5 iconic books that people only read once (they are heartbreaking 

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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

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Night by Elie Wiesel

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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