Devastating Books

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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.28 — 909,043 ratings — published 2015
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,948,978 ratings — published 2011
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,720,327 ratings — published 2007
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
by (shelved 16 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.51 — 965,838 ratings — published 2025
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,464,522 ratings — published 2003
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,853,784 ratings — published 2005
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.01 — 397,187 ratings — published 2019
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.85 — 843,532 ratings — published 2005
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,428,896 ratings — published 2022
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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 8 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.78 — 569,364 ratings — published 2013
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If We Were Villains If We Were Villains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.09 — 403,275 ratings — published 2017
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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 8 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.75 — 860,075 ratings — published 2017
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,835,399 ratings — published 2018
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.11 — 624,584 ratings — published 2015
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,672,966 ratings — published 2012
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.94 — 246,494 ratings — published 1948
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If Only I Had Told Her (If He Had Been with Me, #2) If Only I Had Told Her (If He Had Been with Me, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.86 — 182,547 ratings — published 2024
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.11 — 421,462 ratings — published 1995
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.15 — 453,868 ratings — published 2022
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.16 — 466,720 ratings — published 2018
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,801,334 ratings — published 2008
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,681,417 ratings — published 2010
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Manacled Manacled (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.62 — 153,408 ratings — published 2019
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The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.35 — 211,899 ratings — published 2019
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.10 — 419,599 ratings — published 2020
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The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.28 — 163,516 ratings — published 2020
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.24 — 785,779 ratings — published 1966
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,202,305 ratings — published 1963
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,455,308 ratings — published 2002
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.35 — 288,614 ratings — published 2011
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,353,693 ratings — published 1956
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.08 — 325,029 ratings — published 1848
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,111,121 ratings — published 2009
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The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0) The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.00 — 121,877 ratings — published 2022
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.94 — 263,213 ratings — published 2016
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,327,124 ratings — published 2022
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,952,373 ratings — published 2014
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,834,458 ratings — published 2018
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,537,305 ratings — published 2016
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,043,092 ratings — published 2015
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,984,289 ratings — published 1999
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Heaven Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.78 — 86,487 ratings — published 2009
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,026,933 ratings — published 2006
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.98 — 486,982 ratings — published 1987
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,147,316 ratings — published 2020
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.23 — 587,122 ratings — published 2021
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Lie With Me Lie With Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.26 — 63,589 ratings — published 2017
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 3.85 — 327,516 ratings — published 2019
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,013,603 ratings — published 2017
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as devastating)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,328,985 ratings — published 2018
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Adam Silvera
“I cross the street without an arm to hold me back.”
Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

Frances Woodard
“It’s quite a dangerous act you know, to be in love… Especially in such a devastating existence.”
Frances Woodard, Strings of Fate

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