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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 5

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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Bartleby, the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby, the Scrivener
161
Herman Melville
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Books I-II (Vol. 1) (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Books I-II (Vol. 1)
162
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
163
Alice Sebold
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
164
Anita Diamant
Dear John (Nicholas Sparks)
Dear John
165
Nicholas Sparks
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
166
Arthur Koestler
Flowers in the Attic (Virginia Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
167
Virginia Andrews
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
168
Orson Scott Card
Veronika Decides to Die (Paulo Coelho)
Veronika Decides to Die
169
Paulo Coelho
The Last Song (Nicholas Sparks)
The Last Song
170
Nicholas Sparks
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
171
Jack London
Père Goriot (Honoré De Balzac)
Père Goriot
172
Honoré De Balzac
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
173
Margaret Atwood
Shadow Kiss (Richelle Mead)
Shadow Kiss
174
Richelle Mead
The Complete Maus (Art Spiegelman)
The Complete Maus
175
Art Spiegelman
That Was Then, This Is Now (S.E. Hinton)
That Was Then, This Is Now
176
S.E. Hinton
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
177
Euripides
Private Peaceful (Michael Morpurgo)
Private Peaceful
178
Michael Morpurgo
The Children of Húrin (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Children of Húrin
179
J.R.R. Tolkien
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
180
Stephen King
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
181
Tim O'Brien
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
182
Jon Krakauer
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
183
Hubert Selby Jr.
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
184
Gabriel García Márquez
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
185
Veronica Roth
Disgrace (J.M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
186
J.M. Coetzee
The Overcoat (Nikolai Gogol)
The Overcoat
187
Nikolai Gogol
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
188
Haruki Murakami
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
189
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
190
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
191
Thomas Hardy
Suite Française (Irène Némorovsky)
Suite Française
192
Irène Némorovsky
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
193
Stephen King
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
194
Lisa See
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
Cancer Ward
195
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
196
Aravind Adiga
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
197
Arundhati Roy
Change of Heart (Jodi Picoult)
Change of Heart
198
Jodi Picoult
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
199
William Faulkner
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
200
Safran Foer
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