings — published 2021
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as sad)
avg rating 3.99 — 439,266 ratings — published 2019
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as sad)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,271,958 ratings — published 2012
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Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)
by (shelved 171 times as sad)
avg rating 4.44 — 720,592 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

Confucius
“The funniest people are the saddest ones”
Confucius

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