Tragic Books

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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,679,396 ratings — published 2012
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,954,588 ratings — published 2011
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,807,951 ratings — published 1590
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,468,758 ratings — published 2003
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 50 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,857,534 ratings — published 2005
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.28 — 912,094 ratings — published 2015
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,158,736 ratings — published 1947
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,863,014 ratings — published 1925
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,023,669 ratings — published 1847
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,379,853 ratings — published 2014
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,812,361 ratings — published 1937
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,722,749 ratings — published 2007
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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 36 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.75 — 861,692 ratings — published 2017
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,022,116 ratings — published 2007
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.91 — 964,123 ratings — published 2009
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,545,744 ratings — published 2016
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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 30 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.78 — 571,390 ratings — published 2013
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 30 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,687,351 ratings — published 2010
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,862,096 ratings — published 1818
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,816,191 ratings — published 2008
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,024,811 ratings — published 2017
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,790,094 ratings — published 2012
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,739,372 ratings — published 2005
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.96 — 75,972 ratings — published 2010
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,355,224 ratings — published 1956
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.11 — 625,152 ratings — published 2015
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,456,301 ratings — published 2002
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,400,384 ratings — published 1949
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,855,703 ratings — published 1890
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,013,515 ratings — published 1623
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,043,309 ratings — published 1601
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,117,854 ratings — published 2009
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.85 — 845,496 ratings — published 2005
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,434,700 ratings — published 2022
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,718,887 ratings — published 1996
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.16 — 958,425 ratings — published 2006
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A Walk to Remember A Walk to Remember (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.20 — 843,184 ratings — published 1999
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.24 — 787,500 ratings — published 1966
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,854,138 ratings — published 2003
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,177,636 ratings — published 1954
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,499,452 ratings — published 1945
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.51 — 979,832 ratings — published 2025
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.10 — 925,272 ratings — published 1878
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,277,902 ratings — published 2014
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.95 — 561,225 ratings — published 2001
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,955,475 ratings — published 2014
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,272,219 ratings — published 2004
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,584,498 ratings — published 1967
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,205,706 ratings — published 1963
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Five Feet Apart Five Feet Apart (ebook)
by (shelved 14 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.18 — 256,171 ratings — published 2018
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Madeline Miller
“There was more to say, but for once we did not say it. There would be other times for speaking, tonight and tomorrow and all the days after that. He let go of my hand.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

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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