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A Main Character Dies in This Book

This list contains books where one or more of the main characters die. This can be for the purposes of plot development or to envoke an emotional response from the reader.
This will be from when a character dies in the books duration not an event that happens before the book is set. This is not a ranked list.
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Books Where One Or More Main Character Dies?

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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
2
Stephen King
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
3
Khaled Hosseini
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
4
Alice Sebold
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
5
Katherine Paterson
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
6
John Steinbeck
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
7
J.K. Rowling
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
8
George R.R. Martin
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
9
Alan Moore
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
10
John Green
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
11
William Shakespeare
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
12
John Boyne
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
13
Arthur Miller
Slaughterhouse 5 (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse 5
14
Kurt Vonnegut
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
15
Chuck Palahniuk
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
16
William Golding
The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens)
The Old Curiosity Shop
17
Charles Dickens
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
18
Stephen King
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
19
John Green
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
20
Suzanne Collins
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
21
John Grogan
13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
13 Reasons Why
22
Jay Asher
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
23
Winston Groom
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
24
William Shakespeare
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
25
Anonymous
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
26
Victor Hugo
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
27
Robert Bloch
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
28
Richard Adams
It (Stephen King)
It
29
Stephen King
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
30
James Dashner
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
31
Ray Bradbury
Blood Brothers (Willy Russell)
Blood Brothers
32
Willy Russell
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
33
Pierce Brown
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
34
Ken Kesey
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
35
Bram Stoker
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
36
Markus Zusak
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
37
Mary Shelley
Mistborn (Brandon Sanderson)
Mistborn
38
Brandon Sanderson
Mastiff (Tamora Pierce)
Mastiff
39
Tamora Pierce
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
40
Cormac McCarthy
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