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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 2

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 Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
41
Albert Camus
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
42
Arthur Miller
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
43
Erich Maria Remarque
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
44
Edith Wharton
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
45
Victor Hugo
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
46
Fred Gipson
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
47
Margery Williams
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
48
Laurie Halse Anderson
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
49
Richard Yates
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Crime and Punishment
50
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
51
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
52
Suzanne Collins
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
53
Upton Sinclair
New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
New Moon
54
Stephenie Meyer
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
55
William Shakespeare
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
56
Rohinton Mistry
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
57
Anthony Burgess
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
58
Truman Capote
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
59
Jeffrey Eugenides
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
60
Vladimir Nabokov
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
61
John Steinbeck
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
62
Mary Shelley
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
63
Toni Morrison
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
64
Margaret Mitchell
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
65
Stephen Chbosky
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
66
Nevil Shute
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
67
Anonymous
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
68
Lionel Shriver
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
69
J.K. Rowling
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
70
Hanya Yanagihara
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
71
Toni Morrison
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
72
Ray Bradbury
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
73
Franz Kafka
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
74
John Knowles
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
75
Leo Tolstoy
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
76
Chinua Achebe
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
77
Charlotte Brontë
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
78
Jodi Picoult
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
79
Charles Dickens
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
80
Wally Lamb
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