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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 12

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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Stone Fox (John Reynolds Gardiner)
Stone Fox
441
John Reynolds Gardiner
S.N.U.F.F. (Victor Pelevin)
S.N.U.F.F.
442
Victor Pelevin
Blindsight (Peter Watts)
Blindsight
443
Peter Watts
The Heart's Invisible Furies (John Boyne)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
444
John Boyne
The Shrinking Man (Richard Matheson)
The Shrinking Man
445
Richard Matheson
Don't Die, My Love (Lurlene Mcdaniel)
Don't Die, My Love
446
Lurlene Mcdaniel
Lost Boys (Orson Scott Card)
Lost Boys
447
Orson Scott Card
I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
I Am the Messenger
448
Markus Zusak
Holding the Man (Timothy Conigrave)
Holding the Man
449
Timothy Conigrave
Dream Boy (Jim Grimsley)
Dream Boy
450
Jim Grimsley
The Monstrumologist (Rick Yancey)
The Monstrumologist
451
Rick Yancey
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
At Swim, Two Boys
452
Jamie O'Neill
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
453
Sadegh Hedayat
Seeing (José Saramago)
Seeing
454
José Saramago
The Brothers (Milton Hatoum)
The Brothers
455
Milton Hatoum
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
456
Juan Rulfo
Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F. (Christiane Vera Felscherinow)
Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.
457
Christiane Vera Felscherinow
Rage of Angels (Sidney Sheldon)
Rage of Angels
458
Sidney Sheldon
Anybody Out There? (Marian Keyes)
Anybody Out There?
459
Marian Keyes
Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker (Carolyn Meyer)
Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker
460
Carolyn Meyer
The Darkness That Comes Before (R. Scott Bakker)
The Darkness That Comes Before
461
R. Scott Bakker
Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank)
Alas, Babylon
462
Pat Frank
Seeds of Yesterday (V.C. Andrews)
Seeds of Yesterday
463
V.C. Andrews
Half the Sky (Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn)
Half the Sky
464
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn
The Rising (Brian Keene)
The Rising
465
Brian Keene
The Year Without Michael (Susan Beth Pfeffer)
The Year Without Michael
466
Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Yellow Wall-Paper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wall-Paper
467
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Will There Really Be a Morning? (Frances Farmer)
Will There Really Be a Morning?
468
Frances Farmer
I Heart You, You Haunt Me (Lisa Schroeder)
I Heart You, You Haunt Me
469
Lisa Schroeder
Twice Born (Margaret Mazzantini)
Twice Born
470
Margaret Mazzantini
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
471
Steven D. Levitt
Songs in Ordinary Time (Mary McGarry Morris)
Songs in Ordinary Time
472
Mary McGarry Morris
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
473
Lucy Grealy
The Day of the Locust & Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust & Miss Lonelyhearts
474
Nathanael West
Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern)
Love, Rosie
475
Cecelia Ahern
Mysterious Skin (Scott Heim)
Mysterious Skin
476
Scott Heim
The Best Little Girl in the World (Steven Levenkron)
The Best Little Girl in the World
477
Steven Levenkron
De Profundis (Oscar Wilde)
De Profundis
478
Oscar Wilde
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain (John Boyne)
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
479
John Boyne
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
480
Michelle Alexander
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