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Goodreads "Not So Happily-Ever-After" - Page 5

"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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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
161
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Storyteller (Antonia Michaelis)
The Storyteller
162
Antonia Michaelis
Linger (Maggie Stiefvater)
Linger
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Maggie Stiefvater
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead (Julie Anne Peters)
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
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Julie Anne Peters
Monsters of Men (Patrick Ness)
Monsters of Men
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Patrick Ness
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
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Edmond Rostand
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
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Cormac McCarthy
Leaving Paradise (Simone Elkeles)
Leaving Paradise
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Simone Elkeles
Nine Minutes (Beth Flynn)
Nine Minutes
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Beth Flynn
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
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Patrick Ness
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
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Herman Melville
Forever (Maggie Stiefvater)
Forever
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Maggie Stiefvater
The Last Song (Nicholas Sparks)
The Last Song
173
Nicholas Sparks
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
174
Mary Doria Russell
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson)
The Little Mermaid
175
Hans Christian Anderson
Resistance (Anita Shreve)
Resistance
176
Anita Shreve
My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
My Friend Leonard
177
James Frey
What Dreams May Come (Richard Matheson)
What Dreams May Come
178
Richard Matheson
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
179
Charles Dickens
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
180
Richard Matheson
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
181
Alex Garland
Green Darkness (Anya Seton)
Green Darkness
182
Anya Seton
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
183
Stieg Larsson
The Winter's Tale (William Shakespeare)
The Winter's Tale
184
William Shakespeare
Innocent Traitor (Alison Weir)
Innocent Traitor
185
Alison Weir
A Home at the End of the World (Michael Cunningham)
A Home at the End of the World
186
Michael Cunningham
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
187
David Guterson
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
188
Rohinton Mistry
Assassin's Quest (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Quest
189
Robin Hobb
Taking Chances (Molly McAdams)
Taking Chances
190
Molly McAdams
Girl of Nightmares (Kendare Blake)
Girl of Nightmares
191
Kendare Blake
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
192
Gabriel García Márquez
Gregor and the Code of Claw (Suzanne Collins)
Gregor and the Code of Claw
193
Suzanne Collins
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
194
Scott O'Dell
Kissed by an Angel/The Power of Love/Soulmates (Elizabeth Chandler)
Kissed by an Angel/The Power of Love/Soulmates
195
Elizabeth Chandler
What I Saw and How I Lied (Judy Blundell)
What I Saw and How I Lied
196
Judy Blundell
Mila 18 (Leon Uris)
Mila 18
197
Leon Uris
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
198
Thomas Mann
I Know It's Over (C.K. Kelly Martin)
I Know It's Over
199
C.K. Kelly Martin
Numbers (Rachel Ward)
Numbers
200
Rachel Ward
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