Upsetting Books

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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 418,534 ratings — published 2020
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 937,166 ratings — published 1955
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 831,643 ratings — published 2010
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,454,567 ratings — published 2002
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 1,424,234 ratings — published 2022
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 747,785 ratings — published 1982
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.12 — 3,676,690 ratings — published 2010
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,021,239 ratings — published 2007
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,352,575 ratings — published 1956
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,025,463 ratings — published 2006
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,014,346 ratings — published 1847
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,372,157 ratings — published 1942
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Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
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avg rating 3.85 — 236,429 ratings — published 1979
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 439,908 ratings — published 2017
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 2.93 — 56,848 ratings — published 2021
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The First Day of Spring The First Day of Spring (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 28,131 ratings — published 2021
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 159,722 ratings — published 2020
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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)
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avg rating 3.75 — 858,843 ratings — published 2017
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 342,579 ratings — published 1990
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 358,315 ratings — published 1991
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,199,723 ratings — published 1963
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,667,971 ratings — published 2012
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Still Missing Still Missing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 104,219 ratings — published 2010
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,851,000 ratings — published 2005
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 776,233 ratings — published 2002
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 493,617 ratings — published 2006
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Closer: A Play Closer: A Play (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 5,220 ratings — published 1997
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August: Osage County August: Osage County (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 19,274 ratings — published 2008
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 776,414 ratings — published 1962
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 546,076 ratings — published 1985
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,380,065 ratings — published 1949
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,148,926 ratings — published 1947
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 101,776 ratings — published 2009
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 628,709 ratings — published 1999
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Blindness Blindness (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 334,055 ratings — published 1995
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 275,331 ratings — published 1993
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Are You Mad at Me? Are You Mad at Me? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 4,097 ratings — published
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A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 21,688 ratings — published 2024
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Human Acts Human Acts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 71,194 ratings — published 2014
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 414,643 ratings — published 1967
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Moonstone Moonstone (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.32 — 923 ratings — published 2024
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The Lamb The Lamb (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 26,266 ratings — published 2025
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 112,291 ratings — published 2019
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Gone Before Goodbye Gone Before Goodbye (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 44,447 ratings — published 2025
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The Names The Names (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 123,727 ratings — published 2025
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Stone Yard Devotional Stone Yard Devotional (ebook)
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avg rating 3.73 — 21,150 ratings — published 2023
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,472,959 ratings — published 1969
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Wild Dark Shore Wild Dark Shore (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 231,922 ratings — published 2025
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A Two-Spirit Journey A Two-Spirit Journey (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,735 ratings — published 2016
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“Disappointed in herself for raising a daughter who would do that?”
Jennifer Brown

Bryant McGill
“All upset is a fear of rejection.”
Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

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