Best Depressing Books

1.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,852 ratings
2.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,667 ratings
3.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,462 ratings
4.
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 955,662 ratings
5.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,298 ratings
6.
Before I Fall
Before I Fall 3.88 avg rating — 344,267 ratings
7.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,640 ratings
8.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,128 ratings
9.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,794 ratings
10.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,038 ratings
11.
Willow
Willow 3.90 avg rating — 32,759 ratings
12.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,270 ratings
13.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,239 ratings
14.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,947 ratings
15.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,789 ratings
16.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,528 ratings
17.
Cutters Don't Cry (SoCal, #1)
Cutters Don't Cry (SoCal, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 701 ratings
18.
Hold Still
Hold Still really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,861 ratings
19.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,775 ratings
20.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,509 ratings
21.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,858 ratings
22.
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead 3.84 avg rating — 23,972 ratings
23.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,637 ratings
24.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,895 ratings
25.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,506 ratings
26.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,124 ratings
27.
The Last Song
The Last Song 4.16 avg rating — 568,229 ratings
28.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,614 ratings
29.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,189 ratings
30.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,085 ratings
31.
If I Wake
If I Wake 3.92 avg rating — 747 ratings
32.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 455,031 ratings
33.
Scars
Scars 4.15 avg rating — 15,501 ratings
34.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,580 ratings
35.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 3.90 avg rating — 34,822 ratings
36.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 2,077,966 ratings
37.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,280 ratings
38.
Cut
Cut 3.76 avg rating — 59,864 ratings
39.
The Hours
The Hours 3.96 avg rating — 146,850 ratings
40.
The Tenth Circle
The Tenth Circle 3.54 avg rating — 135,445 ratings
41.
Where She Went (If I Stay, #2)
Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 303,301 ratings
42.
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,411 ratings
43.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,375 ratings
44.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,816 ratings
45.
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes 4.15 avg rating — 650,940 ratings
46.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating — 46,996 ratings
47.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,216 ratings
48.
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy 4.02 avg rating — 3,157 ratings
49.
The Day We Are Born (an Elements novel)
The Day We Are Born (an Elements novel) 3.95 avg rating — 58 ratings
49.
In The Name Of Blasphemy
In The Name Of Blasphemy 4.21 avg rating — 47 ratings
51.
What Happened to Goodbye
What Happened to Goodbye 3.94 avg rating — 90,293 ratings
52.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie 4.10 avg rating — 274,151 ratings
53.
Before I Die
Before I Die 3.81 avg rating — 57,636 ratings
54.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,764 ratings
55.
The Best Little Girl in the World
The Best Little Girl in the World 3.68 avg rating — 5,499 ratings
56.
Deep and Dark and Dangerous
Deep and Dark and Dangerous 4.20 avg rating — 22,814 ratings
57.
The Rules of Survival
The Rules of Survival 3.98 avg rating — 11,857 ratings
58.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,278 ratings
59.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,220 ratings
60.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,267 ratings
61.
Love You Hate You Miss You
Love You Hate You Miss You 3.75 avg rating — 7,900 ratings
61.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,538 ratings
63.
Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
Chains (Seeds of America, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 58,192 ratings
64.
Seven Cuts
Seven Cuts
by: Kady Hunt
4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
65.
The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,383 ratings
66.
The Luckiest Girl in the World
The Luckiest Girl in the World 3.72 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
67.
This Is Not a Test
This Is Not a Test 3.85 avg rating — 15,082 ratings
68.
A Day No Pigs Would Die
A Day No Pigs Would Die 3.59 avg rating — 10,380 ratings
69.
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Long Day’s Journey into Night 4.06 avg rating — 42,392 ratings
70.
Change of Heart
Change of Heart 3.94 avg rating — 124,340 ratings
70.
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl 4.10 avg rating — 28,260 ratings
72.
Story of a Girl
Story of a Girl
by: Sara Zarr
3.65 avg rating — 17,485 ratings
73.
Blindness
Blindness 4.18 avg rating — 324,636 ratings
74.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 4.06 avg rating — 72,627 ratings
74.
Forbidden
Forbidden 3.96 avg rating — 75,395 ratings
76.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,543 ratings
77.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,148 ratings
78.
I Am Her... (I Am Her..., #1)
I Am Her... (I Am Her..., #1) 3.95 avg rating — 843 ratings
79.
34 Pieces of You
34 Pieces of You 3.47 avg rating — 1,730 ratings
80.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.94 avg rating — 816,019 ratings
81.
She’s Come Undone
She’s Come Undone 3.91 avg rating — 357,227 ratings
82.
Going Bovine
Going Bovine 3.67 avg rating — 35,142 ratings
83.
Dream Boy
Dream Boy 3.92 avg rating — 4,878 ratings
84.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,041 ratings
85.
I Am the Cheese
I Am the Cheese 3.77 avg rating — 17,338 ratings
85.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 3.79 avg rating — 37,707 ratings
87.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,843 ratings
88.
Death in Venice and Other Tales
Death in Venice and Other Tales 3.92 avg rating — 16,075 ratings
88.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,360 ratings
88.
Handle with Care
Handle with Care 4.01 avg rating — 136,244 ratings
91.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,238 ratings
92.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,869 ratings
93.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,569 ratings
94.
Living Dead Girl
Living Dead Girl 3.78 avg rating — 33,768 ratings
95.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,094 ratings
96.
A Reliable Wife
A Reliable Wife 3.28 avg rating — 80,018 ratings
96.
Kaylee: The "What If?" Game
Kaylee: The "What If?" Game 4.02 avg rating — 701 ratings
98.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,169 ratings
99.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,884 ratings
99.
My Perfect Imperfections
My Perfect Imperfections 4.48 avg rating — 112 ratings
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