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The 100 Most Depressing Books of All Time

Depressing literature can be ironically life-affirming. Whatever problems you may have, at least you aren't stuck in a concentration camp or a dystopian future. Nor are you the ghost of a murdered child or a woman with sixteen personalities or . . . well, the list goes on.
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The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
1
Anne Frank
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
3
Cormac McCarthy
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
4
Katherine Paterson
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
5
Elie Wiesel
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
6
Wilson Rawls
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
7
John Steinbeck
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
8
Alice Sebold
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
9
Jodi Picoult
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
10
William Golding
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
11
Frank McCourt
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
12
Dave Pelzer
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
13
Shel Silverstein
The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Little Match Girl
14
Hans Christian Andersen
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
15
Daniel Keyes
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
16
Sylvia Plath
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
17
Khaled Hosseini
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
18
John Steinbeck
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
19
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
20
John Boyne
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
21
Jay Asher
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Bronte
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
23
J.D. Salinger
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
24
Audrey Niffenegger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
25
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
26
Aldous Huxley
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
27
Khaled Hosseini
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
28
William Styron
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
29
E.B. White
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
30
Edith Wharton
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
31
Thomas Hardy
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
32
Thomas Hardy
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
33
Lois Lowry
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
34
George Orwell
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
35
Suzanne Collins
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
36
Fred Gipson
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
37
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
38
Margery Williams
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
39
Markus Zusak
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
40
Richard Yates
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