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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNight by Elie WieselBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,218 books — 3,605 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA involving mental health issues (2000-present)
435 books — 1,030 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Books About/Mentioning Depression, Self-Harm And Suicide
304 books — 895 voters
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo CoelhoCut by Patricia McCormick
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
258 books — 851 voters

Finding Zach by Rowan SpeedwellBetween Sinners and Saints by Marie SextonZero at the Bone by Jane SevilleTouch Me Gently by J.R. LovelessThe Island by Lisa Henry
Best Gay Romance with Abused/Traumatized Characters
760 books — 844 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
485 books — 840 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenIf I Wake by Nikki Moyes
Depression and Mental Illness
480 books — 526 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathDarkness Visible by William StyronThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Noonday Demon by Andrew SolomonThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books Worth Reading on Depression (fiction and nonfiction)
391 books — 513 voters

Puddle Jumping by Amber L. JohnsonThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanReclaiming the Sand by A. Meredith WaltersThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonReal by Katy Evans
Characters with mental illnesses or learning disabilites
458 books — 425 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyVincent by Joseph FasanoThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherJanuary First by Michael Schofield
Great Reads About Mental Health
308 books — 397 voters

Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasArcher's Voice by Mia SheridanThe Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyAnnie's Song by Catherine AndersonNever Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
romance where hero/heroine have a disability
500 books — 393 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanDarkness Visible by William Styron
Memoirs of Madness
299 books — 364 voters

Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
437 books — 353 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
233 books — 343 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Mentally Ill Characters
261 books — 297 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRules of Civility by Amor TowlesMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
123 books — 215 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Manic depression and bi-polar illness in literature
146 books — 206 voters
Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Mental Illness and Disorders
169 books — 172 voters

Without MAlice by Amesbury Clarke1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Day the Music Died by Blair Evans
BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL READS
113 books — 171 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderDark Money by Jane MayerManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanUnderstanding Power by Noam Chomsky
Corruption, Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Kleptocracy, Corporatocracy — The Problem (nonfiction)
657 books — 153 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherCut by Patricia McCormickSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonScars by Cheryl Rainfield
Triggering Books
228 books — 145 voters
Forbidden by Tabitha SuzumaWe Were Liars by E. LockhartThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Books that punch life and happiness in the gut, and make the reader want to go to the nearest bridge over water and jump (but they don't, because that would be horrible)
200 books — 144 voters

Every Moment After by Joseph MoldoverThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenFangirl by Rainbow RowellSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonWithout MAlice by Amesbury Clarke
YA Books That Tackle Tough Issues
271 books — 140 voters
The Bad Guy by Celia AaronBlack Lies by Alessandra TorreEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanMy Torin by K. WebsterGrayson by Lisa Eugene
Heroes with mental illness
261 books — 137 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Depressing Novels
135 books — 132 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyResilience by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Helpful For Life Transitions
99 books — 128 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Program by Suzanne YoungIf I Wake by Nikki MoyesThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathStarvation by Molly Fennig
Best Mental Health Books for Teens
121 books — 124 voters
There's More Than One Way Home by Donna LevinThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTrueman Bradley - Aspie Detective by Alexei Maxim Russell
Books About Teenagers With Learning Difficulties
89 books — 101 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
ATY 2020 - A Book with an Emotion in the Title
621 books — 101 voters
The Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangThe Bride Test by Helen HoangThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Task 13 #ReadHarder 2019
234 books — 60 voters

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