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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboNight by Elie Wiesel
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsViciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Favourite young adult books
1,653 books — 1,572 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHopeless by Colleen HooverMaking Faces by Amy HarmonThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
Emotion Overload
1,077 books — 1,367 voters

The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleFrom Darkness Into Light by A. HelwaSecrets of Divine Love by A. HelwaThe Four Agreements by Miguel RuizEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Healing & Spirituality
951 books — 1,266 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,176 books — 1,250 voters

The Opportunist by Tarryn FisherConsequences by Aleatha RomigCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsTaking Chances by Molly McAdamsReason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
WTF Endings
478 books — 862 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Books About/Mentioning Depression, Self-Harm And Suicide
318 books — 832 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books that Touched My Heart
1,062 books — 601 voters
The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleSiddhartha by Hermann HesseA New Earth by Eckhart TolleThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi Najjar
Best Books on Enlightenment
407 books — 553 voters

Consequences by Aleatha Romig1984 by George OrwellCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerForbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Books that leave you disturbed
557 books — 515 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldIf I Stay by Gayle FormanElsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverA Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
YA Post-Death Novels
191 books — 388 voters

The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Historical Ghost Fiction
231 books — 348 voters
The Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Echoes of Enigma by Ramzi NajjarReimagining The Divine by Dara Molloy
Best Books on Awakening
352 books — 346 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Totally GREAT Books!
690 books — 319 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMort by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreFirst Grave on the Right by Darynda JonesReaper Man by Terry Pratchett
Death Gods and Reaper Protagonists
254 books — 317 voters

Blindsight by Peter WattsHyperion by Dan SimmonsShip of Fools by Richard Paul RussoLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyDead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Space Horror
326 books — 292 voters
Vampire Academy by Richelle MeadUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBlood Promise by Richelle MeadShadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
all genres of books for teens
499 books — 287 voters

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionA Grief Observed by C.S. LewisA Monster Calls by Patrick NessThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books About Grief
350 books — 265 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyHamlet by William ShakespeareFrom Here to Eternity by Caitlin DoughtyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Thanatopsis: Death, Dying, and Mortality
582 books — 264 voters

New Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Books That Need To Die Painfully
493 books — 257 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic by Don LynchThe Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. BallardThe Night Lives On by Walter LordThe Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf
Best Titanic Books
168 books — 229 voters

Twist Me by Anna ZairesFear Me by B.B. ReidCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsNotice by K. WebsterMonster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower
Dark Obsession and Stalker Books
263 books — 228 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverElsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Afterlife
346 books — 226 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Constant Princess by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryNefertiti by Michelle Moran
Royal Fiction
525 books — 226 voters
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
52 Book Club 2024: #14 A Grieving Character
450 books — 222 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Music Box by Heather Meyer
Sad-Romance Books
96 books — 214 voters
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeThe Replacement by Brenna YovanoffPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithA Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Creepy Book Covers
966 books — 181 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William Shakespeare
High Body Counts
344 books — 174 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingFallen by Lauren KateCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Best Heart Pounding Books
325 books — 107 voters

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