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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 — 5,760,768 ratings — published 2012
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 846 times as sad)
avg rating 4.28 — 946,364 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 744 times as sad)
avg rating 3.78 — 596,236 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 694 times as sad)
avg rating 3.75 — 878,935 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 673 times as sad)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,031,729 ratings — published 2011
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 547 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,902,361 ratings — published 2005
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 545 times as sad)
avg rating 3.93 — 272,729 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 532 times as sad)
avg rating 4.03 — 466,317 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 517 times as sad)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,671,255 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 508 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 632,142 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 461 times as sad)
avg rating 3.61 — 177,304 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 454 times as sad)
avg rating 4.14 — 235,041 ratings — published 2016
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 371 times as sad)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,812,794 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 348 times as sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,016,453 ratings — published 1999
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 335 times as sad)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,418,462 ratings — published 2014
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 334 times as sad)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,170,197 ratings — published 2017
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 334 times as sad)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,519,310 ratings — published 2003
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 320 times as sad)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,027,649 ratings — published 2007
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 291 times as sad)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,757,284 ratings — published 2005
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 286 times as sad)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,753,496 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 970,740 ratings — published 2009
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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 254 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 197,035 ratings — published 2024
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 238 times as sad)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,333,050 ratings — published 2014
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Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1) Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
by (shelved 228 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 684,873 ratings — published 2014
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 223 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 976,305 ratings — published 2006
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as sad)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,242,196 ratings — published 1963
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as sad)
avg rating 4.05 — 634,250 ratings — published 1999
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 208 times as sad)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,861,401 ratings — published 1937
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 207 times as sad)
avg rating 4.24 — 805,262 ratings — published 1966
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 207 times as sad)
avg rating 4.34 — 291,597 ratings — published 2011
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 201 times as sad)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,756,073 ratings — published 2010
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as sad)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,468,499 ratings — published 2002
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I Fell in Love With Hope I Fell in Love With Hope (Paperback)
by (shelved 200 times as sad)
avg rating 3.81 — 33,492 ratings — published 2022
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 195 times as sad)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,174,229 ratings — published 2015
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 195 times as sad)
avg rating 4.06 — 593,297 ratings — published 1977
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Five Feet Apart Five Feet Apart (ebook)
by (shelved 192 times as sad)
avg rating 4.17 — 259,807 ratings — published 2018
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 192 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,997,615 ratings — published 2014
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Reminders of Him Reminders of Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as sad)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,699,492 ratings — published 2022
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 189 times as sad)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,279,839 ratings — published 2004
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 187 times as sad)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,536,938 ratings — published 2020
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 187 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,223,134 ratings — published 1947
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 185 times as sad)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,506,326 ratings — published 2022
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Every Last Word Every Last Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 181 times as sad)
avg rating 4.20 — 129,391 ratings — published 2015
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as sad)
avg rating 4.10 — 432,184 ratings — published 2020
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as sad)
avg rating 4.00 — 415,770 ratings — published 2019
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as sad)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,896,670 ratings — published 2018
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The Things We Leave Unfinished The Things We Leave Unfinished (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as sad)
avg rating 4.31 — 454,106 ratings — published 2021
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as sad)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,996,575 ratings — published 2008
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as sad)
avg rating 3.85 — 867,148 ratings — published 2005
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 167 times as sad)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,228,359 ratings — published 2012
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Markus Zusak
“He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.”
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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