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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 102 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,765,238 ratings — published 2012
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,037,981 ratings — published 2011
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,522,634 ratings — published 2003
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,840,327 ratings — published 1590
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 48 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,905,338 ratings — published 2005
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.27 — 948,773 ratings — published 2015
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,974,803 ratings — published 1925
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,175,379 ratings — published 1847
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,227,173 ratings — published 1947
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,755,906 ratings — published 2007
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,864,634 ratings — published 1937
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,420,930 ratings — published 2014
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,027,996 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 34 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.75 — 880,078 ratings — published 2017
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,923,714 ratings — published 1818
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,677,580 ratings — published 2016
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.91 — 971,130 ratings — published 2009
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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 30 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.78 — 597,968 ratings — published 2013
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 30 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,760,650 ratings — published 2010
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,007,160 ratings — published 2008
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,179,300 ratings — published 2017
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,374,772 ratings — published 1956
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,758,313 ratings — published 2005
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.95 — 76,298 ratings — published 2010
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.11 — 632,580 ratings — published 2015
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,814,090 ratings — published 2012
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,062,457 ratings — published 1601
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,541,929 ratings — published 1948
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,469,335 ratings — published 2002
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,030,069 ratings — published 1623
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,910,379 ratings — published 1890
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 20 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,202,039 ratings — published 2009
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.85 — 869,044 ratings — published 2005
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,511,771 ratings — published 2022
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,754,977 ratings — published 1996
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.16 — 977,444 ratings — published 2006
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A Walk to Remember A Walk to Remember (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.20 — 847,462 ratings — published 1999
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,228,330 ratings — published 1954
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,123,995 ratings — published 2025
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.24 — 806,717 ratings — published 1966
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,864,012 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,617,994 ratings — published 1945
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.10 — 940,886 ratings — published 1878
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.95 — 567,196 ratings — published 2001
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,336,136 ratings — published 2014
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.03 — 467,335 ratings — published 2016
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,000,432 ratings — published 2014
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.89 — 439,791 ratings — published 1603
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,280,377 ratings — published 2004
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Before I Fall Before I Fall (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.88 — 346,824 ratings — published 2010
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“He was outwardly calm but inwardly bleeding to death.”
Matthew Pearl, The Dante Club

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“Love me, even if it’s a lie. Leave me yet never say goodbye.”
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