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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 996 times as sad)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,687,750 ratings — published 2012
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 825 times as sad)
avg rating 4.28 — 915,318 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 731 times as sad)
avg rating 3.78 — 573,582 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 683 times as sad)
avg rating 3.75 — 863,424 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 665 times as sad)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,960,493 ratings — published 2011
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 535 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,861,686 ratings — published 2005
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 534 times as sad)
avg rating 3.93 — 264,710 ratings — published 2016
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 530 times as sad)
avg rating 4.04 — 452,905 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 515 times as sad)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,558,176 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 510 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 625,768 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 453 times as sad)
avg rating 3.61 — 173,046 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 446 times as sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 224,692 ratings — published 2016
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 368 times as sad)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,792,175 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 339 times as sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,989,832 ratings — published 1999
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 331 times as sad)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,383,802 ratings — published 2014
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 329 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,037,915 ratings — published 2017
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 329 times as sad)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,473,326 ratings — published 2003
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 318 times as sad)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,022,658 ratings — published 2007
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 292 times as sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,741,213 ratings — published 2005
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 280 times as sad)
avg rating 3.91 — 964,772 ratings — published 2009
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 279 times as sad)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,725,051 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 245 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 184,895 ratings — published 2024
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 240 times as sad)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,283,061 ratings — published 2014
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Archer's Voice Archer's Voice (ebook)
by (shelved 224 times as sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 666,890 ratings — published 2014
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 221 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 960,120 ratings — published 2006
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as sad)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,209,051 ratings — published 1963
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 209 times as sad)
avg rating 4.05 — 629,911 ratings — published 1999
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 207 times as sad)
avg rating 4.35 — 289,156 ratings — published 2011
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 206 times as sad)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,817,089 ratings — published 1937
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I Fell in Love With Hope I Fell in Love With Hope (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as sad)
avg rating 3.82 — 32,717 ratings — published 2022
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,457,306 ratings — published 2002
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 198 times as sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 789,081 ratings — published 1966
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 195 times as sad)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,693,895 ratings — published 2010
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 194 times as sad)
avg rating 4.06 — 588,110 ratings — published 1977
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Five Feet Apart Five Feet Apart (ebook)
by (shelved 193 times as sad)
avg rating 4.18 — 256,492 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 1,959,158 ratings — published 2014
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Reminders of Him Reminders of Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as sad)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,592,630 ratings — published 2022
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,165,231 ratings — published 1947
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 186 times as sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,483,375 ratings — published 2020
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 185 times as sad)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,060,912 ratings — published 2015
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,272,769 ratings — published 2004
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Every Last Word Every Last Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 179 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 126,629 ratings — published 2015
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as sad)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,440,061 ratings — published 2022
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as sad)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,845,581 ratings — published 2018
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as sad)
avg rating 4.10 — 421,857 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 4.01 — 400,312 ratings — published 2019
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 163 times as sad)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,834,429 ratings — published 2008
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as sad)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,203,615 ratings — published 2012
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The Things We Leave Unfinished The Things We Leave Unfinished (Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 414,557 ratings — published 2021
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,588,025 ratings — published 1967
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Tiger's Voyage by Colleen HouckHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTiger's Quest by Colleen Houck
I was crying while reading
185 books — 138 voters
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Robert Goolrick
“If you don't receive love from the ones who are meant to love you, you will never stop looking for it.”
Robert Goolrick, The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life

Virginia Woolf
“Melancholy were the sounds on a winter's night.”
Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room

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