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Suffering Books
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Walking with God through Pain and Suffering (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.48 — 6,307 ratings — published 2013
The Problem of Pain (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.13 — 72,948 ratings — published 1940
A Grief Observed (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.22 — 95,005 ratings — published 1961
Suffering is Never for Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.67 — 7,517 ratings — published 2019
How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,152 ratings — published 1991
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.54 — 6,561 ratings — published 2019
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.37 — 866,417 ratings — published 1946
Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,024 ratings — published 2018
A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,511 ratings — published 2010
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.31 — 877 ratings — published 2006
Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,582 ratings — published 1988
The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,042 ratings — published 2016
Surprised by Suffering: The Role of Pain and Death in The Christian Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.20 — 684 ratings — published 1989
Where Is God When It Hurts? (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.21 — 13,905 ratings — published 1977
Be Still, My Soul: Embracing God's Purpose and Provision in Suffering (25 Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Problem of Pain)
by (shelved 20 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.45 — 465 ratings — published 2010
God's Grace in Your Suffering (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.49 — 912 ratings — published 2018
Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.61 — 827 ratings — published 2015
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.49 — 61,121 ratings — published 2020
Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.36 — 543 ratings — published
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,544 ratings — published 1995
When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.41 — 529 ratings — published
The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire (Macarthur Study Series)
by (shelved 16 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.23 — 365 ratings — published 2005
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as suffering)
avg rating 3.80 — 53,011 ratings — published 2018
Hope when it hurts: Biblical reflections to help you grasp God's purpose in your suffering (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.50 — 560 ratings — published 2017
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,067,774 ratings — published 1866
Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,727 ratings — published 1965
This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,689 ratings — published 2020
When Pain Is Real and God Seems Silent: Finding Hope in the Psalms (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.45 — 652 ratings — published
Kiss the Wave: Embracing God in Your Trials (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.40 — 347 ratings — published 2018
A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.28 — 912,354 ratings — published 2015
Holding On to Hope: A Pathway through Suffering to the Heart of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.55 — 671 ratings — published 2002
A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God's Mercy and Our Pain (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.51 — 900 ratings — published 1990
Lament for a Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.52 — 2,656 ratings — published 1987
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,355,359 ratings — published 1956
A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.28 — 23,622 ratings — published 1977
Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.78 — 1,201 ratings — published 2022
Spurgeon's Sorrows: Realistic Hope for those who Suffer from Depression (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,043 ratings — published 2014
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.48 — 354,484 ratings — published 1971
Depression: A Stubborn Darkness–Light for the Path (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,245 ratings — published 2000
When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God—And Joy (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,358 ratings — published 2006
Coronavirus and Christ (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,287 ratings — published 2020
Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,239 ratings — published 2012
The Crook in the Lot: Or the Sovereignty and Wisdom of God Displayed in the Afflictions of Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.54 — 491 ratings — published 1990
Disappointment with God (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,144 ratings — published 1988
The Bruised Reed (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.44 — 4,463 ratings — published 1630
On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,015 ratings — published 2023
Suffer Strong: How to Survive Anything by Redefining Everything (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 10 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,685 ratings — published 2020
Companions in Suffering: Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.47 — 160 ratings — published 2020
Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,396 ratings — published 2012
The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd (The Swans Are Not Silent, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as suffering)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,180 ratings — published 2001
“Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.”
― The Mayor of Casterbridge
― The Mayor of Casterbridge
“If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept












