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54 Life-Changing Books That Gave People Comfort in Hard Times

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Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
1
John Green
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
2
Betty Smith
Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Prozac Nation
3
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
4
J.K. Rowling
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
5
Allie Brosh
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
6
Ned Vizzini
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
7
Junot Díaz
The Naturals (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Naturals
8
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes
9
Shonda Rhimes
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
10
Jay Asher
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
11
Patrick Ness
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
12
L.M. Montgomery
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
13
Rainbow Rowell
After Tupac & D Foster (Jacqueline Woodson)
After Tupac & D Foster
14
Jacqueline Woodson
Twilight Saga (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight Saga
15
Stephenie Meyer
Seriously...I'm Kidding (Ellen Degeneres)
Seriously...I'm Kidding
16
Ellen Degeneres
Every Day (David Levithan)
Every Day
17
David Levithan
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
18
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
19
Paulo Coelho
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars
20
Mary Roach
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
21
Jennifer Niven
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
22
Stephen Chbosky
The Book of Awesome (Neil Pasricha)
The Book of Awesome
23
Neil Pasricha
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
24
Wally Lamb
Girl in Pieces (Kathleen Glasgow)
Girl in Pieces
25
Kathleen Glasgow
Hardcore Zen (Brad Warner)
Hardcore Zen
26
Brad Warner
If You Feel Too Much (Jamie Tworkowski)
If You Feel Too Much
27
Jamie Tworkowski
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse
28
Ellen Hopkins
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
29
Susanna Kaysen
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
30
Khaled Hosseini
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
31
Elizabeth Gilbert
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
32
Rainbow Rowell
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
33
Jon Krakauer
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
34
Jenny Lawson
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
35
William Faulkner
Love Letters to the Dead (Ava Dellaira)
Love Letters to the Dead
36
Ava Dellaira
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
37
Charles Dickens
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
38
Rupi Kaur
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
39
Kurt Vonnegut
Travelling to Infinity
Travelling to Infinity
40
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