Tragedy Books

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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 864 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,793,619 ratings — published 1590
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 690 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,034,234 ratings — published 1601
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 651 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,005,293 ratings — published 1623
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 460 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 432,242 ratings — published 1603
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 430 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,816,187 ratings — published 1925
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King Lear King Lear (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 372 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 235,017 ratings — published 1605
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 283 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,790,248 ratings — published 1937
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Oedipus Rex  (The Theban Plays, #1) Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by (shelved 279 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.73 — 234,781 ratings — published -429
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 264 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,996,364 ratings — published 1847
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 257 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,645,353 ratings — published 2012
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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by (shelved 251 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.68 — 173,533 ratings — published -441
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Paperback)
by (shelved 246 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 217,288 ratings — published 1599
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 219 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,924,190 ratings — published 2011
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Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 162 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 256,193 ratings — published 1949
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 300,276 ratings — published 1891
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,815,258 ratings — published 1818
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Medea Medea (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 85,874 ratings — published -431
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 144 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,837,783 ratings — published 2005
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 918,829 ratings — published 1878
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 124 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 961,372 ratings — published 2009
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Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 43,242 ratings — published 1606
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,445,777 ratings — published 2003
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 46,238 ratings — published -458
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,129,469 ratings — published 1947
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,019,451 ratings — published 2007
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,360,985 ratings — published 2014
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The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 70,258 ratings — published -450
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.28 — 895,131 ratings — published 2015
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,450,719 ratings — published 2002
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Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.67 — 33,979 ratings — published 1594
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,731,486 ratings — published 2005
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The Crucible The Crucible (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.61 — 457,933 ratings — published 1953
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,830,055 ratings — published 1890
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 407,773 ratings — published 1958
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The Bacchae The Bacchae (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.94 — 24,941 ratings — published -405
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,347,561 ratings — published 1956
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,156,126 ratings — published 1954
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,018,867 ratings — published 2006
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,780,902 ratings — published 2012
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.16 — 989,376 ratings — published 1992
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,709,210 ratings — published 2007
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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 73 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 854,020 ratings — published 2017
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Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 71,696 ratings — published 1588
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.21 — 837,249 ratings — published 1862
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 70 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 584,728 ratings — published 1977
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 558,165 ratings — published 2001
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,339,341 ratings — published 1949
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Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2) Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
by (shelved 63 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,250 ratings — published -401
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Richard III Richard III (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 57,926 ratings — published 1593
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 492,712 ratings — published 2006
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Mel Brooks
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”
Mel Brooks

Kristina McMorris
“The whole world can become the enemy when you lose what you love.”
Kristina McMorris, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves

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