Traumatizing Books

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Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.94 — 877,726 ratings — published 2021
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.28 — 923,728 ratings — published 2015
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,784,181 ratings — published 2018
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.16 — 478,541 ratings — published 2018
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Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2) Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.07 — 594,844 ratings — published 2022
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As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.19 — 565,950 ratings — published 2021
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.77 — 394,594 ratings — published 2017
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,237,641 ratings — published 2019
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Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2) Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.26 — 775,764 ratings — published 2020
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.65 — 378,520 ratings — published 2007
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.01 — 705,651 ratings — published 2015
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.57 — 767,634 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 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,601,820 ratings — published 2016
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,977,589 ratings — published 2011
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,195,881 ratings — published 1954
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,395,263 ratings — published 2014
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Push Push (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.88 — 59,056 ratings — published 1996
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Where the Red Fern Grows Where the Red Fern Grows (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.13 — 440,297 ratings — published 1961
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,220,475 ratings — published 2006
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,031,178 ratings — published 2025
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.96 — 125,883 ratings — published 2009
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,217,626 ratings — published 1963
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Killer Instinct (The Naturals, #2) Killer Instinct (The Naturals, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.26 — 220,807 ratings — published 2014
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Manacled Manacled (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.62 — 157,071 ratings — published 2019
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.07 — 357,426 ratings — published 1892
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Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.78 — 425,393 ratings — published 2015
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Lapvona Lapvona (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.54 — 99,226 ratings — published 2022
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Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4) Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.14 — 415,237 ratings — published 2018
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Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3) Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.45 — 670,874 ratings — published 2014
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Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.10 — 758,524 ratings — published 2013
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,219,956 ratings — published 2011
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Borrasca Borrasca (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,074 ratings — published 2018
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.94 — 251,922 ratings — published 1948
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,540,601 ratings — published 1945
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The Push The Push (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.04 — 435,034 ratings — published 2021
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.87 — 944,286 ratings — published 1955
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The Slob The Slob (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.33 — 12,157 ratings — published 2019
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.94 — 837,788 ratings — published 2009
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,396,468 ratings — published 1942
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,267,015 ratings — published 1986
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,456,873 ratings — published 2022
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Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2) Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.34 — 176,386 ratings — published 2021
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The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.28 — 167,648 ratings — published 2020
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,300,652 ratings — published 2014
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.06 — 589,699 ratings — published 1977
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They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.22 — 10,337 ratings — published 2005
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,998,103 ratings — published 1999
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The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2) The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,706 ratings — published 1995
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,362,219 ratings — published 1956
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as traumatizing)
avg rating 4.14 — 460,409 ratings — published 1995
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Mary H.K. Choi
“Loving someone was traumatizing. You never knew what would happen to them out there in the world. Everything precious was also vulnerable.”
Mary H.K. Choi, Emergency Contact

Leah Stewart
“I was traumatizing her. I could only hope that at three she was too young to retain any of this in memory, that in the years to follow I could make up for any future need for therapy I was creating now. Could I? Or would she always have a deep insecurity, the kind that send people careening from one disastrous romance to the next? And why did I have to live my life obsessed with these kinds of concerns, this constant attempt to control the most uncertain of outcomes, my own effect on someone else's mind?”
Leah Stewart, Husband and Wife

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