Melancholy Books

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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.99 — 710,061 ratings — published 1987
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.85 — 829,336 ratings — published 2005
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,180,032 ratings — published 1963
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,630,485 ratings — published 2012
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.29 — 886,861 ratings — published 2015
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The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.14 — 350,014 ratings — published 1989
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The Anatomy of Melancholy The Anatomy of Melancholy (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,865 ratings — published 1621
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,801,428 ratings — published 2018
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Stoner Stoner (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.35 — 231,091 ratings — published 1965
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.08 — 302,419 ratings — published 1848
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,829,043 ratings — published 2005
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.78 — 402,426 ratings — published 1993
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,967,237 ratings — published 2009
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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 10 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.10 — 582,338 ratings — published 2007
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.61 — 540,590 ratings — published 2018
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,780,450 ratings — published 1937
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Kitchen Kitchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.90 — 124,633 ratings — published 1988
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.13 — 367,876 ratings — published 1995
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,369,949 ratings — published 1915
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,929,839 ratings — published 2014
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.96 — 319,995 ratings — published 1997
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,282,262 ratings — published 1846
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,448,038 ratings — published 2002
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,985,334 ratings — published 1847
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,018,173 ratings — published 2007
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,348,247 ratings — published 2020
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.02 — 386,351 ratings — published 2019
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,834,297 ratings — published 1951
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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Grief Is the Thing with Feathers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.81 — 50,000 ratings — published 2015
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.95 — 237,849 ratings — published 1948
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,435,080 ratings — published 2003
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,410,831 ratings — published 1943
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,311,347 ratings — published 1949
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The Memory Police The Memory Police (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.70 — 130,087 ratings — published 1994
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,434,527 ratings — published 2020
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.11 — 620,473 ratings — published 2015
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.16 — 977,474 ratings — published 1992
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,247,317 ratings — published 2012
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.95 — 556,693 ratings — published 2001
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,727,794 ratings — published 2005
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,044,686 ratings — published 1866
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,182,746 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,531,262 ratings — published 2018
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,392,005 ratings — published 2017
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,282,673 ratings — published 1952
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.87 — 199,706 ratings — published 2013
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Strange Weather in Tokyo Strange Weather in Tokyo (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.68 — 50,618 ratings — published 2001
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Men Without Women Men Without Women (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.74 — 123,206 ratings — published 2014
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Jude the Obscure Jude the Obscure (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.83 — 75,246 ratings — published 1895
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as melancholy)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,350,700 ratings — published 2014
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Victor Hugo
“Melancholy is the happiness of being sad.”
Victor Hugo

Italo Calvino
“Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness.”
Italo Calvino

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