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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 992 times as sad)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,645,577 ratings — published 2012
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 820 times as sad)
avg rating 4.28 — 895,273 ratings — published 2015
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If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been with Me, #1) If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been with Me, #1)
by (shelved 727 times as sad)
avg rating 3.79 — 560,729 ratings — published 2013
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 688 times as sad)
avg rating 3.75 — 854,053 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 661 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,924,425 ratings — published 2011
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 530 times as sad)
avg rating 3.94 — 259,831 ratings — published 2016
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 528 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,837,932 ratings — published 2005
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 525 times as sad)
avg rating 4.04 — 445,752 ratings — published 2016
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 518 times as sad)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,500,866 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 506 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 621,905 ratings — published 2015
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You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 449 times as sad)
avg rating 3.61 — 170,004 ratings — published 2021
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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 441 times as sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 219,484 ratings — published 2016
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 363 times as sad)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,780,969 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 335 times as sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,973,472 ratings — published 1999
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 331 times as sad)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,361,135 ratings — published 2014
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 327 times as sad)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,964,020 ratings — published 2017
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 325 times as sad)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,445,971 ratings — published 2003
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 319 times as sad)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,019,471 ratings — published 2007
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 295 times as sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,731,550 ratings — published 2005
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 279 times as sad)
avg rating 3.91 — 961,380 ratings — published 2009
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 273 times as sad)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,709,330 ratings — published 2007
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 244 times as sad)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,258,051 ratings — published 2014
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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 231 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 177,945 ratings — published 2024
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Archer's Voice Archer's Voice (ebook)
by (shelved 220 times as sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 656,566 ratings — published 2014
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 950,897 ratings — published 2006
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 212 times as sad)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,188,124 ratings — published 1963
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 208 times as sad)
avg rating 4.05 — 627,007 ratings — published 1999
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I Fell in Love With Hope I Fell in Love With Hope (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as sad)
avg rating 3.82 — 32,240 ratings — published 2022
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as sad)
avg rating 4.35 — 287,262 ratings — published 2011
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as sad)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,790,399 ratings — published 1937
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 199 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,450,770 ratings — published 2002
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 194 times as sad)
avg rating 4.06 — 584,746 ratings — published 1977
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as sad)
avg rating 4.23 — 778,804 ratings — published 1966
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Five Feet Apart Five Feet Apart (ebook)
by (shelved 191 times as sad)
avg rating 4.18 — 254,535 ratings — published 2018
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 191 times as sad)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,656,578 ratings — published 2010
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,938,078 ratings — published 2014
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Reminders of Him Reminders of Him (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 188 times as sad)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,549,538 ratings — published 2022
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 185 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,129,719 ratings — published 1947
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 184 times as sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,449,488 ratings — published 2020
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,269,412 ratings — published 2004
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Every Last Word Every Last Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 182 times as sad)
avg rating 4.21 — 124,946 ratings — published 2015
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 181 times as sad)
avg rating 4.64 — 2,001,225 ratings — published 2015
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as sad)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,404,766 ratings — published 2022
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as sad)
avg rating 4.10 — 413,094 ratings — published 2020
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as sad)
avg rating 4.02 — 389,983 ratings — published 2019
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 168 times as sad)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,814,540 ratings — published 2018
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as sad)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,188,827 ratings — published 2012
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as sad)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,739,052 ratings — published 2008
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The Things We Leave Unfinished The Things We Leave Unfinished (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 396,909 ratings — published 2021
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,567,266 ratings — published 1967
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Nicole Krauss
“there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.”
Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

C.S. Lewis
“I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.”
C. S. Lewis

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