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BookRiot's 100 Must-Read Books About Mental Illness

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72 Hour Hold (Bebe Moore Campbell)
72 Hour Hold
1
Bebe Moore Campbell
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
2
Jennifer Niven
All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness (Sheila Hamilton)
All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness
3
Sheila Hamilton
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
5
Kate Chopin
Awakening Kali (T.S. Ghosh)
Awakening Kali
6
T.S. Ghosh
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
7
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know (David J. Miklowitz, Phd)
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
9
David J. Miklowitz, Phd
Bleeding Violet (Dia Reeves)
Bleeding Violet
10
Dia Reeves
The Buddha and the Borderline (Kiera Van Gelder)
The Buddha and the Borderline
11
Kiera Van Gelder
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
12
The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives (Vanessa Hazzard (Editor))
The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives
13
Vanessa Hazzard (Editor)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
14
Alice Walker
Crazy (Han Nolan)
Crazy
15
Han Nolan
Darkness Visible (William Styron)
Darkness Visible
16
William Styron
Dragonfish (Vu Tran)
Dragonfish
17
Vu Tran
Every Last Word (Tamara Ireland)
Every Last Word
18
Tamara Ireland
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
19
Nicola Yoon
The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (David J. Morris)
The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
20
David J. Morris
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
21
Celeste Ng
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
22
Rainbow Rowell
Find You in the Dark (A. Meredith Walters)
Find You in the Dark
23
A. Meredith Walters
Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
24
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
25
J.D. Salinger
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
26
Jenny Lawson
Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery From Borderline Personality Disorder (Rachel Reiland)
Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery From Borderline Personality Disorder
27
Rachel Reiland
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
28
Susanna Kaysen
Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life (Melody Moezzi)
Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life
29
Melody Moezzi
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
30
William Shakespeare
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
31
Michael Cunningham
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
32
Allie Brosh
Imagine Me Gone (Adam Haslett)
Imagine Me Gone
33
Adam Haslett
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse
34
Ellen Hopkins
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
35
Ned Vizzini
The Last Time We Say Goodbye (Cynthia Hand)
The Last Time We Say Goodbye
36
Cynthia Hand
Keep Me Still (Caisey Quinn)
Keep Me Still
37
Caisey Quinn
Let the Tornado Come: A Memoir (Rita Zoey Chin)
Let the Tornado Come: A Memoir
38
Rita Zoey Chin
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
39
Hanya Yanagihara
Look Straight Ahead (Elaine M.Will)
Look Straight Ahead
40
Elaine M.Will
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