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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 912 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,902,547 ratings — published 1590
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 713 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,097,804 ratings — published 1601
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Macbeth: Moment by Moment Macbeth: Moment by Moment (Paperback)
by (shelved 688 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,062,427 ratings — published 1623
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 468 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.92 — 6,183,591 ratings — published 1925
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 467 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 451,273 ratings — published 1603
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King Lear King Lear (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 386 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 245,315 ratings — published 1605
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 315 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,975,787 ratings — published 1937
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 306 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,317,293 ratings — published 1847
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Oedipus Rex  (The Theban Plays, #1) Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by (shelved 294 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.73 — 245,345 ratings — published -429
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 265 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,912,301 ratings — published 2012
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Antigone (Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (Theban Plays, #3)
by (shelved 264 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.69 — 185,890 ratings — published -441
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 260 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,216,748 ratings — published 2011
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Paperback)
by (shelved 258 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 227,458 ratings — published 1599
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,036,178 ratings — published 1818
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Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.60 — 268,287 ratings — published 1949
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 311,004 ratings — published 1891
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 155 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,997,958 ratings — published 2005
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Medea Medea (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 91,915 ratings — published -431
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.11 — 975,747 ratings — published 1878
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,633,193 ratings — published 2003
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 48,995 ratings — published -458
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 123 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 982,571 ratings — published 2009
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Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 45,740 ratings — published 1606
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,356,790 ratings — published 1947
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The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 72,637 ratings — published -450
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,027,230 ratings — published 2015
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,040,008 ratings — published 2007
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,495,637 ratings — published 2014
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Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.67 — 36,021 ratings — published 1594
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,494,012 ratings — published 2002
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The Crucible The Crucible (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.61 — 480,173 ratings — published 1953
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,031,826 ratings — published 1890
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The Bacchae The Bacchae (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 26,973 ratings — published -405
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,794,654 ratings — published 2005
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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 87 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 915,561 ratings — published 2017
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 84 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 429,388 ratings — published 1958
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,411,690 ratings — published 2012
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,148,597 ratings — published 1992
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Yol Yol (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,099,752 ratings — published 2006
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,338,074 ratings — published 1954
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,836,580 ratings — published 2007
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 77 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,855,465 ratings — published 2012
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Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 74,610 ratings — published 1588
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,823,520 ratings — published 1949
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.22 — 869,672 ratings — published 1862
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 73 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.07 — 606,588 ratings — published 1977
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 581,652 ratings — published 2001
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Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2) Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
by (shelved 70 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 17,453 ratings — published -401
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Richard III Richard III (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.90 — 60,854 ratings — published 1592
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Madame Bovary Madame Bovary (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 393,181 ratings — published 1856
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M.L. Rio
“What is more important, that Caesar is assassinated or that he is assassinated by his intimate friends? … That,’ Frederick said, 'is where the tragedy is.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

J.K. Rowling
“Look...at...me..." he whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty. The hand holding Harry thudded to the floor, and Snape moved no more.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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