This article provides a list of some of the best books about depression. Hear the songs that ranked highest in a researchers gloom index. Most depressing book of all time what book do you think is the most depressing book that you have ever read. Of all these songs, this one is most depressing, distressing, and just plain old sad with a capital s. Its one of the most brutal and surreal things ive ever read and it actually happened. If this sounds like you, you might prefer to check out these cozy mysteries by patricia wentworth. Embrace the blues with our list of 15 novels to drain you of all hope and optimism, from. The title already exudes depressing atmosphere, but the first line of the main story is the kicker. Books offer advice, comfort, solace, and information that can be crucial to recovery. Looking for quality literary fiction that isnt depressing. The only way its not already at the top is because.
Some authors really appeal to the gore lover, the thrillseeker, and the horror junky, such as cormac mccarthy, bret easton ellis, and stephen king. Nor are you the ghost of a murdered child or a woman with sixteen personalities or. The books on this list are so well written and deep, they are going to have the greatest impact on yo. Scavenging for food, they are desperate to avoid the cannibals roaming the waste land in. There are scores of songs dedicated to this genre but asleep has to be the most depressing songs they ever wrote. Looking for a book with the bleakest, most depressing, hit you in the. Top 15 most depressing books one title on the telegraphs list of the 15 most depressing books. What do we really mean when we say a book or other piece of art is depressing. The 10 most depressing radiohead songs according to data. Reading emotional books will make you feel extreme emotions that will open your heart and soul. Top 10 most depressing cities in the united states.
The smiths have captured the loneliness of a mans anguish so beautifully, it hurts. Hi guys, can anyone recommend me some great depressing literature. But books that make us sad are not necessarily the most depressing books. From the fault in our stars to a little life, these are the saddest books of all time.
She lost everything and everyone, and her raw descriptions of her pain and perseverance will stay with me forever. This is the most nostalgic and depressing song ever. And when we do say it, why is it often meant as a negative thing. I have read depresing books before, but they just made me cry. There is something about them that paradoxically appeals to me. We find the free courses and audio books you need, the language lessons. The 100 most depressing books of all time show list info. Pecanic february 12, 2019 these are the 5 most depressing books ive ever read. For some readers, the edgiest thing theyll cozy up to is a murder mystery solved by a cat. Most of the time, we read books as a way to escape our real lives for a few hours, and. Earlier this year abebooks asked you to identify your most depressing reads and you came up with some desperately bleak books. Crime and punishment is widely considered a contender for best book ever so it surprised me to. Sonali deraniyagala was the lone survivor from her family in the wake of the 2004 tsunami that struck sri lanka. Which is the most depressing book that you have read.
For others, however, a kitty conundrum just wont dosome of us crave unnerving, nightmarish. Sylvia plaths own suicide shortly after the publication of her semiautobiographical novel, the bell jar, adds a depressing note of realism to the appearance of this particular book on the list. I cant recommend that you read any of them, except for one. The idiot by fyodor dostoevsky is the most depressing book ive ever read. Without further ado, i give you a list of ten of the most depressing horror books of all time. I have only read half and it has a very depressing storyline. No longer human by osamu dazai has to be the most depressing book i have ever picked up. Not all stories have happy endings, and im more than okay with that. This book is easily one of the most depressing works ive ever read. I had added it along with 7 other depressing books but then. The children s author judith kerr, now 90, ended the marvellous mog series of children s books with goodbye mog in 2002, when she killed off her muchloved, greyandblackstriped tabby cat after 17 books. What book do you think is the most depressing book that you have ever read.
Here are the top ten novels that may require copious amounts of your favorite adult beverage to recover from. If you cant decide however most books are very different, then its perfectly okay to add several. Imposing a narrative on your life is not always the most practical, or even the most helpful, way to. Personally i found the dark and grim tone of the books to be so depressing i couldnt continue anything shes written. The bell jar s first sentenceit was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the rosenbergs, and i didnt know what i was doing in new york. One of the most enjoyable books ive read this year is kayla rae whitakers the animators, which is about friendship and art and depression but without being depressing. Depressing literature can be ironically lifeaffirming. The most depressing books ever worlds strongest librarian. The notebook, the proof, the third lie by agota kristof. Here in london its officially a wet wednesday, possibly the most depressing type of day admittedly less depressing, then say, a nuclear monday. I cried over that last maximum ride book never moreat the end where max said she died. Thompson decided to quantify that sadness, concluding in a datadriven determination of their most depressing song. George orwell is an author i know not because of this book, but because of animal farm, which was terribly depressing and politically correct as well. Esther greenwood of the bell jar appears among will davis top ten literary teenagers.
