books not to read, if you want to be happy

books that absolutely destroyed me, pulled my heart out and left me soulless. #gutwrenching

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created by hxney

last updated March, 2026

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12 books
Kindred

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.

Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.

Christiane V. Felscherinow

The Song of Achilles

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

Suzanne Collins

Human Acts

Human Acts

Han Kang

Alchemised

Alchemised

SenLinYu SenLinYu

The Forest of Vanishing Stars

The Forest of Vanishing Stars

Kristin Harmel

Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)

Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)

Richard Adams

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

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