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Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,069 ratings — published 2019
The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.92 — 43,978 ratings — published 2010
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.22 — 323,355 ratings — published 2006
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.95 — 43,996 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,772,313 ratings — published 1996
The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,060,992 ratings — published 2006
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 515,618 ratings — published 2018
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 258,279 ratings — published 2005
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.55 — 856,789 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 801,739 ratings — published 2005
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,035,175 ratings — published 1998
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.34 — 746,576 ratings — published 2011
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 225,047 ratings — published 2007
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,953 ratings — published 2011
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 653,026 ratings — published 1996
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 350,173 ratings — published 2006
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 231,531 ratings — published 1985
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.37 — 207,627 ratings — published 2008
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 183,063 ratings — published 1993
Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,250,889 ratings — published 2006
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,485,748 ratings — published 2005
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,083,256 ratings — published 2008
Winter's Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.88 — 42,978 ratings — published 2006
The Devil All the Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 42,453 ratings — published 2011
Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 853,006 ratings — published 2009
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,180,936 ratings — published 2015
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,498,084 ratings — published 2012
Undeniable (Undeniable, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.01 — 50,997 ratings — published 2012
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,644,267 ratings — published 1967
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.25 — 114,977 ratings — published 2009
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,239,920 ratings — published 2009
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.46 — 845,757 ratings — published 2022
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 171,979 ratings — published 2021
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.10 — 997,214 ratings — published 2001
Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 156,580 ratings — published 2004
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,793,590 ratings — published 2010
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,303 ratings — published 2021
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 411,591 ratings — published 2019
Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.81 — 19,651 ratings — published 2010
Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.08 — 842,854 ratings — published 2010
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.08 — 218,431 ratings — published 2003
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 781,185 ratings — published 1962
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,026,896 ratings — published 2017
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.80 — 371,570 ratings — published 1991
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,604,131 ratings — published 1948
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 140,953 ratings — published 1999
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 370,778 ratings — published 1984
King of Ashes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.97 — 73,627 ratings — published 2025
All the Sinners Bleed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.20 — 134,800 ratings — published 2023
Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 197,272 ratings — published 2020
“Don’t say ‘send me’ if you haven’t actually put in the work to be sent!”
― Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book
― Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book
“Always move forward. Don’t dwell on the if-onlys.”
― The Prisoner of Acre
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