Upsetting Books

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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 443,649 ratings — published 2020
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 967,286 ratings — published 1955
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 844,943 ratings — published 2010
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,390,602 ratings — published 1956
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,479,765 ratings — published 2002
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,572,072 ratings — published 2022
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 765,860 ratings — published 1982
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.12 — 3,819,873 ratings — published 2010
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,033,175 ratings — published 2007
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,069,843 ratings — published 2006
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,249,036 ratings — published 1847
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,478,525 ratings — published 1942
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 462,124 ratings — published 2017
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 2.92 — 58,758 ratings — published 2021
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The First Day of Spring The First Day of Spring (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 30,133 ratings — published 2021
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American Dirt American Dirt (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 712,377 ratings — published 2020
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 165,979 ratings — published 2020
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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)
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avg rating 3.75 — 894,225 ratings — published 2017
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 352,615 ratings — published 1990
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 374,700 ratings — published 1991
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,279,413 ratings — published 1963
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,824,902 ratings — published 2012
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Still Missing Still Missing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 109,144 ratings — published 2010
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,943,840 ratings — published 2005
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 892,122 ratings — published 2005
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 796,362 ratings — published 2002
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 499,831 ratings — published 2006
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Closer: A Play Closer: A Play (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 5,369 ratings — published 1997
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August: Osage County August: Osage County (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 19,675 ratings — published 2008
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 790,478 ratings — published 1962
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,504,658 ratings — published 1915
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 574,193 ratings — published 1985
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,653,848 ratings — published 1948
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,280,114 ratings — published 1947
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 104,693 ratings — published 2009
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 639,287 ratings — published 1999
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Blindness Blindness (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 351,026 ratings — published 1995
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 288,043 ratings — published 1993
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Her First Lie (Hannah Bauer, #.5) Her First Lie (Hannah Bauer, #.5)
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avg rating 3.88 — 14,450 ratings — published 2026
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
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avg rating 4.55 — 860,591 ratings — published 2000
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 412,124 ratings — published 1925
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Nobody Knows You're Here Nobody Knows You're Here (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 26,837 ratings — published
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Happy Place Happy Place (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,502,921 ratings — published 2023
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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
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avg rating 4.32 — 90,226 ratings — published 1998
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The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1) The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 40,697 ratings — published 2023
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EYETOOTH EYETOOTH (ebook)
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avg rating 4.33 — 287 ratings — published
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You Weren't Meant to Be Human You Weren't Meant to Be Human (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 14,360 ratings — published 2025
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
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avg rating 4.51 — 558,118 ratings — published 2015
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 284,626 ratings — published 1993
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Acceptance (Southern Reach, #3) Acceptance (Southern Reach, #3)
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avg rating 3.67 — 84,267 ratings — published 2014
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