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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 334 times as depression)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,318,737 ratings — published 1963
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 200 times as depression)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,038,108 ratings — published 2007
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as depression)
avg rating 4.19 — 16,238 ratings — published 2000
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as depression)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,684,352 ratings — published 2020
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Reasons to Stay Alive Reasons to Stay Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 115,992 ratings — published 2015
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It's Kind of a Funny Story It's Kind of a Funny Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as depression)
avg rating 4.07 — 264,840 ratings — published 2006
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 645,199 ratings — published 1999
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 32,448 ratings — published 1990
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as depression)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,075,718 ratings — published 1999
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as depression)
avg rating 4.11 — 644,389 ratings — published 2015
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as depression)
avg rating 3.59 — 623,964 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 115 times as depression)
avg rating 4.26 — 42,815 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 — 218,664 ratings — published 2013
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as depression)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,016,834 ratings — published 1951
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as depression)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,013,757 ratings — published 2015
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as depression)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,496,792 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 79 times as depression)
avg rating 3.89 — 179,410 ratings — published 2015
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as depression)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,645 ratings — published 1994
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as depression)
avg rating 3.92 — 289,746 ratings — published 1948
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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 73 times as depression)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,200 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 — 38,047 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 63,612 ratings — published 2015
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as depression)
avg rating 3.95 — 293,080 ratings — published 1993
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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 64 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 88,176 ratings — published 1995
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as depression)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,003,768 ratings — published 2018
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,455,080 ratings — published 2024
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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 — 34,813 ratings — published 1980
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as depression)
avg rating 3.98 — 773,991 ratings — published 1987
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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 57 times as depression)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,979 ratings — published 2015
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 127,695 ratings — published 2009
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as depression)
avg rating 3.78 — 441,948 ratings — published 1993
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 388,304 ratings — published 1892
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as depression)
avg rating 3.93 — 289,023 ratings — published 2016
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Saving Francesca Saving Francesca (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,500 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 — 49,194 ratings — published 2013
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as depression)
avg rating 3.74 — 249,827 ratings — published 1998
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I Was Here I Was Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.73 — 69,152 ratings — published 2015
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Cut Cut (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.76 — 60,797 ratings — published 2000
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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 — 24,276 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 — 415,871 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 — 7,069 ratings — published 1999
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as depression)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,029,250 ratings — published 1939
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 587,563 ratings — published 2023
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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 39 times as depression)
avg rating 3.19 — 114,962 ratings — published 2018
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,788,181 ratings — published 2005
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,183,102 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 — 1,319 ratings — published 1997
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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 — 2,527 ratings — published 2008
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as depression)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,564,781 ratings — published 1915
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Impulse (Impulse, #1) Impulse (Impulse, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as depression)
avg rating 4.25 — 83,458 ratings — published 2007
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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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