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Goodreads ''Most Depressing Books of All Time" - Now With 6 Times Greater Sadness - Page 9

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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Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
321
Lauren Oliver
The Complete Fairy Tales (Oscar Wilde)
The Complete Fairy Tales
322
Oscar Wilde
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
323
Jacqueline Susann
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
324
Samuel Beckett
Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Prozac Nation
325
Elizabeth Wurtzel
The Casual Vacancy (J.K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
326
J.K. Rowling
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
327
William Faulkner
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
328
Lemony Snicket
A Taste of Blackberries (Doris Buchanan Smith)
A Taste of Blackberries
329
Doris Buchanan Smith
The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens)
The Old Curiosity Shop
330
Charles Dickens
The Iceman Cometh (Eugene O'Neill)
The Iceman Cometh
331
Eugene O'Neill
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
332
Edmond Rostand
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
333
Diana Gabaldon
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
334
Charlotte Brontë
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
335
Donna Tartt
The Oresteian Trilogy (Aeschylus)
The Oresteian Trilogy
336
Aeschylus
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
337
Howard Zinn
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
338
Fernando Pessoa
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
339
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Professor's House (Willa Cather)
The Professor's House
340
Willa Cather
The One Tree (Stephen Donaldson)
The One Tree
341
Stephen Donaldson
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
342
Charles Bukowski
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
343
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Living Dead Girl (Elizabeth Scott)
Living Dead Girl
344
Elizabeth Scott
Delirium (Lauren Oliver)
Delirium
345
Lauren Oliver
Between Shades of Gray (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Gray
346
Ruta Sepetys
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
347
M.L. Stedman
Here on Earth (Alice Hoffman)
Here on Earth
348
Alice Hoffman
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
349
Jean Dominique Bauby
The House of the Dead (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The House of the Dead
350
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
351
Kiran Desai
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
352
Richard Wright
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
353
Barbara Kingsolver
The Gadfly (Ethel Lilian Voynich)
The Gadfly
354
Ethel Lilian Voynich
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
355
Cormac McCarthy
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
356
Shirley Jackson
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
357
Franz Kafka
The Gargoyle (Andrew Davidson)
The Gargoyle
358
Andrew Davidson
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
359
Brian Moore
Demons (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Demons
360
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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