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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 13

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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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
481
Ishmael Beah
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
482
Jeanne Duprau
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
483
Horace McCoy
Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis (Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata)
Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis
484
Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
At First Sight (Nicholas Sparks)
At First Sight
485
Nicholas Sparks
A Walk to Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
A Walk to Remember
486
Nicholas Sparks
Kolyma Tales (Varlam Shalamov)
Kolyma Tales
487
Varlam Shalamov
To Live (Yu Hua)
To Live
488
Yu Hua
The Only Girl in the World (Maude Julien)
The Only Girl in the World
489
Maude Julien
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
490
Katherine Paterson
The Collected Stories of Guy De Maupassant (Guy De Maupassant)
The Collected Stories of Guy De Maupassant
491
Guy De Maupassant
Bambi (Felix Salten)
Bambi
492
Felix Salten
Swim to Me (Betsy Carter)
Swim to Me
493
Betsy Carter
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
494
Frederick Douglass
The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas Fils)
The Lady of the Camellias
495
Alexandre Dumas Fils
Lover Eternal (J.R. Ward)
Lover Eternal
496
J.R. Ward
South of the Border, West of the Sun (Haruki Murakami)
South of the Border, West of the Sun
497
Haruki Murakami
Level 7 (Mordecai Roshwald)
Level 7
498
Mordecai Roshwald
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
499
Ayi Kwei Armah
Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)
Chinese Cinderella
500
Adeline Yen Mah
Slaughterhouse (Gail A. Eisnitz)
Slaughterhouse
501
Gail A. Eisnitz
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
502
Françoise Sagan
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead (Julie Anne Peters)
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
503
Julie Anne Peters
Death's Master (Tanith Lee)
Death's Master
504
Tanith Lee
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
505
Samuel R. Delany
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet (Colleen McCullough)
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
506
Colleen McCullough
Countdown City (Ben H. Winters)
Countdown City
507
Ben H. Winters
The Druggist of Auschwitz (Dieter Schlesak)
The Druggist of Auschwitz
508
Dieter Schlesak
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
509
James Baldwin
The Talisman (Stephen King)
The Talisman
510
Stephen King
The Thrall's Tale (Judith Lindbergh)
The Thrall's Tale
511
Judith Lindbergh
Dying of the Light (George R.R. Martin)
Dying of the Light
512
George R.R. Martin
Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
Watchmen
513
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Enter, Night (Michael Rowe)
Enter, Night
514
Michael Rowe
Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
Unwind
515
Neal Shusterman
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
516
Joan Didion
Bringing Adam Home (Les Standiford)
Bringing Adam Home
517
Les Standiford
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
518
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Specials (Scott Westerfeld)
Specials
519
Scott Westerfeld
Damage (Josephine Hart)
Damage
520
Josephine Hart
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