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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 893,687 ratings — published 2015
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Shuggie Bain Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.30 — 186,380 ratings — published 2020
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,369,161 ratings — published 1985
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
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avg rating 4.52 — 902,884 ratings — published 2025
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,334,161 ratings — published 1949
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 833,415 ratings — published 2005
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 272,279 ratings — published 2011
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 1,813,333 ratings — published 2018
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 97,942 ratings — published 2009
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 621,655 ratings — published 2015
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 287,104 ratings — published 2011
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.17 — 196,318 ratings — published 2023
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,342,762 ratings — published 2005
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Prophet Song Prophet Song (ebook)
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avg rating 4.04 — 79,347 ratings — published 2023
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.15 — 212,191 ratings — published 1985
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 159,989 ratings — published 1959
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 46,856 ratings — published 1981
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
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avg rating 4.39 — 370,165 ratings — published 1986
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The Devil's Highway: A True Story The Devil's Highway: A True Story (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 18,208 ratings — published 2004
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Summer of Salt Summer of Salt (ebook)
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avg rating 3.99 — 9,817 ratings — published 2018
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The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1) The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 44,189 ratings — published 2020
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,466,321 ratings — published 1969
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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor (ebook)
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avg rating 4.40 — 322,906 ratings — published 2017
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,347,031 ratings — published 1956
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The Test The Test (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 23,339 ratings — published 2019
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 394,634 ratings — published 2016
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All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 512,328 ratings — published 1928
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.74 — 407,518 ratings — published 1958
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.58 — 249,674 ratings — published 1980
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 671,440 ratings — published 2015
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.03 — 43,101 ratings — published 2014
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,200,481 ratings — published 2006
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Two Boys Kissing Two Boys Kissing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 48,591 ratings — published 2013
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We Are Okay We Are Okay (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 99,826 ratings — published 2017
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz Please Ignore Vera Dietz (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 3.87 — 29,905 ratings — published 2010
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If You Could Be Mine If You Could Be Mine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 3.71 — 10,325 ratings — published 2013
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Monday's Not Coming Monday's Not Coming (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.25 — 75,919 ratings — published 2018
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Challenger Deep Challenger Deep (ebook)
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avg rating 4.14 — 33,851 ratings — published 2015
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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 13,713 ratings — published 2003
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This Is Where It Ends This Is Where It Ends (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 149,309 ratings — published 2016
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 320,917 ratings — published 1997
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The Children and the Wolves The Children and the Wolves (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.34 — 440 ratings — published 2012
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Living Dead Girl Living Dead Girl (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 33,930 ratings — published 2008
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
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avg rating 3.78 — 434,603 ratings — published 2007
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.49 — 101,989 ratings — published 2015
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.26 — 558,968 ratings — published 1997
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My Absolute Darling My Absolute Darling (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 55,056 ratings — published 2017
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,576,886 ratings — published 1939
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Burial Rites Burial Rites (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as harrowing)
avg rating 4.04 — 122,649 ratings — published 2013
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 744,675 ratings — published 1982
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Vincent Okay Nwachukwu
“Borrowing today to pay tomorrow is harrowing; loan sharks will arrow your marrow till sorrow wash over you.”
Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

William Kely McClung
“The same First Amendment that gave people the right for thoughtful discourse with radically differing views, gave people the right to say all the stupid shit they wanted, and the Second, the means if not the guidance, to protect the first and a reason to pay attention.”
William Kely McClung, LOOP

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