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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 341 times as depression)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,334,954 ratings — published 1963
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 200 times as depression)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,040,016 ratings — published 2007
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as depression)
avg rating 4.19 — 16,366 ratings — published 2000
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 160 times as depression)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,720,020 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 — 116,674 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 — 265,241 ratings — published 2006
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 647,261 ratings — published 1999
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 32,628 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 — 2,086,772 ratings — published 1999
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as depression)
avg rating 3.58 — 633,295 ratings — published 2018
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as depression)
avg rating 4.11 — 646,501 ratings — published 2015
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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 116 times as depression)
avg rating 4.26 — 43,002 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 — 219,195 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 — 4,034,837 ratings — published 1951
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as depression)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,027,284 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 — 1,509,589 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 — 180,077 ratings — published 2015
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as depression)
avg rating 3.92 — 295,878 ratings — published 1948
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as depression)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,750 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 — 9,231 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 — 38,159 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 — 63,717 ratings — published 2015
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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 66 times as depression)
avg rating 4.07 — 88,804 ratings — published 1995
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as depression)
avg rating 3.95 — 294,957 ratings — published 1993
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as depression)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,025,629 ratings — published 2018
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as depression)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,503,322 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 — 34,965 ratings — published 1980
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as depression)
avg rating 3.98 — 781,083 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 — 7,047 ratings — published 2015
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 127,999 ratings — published 2009
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as depression)
avg rating 3.93 — 292,127 ratings — published 2016
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as depression)
avg rating 4.06 — 393,502 ratings — published 1892
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as depression)
avg rating 3.78 — 445,268 ratings — published 1993
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Saving Francesca Saving Francesca (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as depression)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,524 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 — 49,294 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 — 251,147 ratings — published 1998
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I Was Here I Was Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.73 — 69,255 ratings — published 2015
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Cut Cut (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as depression)
avg rating 3.76 — 60,895 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 — 24,293 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 — 416,408 ratings — published 2010
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Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,085 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 3.19 — 117,177 ratings — published 2018
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as depression)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,035,575 ratings — published 1939
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as depression)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,794,673 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 — 2,192,950 ratings — published 2006
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 594,398 ratings — published 2023
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as depression)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,584,451 ratings — published 1915
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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 — 1,322 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 — 2,529 ratings — published 2008
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as depression)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,912,383 ratings — published 2012
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Katie McGarry
“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”
― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits

Ned Vizzini
“I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I'm afraid I'll stutter.”
― Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story

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