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