Melancholic Books

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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.99 — 708,714 ratings — published 1987
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.95 — 236,927 ratings — published 1948
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.08 — 300,251 ratings — published 1848
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,797,044 ratings — published 2018
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,177,363 ratings — published 1963
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,830,871 ratings — published 1951
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,981,763 ratings — published 1847
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,341,131 ratings — published 2020
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,180,717 ratings — published 2012
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,342,564 ratings — published 1942
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,788,857 ratings — published 1925
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,366,716 ratings — published 1915
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.85 — 827,658 ratings — published 2005
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,726,612 ratings — published 2005
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The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.14 — 349,382 ratings — published 1989
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,794,102 ratings — published 1818
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Stoner Stoner (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.35 — 229,996 ratings — published 1965
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.11 — 531,583 ratings — published 1984
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.29 — 884,108 ratings — published 2015
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,777,490 ratings — published 1937
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.11 — 619,993 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 melancholic)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,965,255 ratings — published 2009
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,042,595 ratings — published 1866
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,905,323 ratings — published 2011
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,407,058 ratings — published 1943
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.17 — 215,622 ratings — published 1864
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,429,619 ratings — published 2020
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.02 — 385,217 ratings — published 2019
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,826,108 ratings — published 2005
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.35 — 286,148 ratings — published 2011
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Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.86 — 262,748 ratings — published 2008
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.16 — 974,182 ratings — published 1992
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,356,099 ratings — published 1985
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Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.10 — 581,460 ratings — published 2007
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,246,636 ratings — published 2012
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.84 — 299,425 ratings — published 1891
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.78 — 347,208 ratings — published 1923
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,017,704 ratings — published 2007
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,279,751 ratings — published 1846
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All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.11 — 510,175 ratings — published 1928
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Housekeeping Housekeeping (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.81 — 57,798 ratings — published 1980
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The Book of Disquiet The Book of Disquiet (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.40 — 36,417 ratings — published 1982
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Talking at Night Talking at Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.91 — 62,993 ratings — published 2023
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.66 — 646,872 ratings — published 2015
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.22 — 427,677 ratings — published 2020
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Our Wives Under the Sea Our Wives Under the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 3.72 — 118,530 ratings — published 2022
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The Light Between Oceans The Light Between Oceans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.04 — 475,383 ratings — published 2012
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,091,837 ratings — published 1997
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,169,302 ratings — published 1997
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Madonna in a Fur Coat Madonna in a Fur Coat (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as melancholic)
avg rating 4.36 — 89,517 ratings — published 1943
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Marjane Satrapi
“I'm going to die and my son farts in my face... what a waste!”
Marjane Satrapi, Chicken with Plums

Philippe Soupault
“Thus flows the Seine ever for those who are throttled by love, fear, religion or madness, those sentiments which are such powerful narcotics”
Philippe Soupault

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