Depression Books

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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 318 times as depression)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,244,909 ratings — published 1963
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 200 times as depression)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,027,997 ratings — published 2007
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as depression)
avg rating 4.19 — 15,859 ratings — published 2000
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 152 times as depression)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,512,438 ratings — published 2020
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as depression)
avg rating 4.05 — 634,595 ratings — published 1999
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Reasons to Stay Alive Reasons to Stay Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 113,005 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 — 262,742 ratings — published 2006
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 31,769 ratings — published 1990
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as depression)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,018,486 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 — 632,589 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 3.60 — 577,326 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 — 41,805 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 — 216,585 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 — 3,922,828 ratings — published 1951
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as depression)
avg rating 4.27 — 948,809 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 4.23 — 1,443,462 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 77 times as depression)
avg rating 3.89 — 176,267 ratings — published 2015
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as depression)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,095 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 4.01 — 9,124 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 70 times as depression)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,222 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 3.96 — 63,005 ratings — published 2015
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as depression)
avg rating 3.94 — 262,317 ratings — published 1948
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as depression)
avg rating 3.95 — 282,229 ratings — published 1993
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as depression)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,900,529 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 — 86,419 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 — 34,301 ratings — published 1980
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 126,470 ratings — published 2009
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 739,818 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 56 times as depression)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,762 ratings — published 2015
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as depression)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,128,948 ratings — published 2024
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as depression)
avg rating 3.78 — 419,556 ratings — published 1993
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Saving Francesca Saving Francesca (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,390 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 — 48,821 ratings — published 2013
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as depression)
avg rating 3.93 — 273,332 ratings — published 2016
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as depression)
avg rating 4.07 — 366,327 ratings — published 1892
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Cut Cut (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.76 — 60,358 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 — 244,432 ratings — published 1998
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I Was Here I Was Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as depression)
avg rating 3.73 — 68,694 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 — 24,161 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 — 413,234 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 — 6,985 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 3.21 — 103,740 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 — 1,002,130 ratings — published 1939
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 4.13 — 553,353 ratings — published 2023
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,758,321 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 1,304 ratings — published 1997
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as depression)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,142,295 ratings — published 2006
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Impulse (Impulse, #1) Impulse (Impulse, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as depression)
avg rating 4.25 — 82,779 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 — 2,509 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 — 5,765,288 ratings — published 2012
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Sylvia Plath
“I didn’t want my picture taken because I was going to cry. I didn’t know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too closely the tears would fly out of my eyes and the sobs would fly out of my throat and I’d cry for a week. I could feel the tears brimming and sloshing in me like water in a glass that is unsteady and too full.”
Sylvia Plath

Andrew Solomon
“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”
Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

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