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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,913,180 ratings — published 2012
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,217,735 ratings — published 2011
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,633,894 ratings — published 2003
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,902,903 ratings — published 1590
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 51 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,998,477 ratings — published 2005
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.92 — 6,184,899 ratings — published 1925
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,027,706 ratings — published 2015
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,317,937 ratings — published 1847
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,357,497 ratings — published 1947
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,976,556 ratings — published 1937
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,037,193 ratings — published 1818
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,837,071 ratings — published 2007
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,040,059 ratings — published 2007
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,496,007 ratings — published 2014
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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 35 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.75 — 915,764 ratings — published 2017
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.91 — 982,633 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 32 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.78 — 643,574 ratings — published 2013
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 32 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,912,654 ratings — published 2010
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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 4.06 — 4,871,703 ratings — published 2016
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,357,324 ratings — published 2008
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,411,993 ratings — published 2012
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,500,049 ratings — published 2017
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,794,916 ratings — published 2005
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.95 — 77,056 ratings — published 2010
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
by (shelved 25 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,395,819 ratings — published 2025
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,097,991 ratings — published 1601
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,032,683 ratings — published 1890
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.11 — 646,570 ratings — published 2015
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,855,692 ratings — published 2012
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Macbeth: Moment by Moment Macbeth: Moment by Moment (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,062,612 ratings — published 1623
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,494,179 ratings — published 2002
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,825,335 ratings — published 1949
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,375,245 ratings — published 2009
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.25 — 855,636 ratings — published 1966
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,013,078 ratings — published 2006
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,338,798 ratings — published 1954
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,649,089 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 19 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,834,565 ratings — published 1996
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.85 — 925,938 ratings — published 2005
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,585,182 ratings — published 1915
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A Walk to Remember A Walk to Remember (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.20 — 857,148 ratings — published 1999
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,861,386 ratings — published 1945
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.89 — 451,356 ratings — published 1603
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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 — 1,882,203 ratings — published 2003
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,705,434 ratings — published 1967
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.11 — 975,989 ratings — published 1878
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,085,723 ratings — published 2014
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as tragic)
avg rating 3.96 — 581,724 ratings — published 2001
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Alchemised Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.29 — 393,192 ratings — published 2025
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The Last Letter The Last Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as tragic)
avg rating 4.46 — 757,952 ratings — published 2019
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Karl Lagerfeld
“We live in a dark and romantic and quite tragic world.”
― Karl Lagerfeld

Mihail Drumeş
“I wanted to fall; good thing you pushed me.”
― Mihail Drumeş, Scrisoare de dragoste

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