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Goodreads "Not So Happily-Ever-After" - Page 3

"Books that gave you a good cry with their tragic or untraditional ending. Here boy doesn't always get girl at least not easily and nothing lasts forever. Any genre is acceptable." (Goodreads)
Books with 3+ votes were included, except those with ratings <1000, which were culled ruthlessly as probable fakes. I had to keep adding works until I had safely navigated past the Nicholas Sparks books into the calm waters of literary fiction.
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Lover Awakened (J.R. Ward)
Lover Awakened
81
J.R. Ward
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
82
Michael Ondaatje
The Rescue (Nicholas Sparks)
The Rescue
83
Nicholas Sparks
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
84
Gillian Flynn
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
85
Kazuo Ishiguro
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
86
Wilson Rawls
I Heart You, You Haunt Me (Lisa Schroeder)
I Heart You, You Haunt Me
87
Lisa Schroeder
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Vicki Myron)
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
88
Vicki Myron
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
89
Janet Fitch
My Sergei: A Love Story (Ekaterina Gordeeva)
My Sergei: A Love Story
90
Ekaterina Gordeeva
Push (Sapphire)
Push
91
Sapphire
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
92
Euripides
La Dame Aux Camélias (Alexandre Dumas, Fils)
La Dame Aux Camélias
93
Alexandre Dumas, Fils
The Dogs of Babel (Carolyn Parkhurst)
The Dogs of Babel
94
Carolyn Parkhurst
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
95
Edith Wharton
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
96
Thomas Hardy
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
97
Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
98
Oscar Wilde
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
99
Diana Gabaldon
Rainwater (Sandra Brown)
Rainwater
100
Sandra Brown
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
101
Jack London
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
102
E. Lockhart
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
103
Lisa See
A Certain Slant of Light (Laura Whitcomb)
A Certain Slant of Light
104
Laura Whitcomb
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
105
Aldous Huxley
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
106
Ernest Hemingway
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
107
Sophocles
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
108
Ken Kesey
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
109
Charles Dickens
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
110
Thomas Hardy
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
111
George Eliot
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
112
Vladimir Nabokov
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
113
Lauren Oliver
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
114
Sylvia Plath
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
115
David Wroblewski
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
116
Shel Silverstein
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
117
Barbara Kingsolver
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
118
Pat Conroy
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
119
Philippa Gregory
Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir (Kambri Crews)
Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir
120
Kambri Crews
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