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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 331 times as depression)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,299,995 ratings — published 1963
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 202 times as depression)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,035,922 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 — 16,175 ratings — published 2000
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 159 times as depression)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,641,353 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 — 115,254 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 — 264,337 ratings — published 2006
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as depression)
avg rating 4.05 — 642,803 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 — 32,301 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 — 2,062,116 ratings — published 1999
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as depression)
avg rating 4.11 — 642,040 ratings — published 2015
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as depression)
avg rating 3.59 — 612,238 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 114 times as depression)
avg rating 4.26 — 42,610 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 — 218,174 ratings — published 2013
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as depression)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,994,323 ratings — published 1951
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as depression)
avg rating 4.27 — 997,845 ratings — published 2015
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as depression)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,484,421 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 — 178,753 ratings — published 2015
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as depression)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,540 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 73 times as depression)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,186 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 — 37,907 ratings — published 2018
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as depression)
avg rating 3.93 — 283,110 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 — 63,497 ratings — published 2015
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as depression)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,979,061 ratings — published 2018
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as depression)
avg rating 3.95 — 290,846 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 — 87,766 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 — 34,675 ratings — published 1980
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,383,912 ratings — published 2024
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as depression)
avg rating 3.98 — 765,278 ratings — published 1987
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 127,463 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 6,921 ratings — published 2015
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as depression)
avg rating 3.78 — 436,979 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 — 383,329 ratings — published 1892
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Saving Francesca Saving Francesca (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,470 ratings — published 2003
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.93 — 285,589 ratings — published 2016
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.87 — 49,114 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 — 248,356 ratings — published 1998
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I Was Here I Was Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.73 — 69,067 ratings — published 2015
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Cut Cut (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.76 — 60,718 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 — 24,247 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 — 415,241 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 — 7,046 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 — 1,022,213 ratings — published 1939
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 580,287 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 3.20 — 112,524 ratings — published 2018
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,781,392 ratings — published 2005
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as depression)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,173,373 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 — 1,315 ratings — published 1997
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Impulse (Impulse, #1) Impulse (Impulse, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as depression)
avg rating 4.25 — 83,292 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 — 2,526 ratings — published 2008
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,860,087 ratings — published 2012
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Margaret Atwood
“I don't want to see anyone. I lie in the bedroom with the curtains drawn and nothingness washing over me like a sluggish wave. Whatever is happening to me is my own fault. I have done something wrong, something so huge I can't even see it, something that's drowning me. I am inadequate and stupid, without worth. I might as well be dead.”
Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye

John  Green
“Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.”
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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