Really Sad Books

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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,819,241 ratings — published 2012
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,783,335 ratings — published 2012
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,472,525 ratings — published 2002
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 812,637 ratings — published 1966
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,877,900 ratings — published 1937
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,029,541 ratings — published 2007
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,866,741 ratings — published 2003
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,779,072 ratings — published 2010
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,917,406 ratings — published 2005
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Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) Where She Went (If I Stay, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.97 — 306,447 ratings — published 2011
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.91 — 972,538 ratings — published 2009
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A Walk to Remember A Walk to Remember (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 848,539 ratings — published 1999
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,256,175 ratings — published 1963
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,026,889 ratings — published 1999
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Where the Red Fern Grows Where the Red Fern Grows (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.13 — 444,715 ratings — published 1961
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,765,595 ratings — published 2007
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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 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 201,720 ratings — published 2024
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Radio Silence Radio Silence (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 129,797 ratings — published 2016
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The Discomfort of Evening The Discomfort of Evening (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.44 — 39,059 ratings — published 2018
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,060,821 ratings — published 2011
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Walk Two Moons Walk Two Moons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 174,302 ratings — published
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.85 — 876,392 ratings — published 2005
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Deception (Facets of Feyrie, #3) Deception (Facets of Feyrie, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,196 ratings — published 2018
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.34 — 647,976 ratings — published 2017
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Hate List Hate List (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.00 — 67,189 ratings — published 2009
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,155,603 ratings — published 2007
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,635,725 ratings — published 2014
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Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1) Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.07 — 229,427 ratings — published 2012
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,634,982 ratings — published 2012
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Just One Day (Just One Day, #1) Just One Day (Just One Day, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 3.98 — 86,720 ratings — published 2013
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as really-sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 982,065 ratings — published 2006
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,762,922 ratings — published 2005
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Not Quite Dead Yet Not Quite Dead Yet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.00 — 185,260 ratings — published 2025
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A Separate Peace A Separate Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 3.60 — 233,811 ratings — published 1959
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Вірші з бійниці Вірші з бійниці (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.83 — 435 ratings — published 2023
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The Unlucky Ones The Unlucky Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,008 ratings — published 2019
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The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1) The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 239,210 ratings — published 2016
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Releasing 10 (Boys of Tommen, #6) Releasing 10 (Boys of Tommen, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.54 — 122,996 ratings — published 2025
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Little Pieces of Light (Castle Hill Academy, #1) Little Pieces of Light (Castle Hill Academy, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,864 ratings — published
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Naoko Naoko (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 3.87 — 6,457 ratings — published 1998
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Days of Hana Days of Hana (Webtoon)
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avg rating 4.42 — 972 ratings — published
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The Canyon's Edge The Canyon's Edge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.19 — 9,152 ratings — published 2020
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You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 3.61 — 179,226 ratings — published 2021
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Aftertaste Aftertaste (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 3.88 — 18,222 ratings — published 2025
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Great Big Beautiful Life Great Big Beautiful Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 774,264 ratings — published 2025
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Innocent nightmare Innocent nightmare (ebook)
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avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published
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Sacred Hunger (Sacred Hunger #1) Sacred Hunger (Sacred Hunger #1)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,579 ratings — published 1992
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Đêm Trường Tăm Tối Đêm Trường Tăm Tối (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,784 ratings — published 2024
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The Problem with Falling (Problems, #3) The Problem with Falling (Problems, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,903 ratings — published 2025
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All the Missing Pieces All the Missing Pieces (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as really-sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 56,465 ratings — published 2025
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Tegan Quin
“When we were doing interviews for our bio, I described hearing that song for the first time to be like Sara was standing on my chest. I just felt really sad, and that was having heard all the other songs in order leading up to that one. I know that when Sara was writing these songs it was during the end of her relationship and it was someone she’d been friends with for almost ten years and been with for four years. It was just the psyche of it, when you’ve known someone for half your life, literally, and then have to leave them, and not necessarily because you want to but just because it’s the right thing to do, and it’s just not healthy and you’re not good anymore, there’s no growth and you have to have growth. And when I hear that song, the idea of that all happening just makes me sick to my stomach a little bit. But it’s in an enjoyable way.”
Tegan Quin