One of the best ways to overcome depression and work on your emotional health is to read good books about depression. Not too long ago we talked about the saddest books out there. Grab your favorite black pencil or crayon and take a break from the daily grind with the worlds most depressing coloring book. Jude the obscure by thomas hardy top 15 most depressing books.
Reading those books for the first time really sparked some emotion throught the book. L ast week we asked you to share the books that have most shocked or disturbed you and boy, you guys responded with a passion. Goodreads most depressing books of all time show list info. What is going on everyone welcome back to the world according to briggs my name is briggs, i travel, i make videos and i have never played with. What is the most depressing fantasy bookseries ever in. Abebooks asked its customers to identify their most depressing reads. I cry at many things, and most books do make me cry, but this one didnt. There are pleasure to be had in melancholy, and when you pick up a book like the notebook, it is billed as sad but you know that its also going to have a very sweet ending that ultimately makes you feel pretty good, unless youre like me and it. From a graphic novel to a memoir to a fictional story of intrigue to a picture book adults can enjoy, here are. Jenny chang buzzfeed we recently asked subscribers of the buzzfeed books newsletter to tell. But sometimes a book has been so depressing that it left me in a dark funk, and no one. Regardless of ones interests, one can find a book he or she finds engaging. The most controversial books of all time readers digest. Bret easton ellis has haunted some of our readers for days, and on the books desk were still getting over certain depictions of dangerous obsessions and.
The road by cormac mccarthy a cataclysm has destroyed the earth and a father and son must survive on their wits the mother has already committed suicide. Along with the fear, horror can often be sad, pushing limits and boundaries with no intention of returning or giving us a happy ending. What is the most depressing fantasy bookseries ever in your opinion. Most depressing book of all time 1185 books goodreads. Her book oryx and crake is even more sf and just as depressing and fucked up. Bleak books the top 10 most depressing books abebooks. It is these stories that i will be talking about in this article. Even the future generation hears this song could easily relate how sentimental and mesmerizing the life of 70s. I am looking for the most horrifying, depressing science. Top 10 most depressing books campaign for the american. There was nuclear fallout, the holocaust, government oppression, poverty, mental illness and the savage nature of humanity itself, and that was just the tip of the iceberg. Jude the obscure by thomas hardy top 15 most depressing books boris johnson. Theres nothing we love more than a solid movie about love.
It is the story of the unhealthy obsession of the middleaged literary professor herbert humbert with the 12. Was the 1950s really such a depressing period for authors. Goodreads members voted which books made them feel the most depressed after they finished reading them. From a fairly standard horror premise a house is revealed to be slightly larger on the inside than is strictly possible danielewski spins out a dizzying tale involving multiple unreliable narrators, typographic mysteries, and looping footnotes that. So, here is a list of 21 most depressing songs of all time.
Whatever problems you may have, at least you arent stuck in a concentration camp or a dystopian future. Saddest books to read fiction, nonfiction sad stories. Truly disturbing and dark books arent for everyone. Looking for a book with the bleakest, most depressing, hit you in the feels, maybe. The 100 most depressing books of all time list challenges. Novels best science fiction books decorulez97 top 10 book series for teens most influential books of all time vinyl top ten saddest books top 10 scariest books of all time beatlesboy9 top ten reasons why books are better than movies winner333 top ten best book series top. To abate the waves of sadness, or palpitations of dread, weve compiled a list of books that can help lift you up in these lessthandesirable times. You might also like ruth ozeki, her a tale for the time being is remarkable. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Tell the wolves im home is, to date, one of the most poignant and saddest books i have ever read. Danielewski put simply, house of leaves is one of the most frightening books ever written. Its fine to add several books if you like though if you can pinpoint the most depressing book for you, then do add just one. In a hilarious parody of the adult coloring book trend, the coloring book for goths will have you laughing from the darkest depths of your soulif youre capable of such a thing.
And i would second eleanor cattons the luminaries, it started out a little slow for me but once it. Its depressing not sad, this book is sad though cough the princes tale cough a tragic and heartbreaking, but amazing end to a 7 book series. From these writers and more, here are the ten most disturbing books ever written. The greatest art on earth is to seem uncomplicatedly gay. Lolita, published in 1955, is one of the most famous controversial books of all time. Vijay, you asked what was the most depressing book ever written. Ive read a ton of grimdark, and id at most call them gritty. The ten most depressing books in all literature confessions of a. Definitely the most horrifying and depressing sf book ive ever read, even if atwood haughtily denies writing sf. Find out about new treatment approaches and read stories from people living with depression in the best books about this condition. The 10 most depressing radiohead songs according to data science. Its a comingofage story set in the late 80s, focusing on june, who has just lost her uncle to.