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The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenForbidden by Tabitha SuzumaRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëMan Alone by Jack Remick
Tragic Romances
146 books — 204 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerRedeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Clean Heart-wrenching, Tear-jerking, All-around Romantic Books
115 books — 111 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenBeautifully Done by Riley MackenzieThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenTen Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker
Sad, Beautiful, Tragic
98 books — 98 voters
Out of the Silence by Marie TheodoreAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Washashore by Christopher MirabileDracula by Bram StokerPursuit of Angels. by Anthony Hulse
Literary Murder.
118 books — 66 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Help by Kathryn StockettOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Accidents happen
169 books — 41 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneMe Before You by Jojo MoyesRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
So sad you're afraid to read it
48 books — 33 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOn the Edge of Daylight by Giselle BeaumontNormal People by Sally RooneyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The r/RomanceBooks List of No-HEA...Tragic and Bittersweet Love Stories
76 books — 23 voters
Complicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesDubious by Charmaine PaulsEmpathy by Ker Dukey
The Sinful Heroes
32 books — 20 voters

The Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan PoeMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Yard by Alex GrecianWhack Job by Rachel McCarthy James
The Morbid
131 books — 18 voters
Fang by James PattersonA Dark Road by Amanda LanceBorn This Way by Tammy FerebeeRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith
Books with Tragic Endings
23 books — 14 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyCoraline by Neil GaimanRed as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer by Tanith LeeThe Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly BlackThe Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
The Night-Road
30 books — 14 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck1984 by George OrwellOthello by William Shakespeare
Most Tragic Endings in Literature
40 books — 13 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteOld Yeller by Fred GipsonOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
I has a sad.
40 books — 8 voters
Schizo by Nic SheffHistory Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonOn My Honor by Marion Dane BauerA Tide Flowing by Joan Phipson
Drownings in Juvenile Fiction
110 books — 7 voters

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley1984 by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part I
102 books — 5 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerThrough Our Lens by Brian SamsonAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Almost Happy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Bittersweet Ending
81 books — 4 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. MannixBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
From Bittersweet To Tragic: YA Speculative Fiction With No Happy Ending
91 books — 4 voters
Faking Normal by Courtney C. StevensSome Boys by Patty BlountNormal by Danielle PearlThe Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo SurmelisLetters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Touching but Tragic YA Love Stories
15 books — 3 voters

My Blind Lover by Celeste M. PackerThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Aftermath by Pamela JoyForest of Noise by Mosab Abu TohaThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Tragic Poems and Sad Poetry Collections
21 books — 3 voters
Grendel by John GardnerThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Book of Sorrows by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part II
36 books — 3 voters

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanSaikano by Shin TakahashiLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerFrom Hell by Alan MooreCerebus, Vol. 16 by Dave Sim
Unhappy Endings: Comics With A Tragic Ending
51 books — 3 voters
December by Linda Oatman HighThe Christmas Appeal by Janice HallettThe Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiereHappy Holidays, Jessi by Ann M. MartinThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
Tragic Christmas Stories
56 books — 2 voters

Monsters by Chris NicholsInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Dark Endings
2 books — 1 voter
Superman (1987-2006) #75 by Dan JurgensBatman (1940-2011) #428 by Jim StarlinCaptain America (2004-2011) #25 by Ed BrubakerAmazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #700 by Dan SlottThe Final Night #4 by Karl Kesel
A Hero Dies A Thousand Deaths, Too... In Comics
27 books — 1 voter

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