Tragedy Books

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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 896 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,867,635 ratings — published 1590
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 711 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,077,748 ratings — published 1601
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Macbeth: Moment by Moment Macbeth: Moment by Moment (Paperback)
by (shelved 674 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,044,497 ratings — published 1623
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 461 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 445,087 ratings — published 1603
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 455 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,061,695 ratings — published 1925
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King Lear King Lear (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 376 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 241,740 ratings — published 1605
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 304 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,908,117 ratings — published 1937
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 293 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,249,499 ratings — published 1847
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Oedipus Rex  (The Theban Plays, #1) Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by (shelved 291 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.73 — 241,689 ratings — published -429
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Antigone (Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (Theban Plays, #3)
by (shelved 262 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.69 — 181,563 ratings — published -441
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 259 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,825,478 ratings — published 2012
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Paperback)
by (shelved 253 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 223,777 ratings — published 1599
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 247 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,105,171 ratings — published 2011
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,965,829 ratings — published 1818
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Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 264,307 ratings — published 1949
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 306,867 ratings — published 1891
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 153 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,944,209 ratings — published 2005
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Medea Medea (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 89,759 ratings — published -431
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.11 — 954,726 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 — 976,079 ratings — published 2009
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,567,233 ratings — published 2003
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Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 120 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 44,844 ratings — published 1606
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 47,958 ratings — published -458
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,280,651 ratings — published 1947
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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 103 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 71,744 ratings — published -450
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,453,660 ratings — published 2014
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,033,233 ratings — published 2007
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.27 — 980,306 ratings — published 2015
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,479,868 ratings — published 2002
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Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.67 — 35,265 ratings — published 1594
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,956,181 ratings — published 1890
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The Crucible The Crucible (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.61 — 472,709 ratings — published 1953
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The Bacchae The Bacchae (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.94 — 26,193 ratings — published -405
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,773,287 ratings — published 2005
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 85 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 421,648 ratings — published 1958
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,390,745 ratings — published 1956
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,070,024 ratings — published 2006
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,274,504 ratings — published 1954
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,089,340 ratings — published 1992
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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 78 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 894,364 ratings — published 2017
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,786,746 ratings — published 2007
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 75 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,831,244 ratings — published 2012
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Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 73,617 ratings — published 1588
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,654,756 ratings — published 1948
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 72 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 599,222 ratings — published 1977
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.21 — 856,174 ratings — published 1862
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 573,226 ratings — published 2001
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Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2) Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
by (shelved 67 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,980 ratings — published -401
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Richard III Richard III (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 59,761 ratings — published 1593
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Madame Bovary Madame Bovary (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 384,396 ratings — published 1856
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Alive by Piers Paul ReadMiracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoFlight 232 by Laurence GonzalesThe Mystery of Flight 427 by Bill AdairLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
Planes - accidents
82 books — 33 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic by Don  LynchThe Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. BallardThe Night Lives On by Walter LordThe Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf
Best Titanic Books
190 books — 244 voters

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M.L. Rio
“But that is how a tragedy like ours or King Lear breaks your heart—by making you believe that the ending might still be happy, until the very last minute.”
M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

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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