Sadness Books

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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,680,070 ratings — published 2012
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.28 — 912,406 ratings — published 2015
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When Sadness is at Your Door When Sadness is at Your Door (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,245 ratings — published 2018
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 625,218 ratings — published 2015
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,955,162 ratings — published 2011
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,380,176 ratings — published 2014
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,739,513 ratings — published 2005
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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 14 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.78 — 571,593 ratings — published 2013
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 4,546,676 ratings — published 2016
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,987,172 ratings — published 1999
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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 13 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.75 — 861,878 ratings — published 2017
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,206,083 ratings — published 1963
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Everything I Never Told You Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.83 — 608,609 ratings — published 2014
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,812,807 ratings — published 1937
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.35 — 288,945 ratings — published 2011
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,201,601 ratings — published 2012
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Michael Rosen's Sad Book Michael Rosen's Sad Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.49 — 3,407 ratings — published 2004
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,790,261 ratings — published 2012
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,253,876 ratings — published 2012
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 587,627 ratings — published 1977
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,479,020 ratings — published 2020
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,025,888 ratings — published 2017
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,722,973 ratings — published 2007
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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 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.14 — 223,758 ratings — published 2016
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,857,903 ratings — published 2005
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,272,258 ratings — published 2004
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 964,165 ratings — published 2009
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A Shelter for Sadness A Shelter for Sadness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.36 — 710 ratings — published 2021
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Maybe Tomorrow? Maybe Tomorrow? (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.44 — 990 ratings — published 2019
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,469,178 ratings — published 2003
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You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.61 — 172,658 ratings — published 2021
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.04 — 451,722 ratings — published 2016
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 722,637 ratings — published 1987
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.16 — 958,571 ratings — published 2006
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The Art of Racing in the Rain The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.23 — 552,413 ratings — published 2008
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,022,149 ratings — published 2007
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.85 — 845,691 ratings — published 2005
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,331,780 ratings — published 2022
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,582,104 ratings — published 2018
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What's the Matter, Marlo? What's the Matter, Marlo? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.95 — 262 ratings — published 2021
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.57 — 762,997 ratings — published 2016
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.01 — 399,001 ratings — published 2019
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Orbiting Jupiter Orbiting Jupiter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.23 — 57,619 ratings — published 2015
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The Rabbit Listened The Rabbit Listened (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.59 — 9,059 ratings — published 2018
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I'm Sad (I'm Bored, #2) I'm Sad (I'm Bored, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.11 — 916 ratings — published 2018
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Milk and honey Milk and honey (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.96 — 798,579 ratings — published 2014
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The Red Tree The Red Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,649 ratings — published 2001
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.93 — 297,078 ratings — published 2005
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 4.24 — 787,660 ratings — published 1966
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sadness)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,862,767 ratings — published 1818
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Virginia Woolf
“Nothing thicker than a knife's blade separates happiness from melancholy.”
Virginia Woolf, Orlando

Nicole Krauss
“there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.”
Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

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