Upsetting Books

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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 426,216 ratings — published 2020
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 946,508 ratings — published 1955
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 835,504 ratings — published 2010
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,463,156 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 4.43 — 1,469,457 ratings — published 2022
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 752,829 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 — 3,724,081 ratings — published 2010
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,025,368 ratings — published 2007
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,365,155 ratings — published 1956
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,038,037 ratings — published 2006
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,058,067 ratings — published 1847
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,404,284 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 — 238,402 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 — 446,956 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 — 57,428 ratings — published 2021
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The First Day of Spring The First Day of Spring (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 28,632 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 — 161,605 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 — 870,991 ratings — published 2017
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 345,236 ratings — published 1990
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American Psycho (Vintage Contemporaries) American Psycho (Vintage Contemporaries)
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avg rating 3.80 — 362,815 ratings — published 1991
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,223,773 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 — 5,729,068 ratings — published 2012
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Still Missing Still Missing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 105,270 ratings — published 2010
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,881,974 ratings — published 2005
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 855,660 ratings — published 2005
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 783,047 ratings — published 2002
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 495,291 ratings — published 2006
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Closer: A Play Closer: A Play (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 5,253 ratings — published 1997
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August: Osage County August: Osage County (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 19,372 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 — 780,461 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 — 554,238 ratings — published 1985
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,470,186 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 — 4,196,835 ratings — published 1947
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 102,543 ratings — published 2009
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 631,942 ratings — published 1999
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Blindness Blindness (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 338,954 ratings — published 1995
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 278,789 ratings — published 1993
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 929,518 ratings — published 2015
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Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 49 ratings — published
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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade Miss Morgan's Book Brigade (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 17,448 ratings — published 2024
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.53 — 57,591 ratings — published 2022
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The Family Experiment The Family Experiment (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 56,027 ratings — published 2024
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Everyone in the Group Chat Dies Everyone in the Group Chat Dies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.32 — 4,665 ratings — published 2025
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 3,370,456 ratings — published 2022
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 40,322 ratings — published 2025
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Paper Cuts (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #6) Paper Cuts (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #6)
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avg rating 4.25 — 8,749 ratings — published 2023
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The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 6,336 ratings — published 2025
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The Coworker The Coworker (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 571,974 ratings — published 2023
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.59 — 1,569,273 ratings — published 2024
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The Great Alone The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,194,842 ratings — published 2018
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“High CPAP pressures would cause Aerophagia, upsetting my gastrointestinal system.”
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Bryant McGill
“When we are easily upset it is because we are internally unstable and unrefined spiritually.”
Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

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