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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 11

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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The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
401
Jack Ketchum
Thérèse Raquin (Émile Zola)
Thérèse Raquin
402
Émile Zola
Girl in Hyacinth Blue (Susan Vreeland)
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
403
Susan Vreeland
Birds Without Wings (Louis De Bernières)
Birds Without Wings
404
Louis De Bernières
KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps (Nikolaus Wachsmann)
KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
405
Nikolaus Wachsmann
Holy Bible: New International Version (Anonymous)
Holy Bible: New International Version
406
Anonymous
For One More Day (Mitch Albom)
For One More Day
407
Mitch Albom
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
408
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair
409
C.S. Lewis
Cell (Stephen King)
Cell
410
Stephen King
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
411
Daniel Defoe
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
412
Graham Greene
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
413
Cormac McCarthy
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Kitchen House
414
Kathleen Grissom
Keeping Faith (Jodi Picoult)
Keeping Faith
415
Jodi Picoult
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
416
Jonathan Safran Foer
Something Happened (Joseph Heller)
Something Happened
417
Joseph Heller
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
418
E. Lockhart
An Enemy of the People (Arthur Miller)
An Enemy of the People
419
Arthur Miller
Ward Number Six and Other Stories (Anton Chekhov)
Ward Number Six and Other Stories
420
Anton Chekhov
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Beverly Cleary)
Dear Mr. Henshaw
421
Beverly Cleary
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
422
David Sedaris
Earth Abides (George R. Stewart)
Earth Abides
423
George R. Stewart
Tim (Colleen McCullough)
Tim
424
Colleen McCullough
Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
425
Stanisław Lem
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Eugene B. Sledge)
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
426
Eugene B. Sledge
In the Forest (Edna O'Brien)
In the Forest
427
Edna O'Brien
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
428
Nelson Algren
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (Joanne Greenberg)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
429
Joanne Greenberg
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
430
H.G. Wells
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
431
John Irving
Amerika (Franz Kafka)
Amerika
432
Franz Kafka
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
433
Joseph Conrad
Letter to His Father (Franz Kafka)
Letter to His Father
434
Franz Kafka
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
435
Mary Doria Russell
Flesh and Blood (Michael Cunningham)
Flesh and Blood
436
Michael Cunningham
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
437
Elizabeth George Speare
Finn's Folly (Ivan Southall)
Finn's Folly
438
Ivan Southall
Rust & Stardust (T. Greenwood)
Rust & Stardust
439
T. Greenwood
Tomato Girl (Jayne Pupek)
Tomato Girl
440
Jayne Pupek
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