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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 15

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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Tears of Rage (John Walsh)
Tears of Rage
561
John Walsh
The Beast in the Jungle (Henry James)
The Beast in the Jungle
562
Henry James
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
563
Philip K. Dick
The Rum Diary (Hunter S. Thompson)
The Rum Diary
564
Hunter S. Thompson
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
565
J.D. Salinger
A Life (Guy De Maupassant)
A Life
566
Guy De Maupassant
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
567
John Fante
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Eleanor Coerr)
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
568
Eleanor Coerr
The Inheritors (William Golding)
The Inheritors
569
William Golding
His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina (Danielle Steel)
His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina
570
Danielle Steel
Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
Titus Andronicus
571
William Shakespeare
The Zahir (Paulo Coelho)
The Zahir
572
Paulo Coelho
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
573
Richard Llewellyn
This Perfect Day (Ira Levin)
This Perfect Day
574
Ira Levin
The Neon Bible (John Kennedy Toole)
The Neon Bible
575
John Kennedy Toole
Gone, Baby, Gone (Dennis Lehane)
Gone, Baby, Gone
576
Dennis Lehane
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
577
J.R.R. Tolkien
Legends of the Fall (Jim Harrison)
Legends of the Fall
578
Jim Harrison
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
579
Margaret Atwood
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
580
Marilynne Robinson
Dombey and Son (Charles Dickens)
Dombey and Son
581
Charles Dickens
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
582
T.C. Boyle
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
583
Arthur C. Clarke
When Broken Glass Floats (Chanrithy Him)
When Broken Glass Floats
584
Chanrithy Him
Batman: The Killing Joke (Alan Moore)
Batman: The Killing Joke
585
Alan Moore
Fifty Shades Darker (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Darker
586
E.L. James
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956:  Books V-VII (Vol. 3) (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Books V-VII (Vol. 3)
587
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
588
Elizabeth Wein
The Highway (C.J. Box)
The Highway
589
C.J. Box
Sisterhood Everlasting (Ann Brashares)
Sisterhood Everlasting
590
Ann Brashares
Willow (Julia Hoban)
Willow
591
Julia Hoban
Messenger (Lois Lowry)
Messenger
592
Lois Lowry
Fifty Shades Freed (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Freed
593
E.L. James
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
594
L.P. Hartley
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
595
E.L. James
Six Degrees (Mark Lynas)
Six Degrees
596
Mark Lynas
Comanche Magic (Catherine Anderson)
Comanche Magic
597
Catherine Anderson
We the Living (Ayn Rand)
We the Living
598
Ayn Rand
Marianela (Benito Pérez Galdós)
Marianela
599
Benito Pérez Galdós
Victory (Joseph Conrad)
Victory
600
Joseph Conrad
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