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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
War has no winners
1,134 books — 489 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Depression and Mental Illness
561 books — 486 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerShōgun by James ClavellThe Boy From Block 66 by Limor RegevMatterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Veteran Recommendations
888 books — 421 voters
5 Days FREE of Depression Anxiety and Panic Attacks by Rhonda PattonDetour from Normal by Ken DicksonEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeNowhere Near Normal by Traci FoustWithout MAlice by Amesbury Clarke
Mental Health and Family
270 books — 317 voters

THE ECHOING GUN by Yasmin ChinoyThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Psychological Thrillers/Mystery
291 books — 305 voters
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasLover Awakened by J.R. WardOnly If You Dare by Margo HoornstraTo Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth HoytFiancé by Friday by Catherine Bybee
Romances Novel Heroes with PTSD
387 books — 304 voters

Archer's Voice by Mia SheridanThe Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataLover Awakened by J.R. WardThe Vixen and the Vet by Katy RegneryTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
Reclusive Romance Heroes
394 books — 298 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Mentally Ill Characters
268 books — 264 voters

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkTrauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis HermanMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankIn an Unspoken Voice by Peter A. Levine
Trauma Wisdom
309 books — 224 voters
Wait for You by J. LynnHopeless by Colleen HooverHeart of Obsidian by Nalini SinghTwice a Target by Susan VaughanComanche Heart by Catherine Anderson
Romance Novel Heroines with PTSD
188 books — 179 voters

Archer's Voice by Mia SheridanDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasRavished by Amanda QuickJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSaving Grace by Julie Garwood
Quiet girl meets tortured hero
110 books — 166 voters
Hopeless by Colleen HooverThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayThe Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica SorensenWait for You by J. LynnFiancé by Friday by Catherine Bybee
Best novels/novellas of PTSD redemption
173 books — 163 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniLooking for Alaska by John GreenA Walk Between Raindrops by Amalie Jahn
Best Mental Illness and Self-Harm Books
116 books — 148 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksRegeneration by Pat BarkerA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
WW I books
450 books — 122 voters

The Bad Guy by Celia AaronBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireReal by Katy EvansEmpathy by Ker DukeyFear Me by B.B. Reid
Male Leads With Mental Illness
188 books — 82 voters
A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerTrauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis HermanThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkWhen Rabbit Howls by Truddi ChaseThe Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass
Trauma And Dissociation
230 books — 78 voters

Lessons Learned by Laurie KossCivilianized by Michael  AnthonyUprooted by Peter J. BoniRian Field by Krista WagnerThe Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
memoir-ptsd
63 books — 68 voters

Highlander Most Wanted by Maya BanksBeard Science by Penny ReidMy False Heart by Liz CarlyleRyan by Jessica GadzialaSomeone to Wed by Mary Balogh
Reclusive Romance Heroines
121 books — 47 voters
The End of Miracles by Monica StarkmanAnxiety by Danny WinterLifeLines by Melissa  BernsteinGirl in Pieces by Kathleen GlasgowMoving the Chains by Em Lyons Bouch
May: Mental Health Awareness Month
67 books — 44 voters

Delivery Man by Rory LavertyAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Centurions by Jean Lartéguy
The Realities of War
97 books — 28 voters
The Governess Affair by Courtney MilanRock Hard by Nalini SinghThe Duchess War by Courtney MilanRock Chick Regret by Kristen AshleySkin Deep by Pamela Clare
Romances with trauma survivor MCs
175 books — 25 voters

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