Depression Books

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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 324 times as depression)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,262,085 ratings — published 1963
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 201 times as depression)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,030,439 ratings — published 2007
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as depression)
avg rating 4.19 — 15,959 ratings — published 2000
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 155 times as depression)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,549,327 ratings — published 2020
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 151 times as depression)
avg rating 4.05 — 636,912 ratings — published 1999
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Reasons to Stay Alive Reasons to Stay Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 113,681 ratings — published 2015
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It's Kind of a Funny Story It's Kind of a Funny Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as depression)
avg rating 4.07 — 263,234 ratings — published 2006
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 31,952 ratings — published 1990
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as depression)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,031,231 ratings — published 1999
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as depression)
avg rating 4.11 — 635,772 ratings — published 2015
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as depression)
avg rating 3.59 — 587,976 ratings — published 2018
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Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as depression)
avg rating 4.26 — 42,094 ratings — published 2018
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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as depression)
avg rating 4.17 — 217,114 ratings — published 2013
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as depression)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,946,213 ratings — published 1951
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as depression)
avg rating 4.27 — 964,264 ratings — published 2015
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as depression)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,457,082 ratings — published 2017
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as depression)
avg rating 3.89 — 177,123 ratings — published 2015
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as depression)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,259 ratings — published 1994
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The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as depression)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,149 ratings — published 2007
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1) Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
by (shelved 71 times as depression)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,440 ratings — published 2018
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as depression)
avg rating 3.93 — 268,529 ratings — published 1948
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My Heart and Other Black Holes My Heart and Other Black Holes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 67 times as depression)
avg rating 3.95 — 63,169 ratings — published 2015
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as depression)
avg rating 3.95 — 285,398 ratings — published 1993
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as depression)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,924,294 ratings — published 2018
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 86,905 ratings — published 1995
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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 34,421 ratings — published 1980
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 126,792 ratings — published 2009
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 747,688 ratings — published 1987
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as depression)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,210,494 ratings — published 2024
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The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as depression)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,820 ratings — published 2015
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as depression)
avg rating 3.78 — 425,049 ratings — published 1993
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Saving Francesca Saving Francesca (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,410 ratings — published 2003
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.87 — 48,915 ratings — published 2013
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 4.07 — 371,923 ratings — published 1892
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as depression)
avg rating 3.93 — 277,198 ratings — published 2016
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Cut Cut (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.76 — 60,440 ratings — published 2000
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as depression)
avg rating 3.74 — 245,656 ratings — published 1998
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I Was Here I Was Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as depression)
avg rating 3.73 — 68,801 ratings — published 2015
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By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as depression)
avg rating 3.84 — 24,189 ratings — published 2009
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson Will Grayson, Will Grayson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as depression)
avg rating 3.69 — 413,816 ratings — published 2010
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Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,001 ratings — published 1999
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I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as depression)
avg rating 3.20 — 106,765 ratings — published 2018
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as depression)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,008,113 ratings — published 1939
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 4.13 — 562,526 ratings — published 2023
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,765,385 ratings — published 2005
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New Moon (Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as depression)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,152,244 ratings — published 2006
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Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as depression)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,308 ratings — published 1997
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Impulse (Impulse, #1) Impulse (Impulse, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as depression)
avg rating 4.25 — 82,926 ratings — published 2007
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Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as depression)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,518 ratings — published 2008
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,793,451 ratings — published 2012
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Sylvia Plath
“because wherever I sat—on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok—I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air.”
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

Henry Rollins
“I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does.”
Henry Rollins, The Portable Henry Rollins

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