Tragedy Books

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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 859 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,781,941 ratings — published 1590
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 686 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,027,008 ratings — published 1601
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 651 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 999,006 ratings — published 1623
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 460 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 430,175 ratings — published 1603
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 422 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,777,415 ratings — published 1925
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King Lear King Lear (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 372 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 233,891 ratings — published 1605
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 279 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,772,168 ratings — published 1937
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Oedipus Rex  (The Theban Plays, #1) Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by (shelved 275 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 233,271 ratings — published -429
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 264 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,975,283 ratings — published 1847
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 252 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,616,805 ratings — published 2012
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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by (shelved 249 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.68 — 171,785 ratings — published -441
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Paperback)
by (shelved 243 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 216,315 ratings — published 1599
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 219 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,896,815 ratings — published 2011
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Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 254,239 ratings — published 1949
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 299,108 ratings — published 1891
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,788,853 ratings — published 1818
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 142 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,821,037 ratings — published 2005
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Medea Medea (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 85,078 ratings — published -431
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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 — 958,860 ratings — published 2009
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 913,107 ratings — published 1878
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Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 42,998 ratings — published 1606
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,425,768 ratings — published 2003
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 45,885 ratings — published -458
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,103,407 ratings — published 1947
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,016,929 ratings — published 2007
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,339,981 ratings — published 2014
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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 99 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 70,006 ratings — published -450
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.29 — 879,286 ratings — published 2015
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Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.68 — 33,658 ratings — published 1594
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,445,627 ratings — published 2002
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,724,553 ratings — published 2005
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The Crucible The Crucible (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.61 — 454,800 ratings — published 1953
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 405,480 ratings — published 1958
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,806,746 ratings — published 1890
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,341,410 ratings — published 1956
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The Bacchae The Bacchae (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 24,589 ratings — published -405
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,010,490 ratings — published 2006
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,138,259 ratings — published 1954
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,772,310 ratings — published 2012
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,697,045 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 73 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 848,144 ratings — published 2017
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.16 — 968,843 ratings — published 1992
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Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 71,313 ratings — published 1588
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.21 — 834,089 ratings — published 1862
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 69 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 582,554 ratings — published 1977
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 555,339 ratings — published 2001
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,287,388 ratings — published 1949
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Richard III Richard III (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 57,537 ratings — published 1593
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as tragedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 491,395 ratings — published 2006
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Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2) Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
by (shelved 61 times as tragedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,117 ratings — published -401
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Dead Wake by Erik LarsonExploring the Lusitania by Robert D. BallardWilful Murder by Diana PrestonLusitania by Greg KingSeven Days in May by Kim Izzo
Lusitania
19 books — 14 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Lost City of Z by David GrannSavage Harvest by Carl HoffmanIf I Can't Have You by Gregg OlsenFinding Everett Ruess by David  Roberts
What happened to them?
55 books — 46 voters

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W.B. Yeats
“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.”
William Butler Yeats

Samuel Beckett
“I can't go on, I'll go on.”
Samuel Beckett, I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader

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