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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 14

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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Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
521
Ira Levin
The Running Man (Stephen King)
The Running Man
522
Stephen King
Forest of the Hanged (Liviu Rebreanu)
Forest of the Hanged
523
Liviu Rebreanu
The Samurai's Garden (Gail Tsukiyama)
The Samurai's Garden
524
Gail Tsukiyama
The Last Policeman (Ben H.Winters)
The Last Policeman
525
Ben H.Winters
Purge (Sofi Oksanen)
Purge
526
Sofi Oksanen
City of Heavenly Fire (Cassandra Clare)
City of Heavenly Fire
527
Cassandra Clare
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
First They Killed My Father
528
Loung Ung
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
529
Kathryn Stockett
Shoot the Moon (Billie Letts)
Shoot the Moon
530
Billie Letts
I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader (Samuel Beckett)
I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader
531
Samuel Beckett
Mostly Harmless (Douglas Adams)
Mostly Harmless
532
Douglas Adams
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
533
Justin Cronin
Inferno (Dante Alighieri)
Inferno
534
Dante Alighieri
Collapse (Jared Diamond)
Collapse
535
Jared Diamond
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary (Marta Hillers)
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
536
Marta Hillers
Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
Eclipse
537
Stephenie Meyer
You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-Bye (Patricia Hermes)
You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-Bye
538
Patricia Hermes
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
539
Penelope Fitzgerald
Skin (Adrienna Maria Vrettos)
Skin
540
Adrienna Maria Vrettos
The Old Man and the Wasteland (Nick Cole)
The Old Man and the Wasteland
541
Nick Cole
Clockwork Prince (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Prince
542
Cassandra Clare
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters; Seymour - An Introduction (J.D. Salinger)
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters; Seymour - An Introduction
543
J.D. Salinger
The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
The Story of an Hour
544
Kate Chopin
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
545
Fumiko Enchi
Some Girls Are (Courtney Summers)
Some Girls Are
546
Courtney Summers
The Illearth War (Stephen Donaldson)
The Illearth War
547
Stephen Donaldson
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Brian Keene)
Darkness on the Edge of Town
548
Brian Keene
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
549
Jean-Paul Sartre
Shiver (Maggie Stiefvater)
Shiver
550
Maggie Stiefvater
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
551
Matthew Lewis
Scars (Cheryl Rainfield)
Scars
552
Cheryl Rainfield
Rumble Fish (S.E. Hinton)
Rumble Fish
553
S.E. Hinton
Mary Anne (Daphne Du Maurier)
Mary Anne
554
Daphne Du Maurier
Fallen (Lauren Kate)
Fallen
555
Lauren Kate
The Virgin Blue (Tracy Chevalier)
The Virgin Blue
556
Tracy Chevalier
The Emigrants (W.G. Sebald)
The Emigrants
557
W.G. Sebald
The Bible: Authorized King James Version With Apocrypha (Various)
The Bible: Authorized King James Version With Apocrypha
558
Various
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
559
Neil Gaiman
For a Few Demons More (Kim Harrison)
For a Few Demons More
560
Kim Harrison
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