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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 10

The Lone List Lengthener rides again! As my mood became more sullen while compiling this challenge, I started including more of the most sombre or distressing covers from the database (and even made a few dozen myself). But see what happens mid-way through the list.
One of the main reasons for lengthening this list was to increase the chances of your favourite sad book making it onto the challenge (just check out the Goodreads original list to see how irate customers can otherwise become.) Also, I might be a typical insensitive male, but I can't see why some of these books are depressing (unless it is the last book in a treasured series, or plain-old poor writing.)
At least 2 votes for a book to be included. Plus my own very recently completed addition at 606. 'Moths' is an excellent read.
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avg. score: 81 of 606 (13%)
required scores: 1, 42, 64, 87, 116 

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Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
361
Charles Dickens
Please Look After Mom (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Please Look After Mom
362
Kyung-Sook Shin
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
363
Sophocles
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
364
Ray Bradbury
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
365
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Barren Ground (Ellen Glasgow)
Barren Ground
366
Ellen Glasgow
Me & Emma (Elizabeth Flock)
Me & Emma
367
Elizabeth Flock
I'm the King of the Castle (Susan Hill)
I'm the King of the Castle
368
Susan Hill
Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
Miss Lonelyhearts
369
Nathanael West
How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff)
How I Live Now
370
Meg Rosoff
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
371
Ann Pratchett
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
372
Laura Esquivel
The Rape of Nanking (Iris Chang)
The Rape of Nanking
373
Iris Chang
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
374
James Joyce
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
375
Harper Lee
The Theory and Practice of Hell (Eugen Kogon)
The Theory and Practice of Hell
376
Eugen Kogon
Eating Animals (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Eating Animals
377
Jonathan Safran Foer
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
378
Christopher Isherwood
The Last Picture Show (Larry McMurtry)
The Last Picture Show
379
Larry McMurtry
Mein Kampf (Adolf Hitler)
Mein Kampf
380
Adolf Hitler
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
381
Dave Eggers
Hate List (Jennifer Brown)
Hate List
382
Jennifer Brown
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
383
Flannery O'Connor
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Carrie Ryan)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
384
Carrie Ryan
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow
385
Orhan Pamuk
The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer)
The House of the Scorpion
386
Nancy Farmer
The Pawnbroker (Edward Wallant)
The Pawnbroker
387
Edward Wallant
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
388
Lev Grossman
Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable
389
Samuel Beckett
The Miracle of Forgiveness (Spencer W. Kimball)
The Miracle of Forgiveness
390
Spencer W. Kimball
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
391
Betty Smith
Cut (Patricia McCormick)
Cut
392
Patricia McCormick
Matterhorn (Karl Marlantes)
Matterhorn
393
Karl Marlantes
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
394
Osamu Dazai
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
395
Ralph Ellison
Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)
Just Listen
396
Sarah Dessen
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
397
Dale Carnegie
Hold Still (Nina Lacour)
Hold Still
398
Nina Lacour
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
399
Natalie Babbitt
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
400
Richard Matheson
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