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melancholy & sad characters
Stephanie wrote: "what? i don't get it"melancholy- Sad, gloomy, or depressed.
Stephanie wrote: "oh..ok..hm.."I changed my wording. =)
ok..I'll get back to you when i find something, because i have nothing right now
Stephanie wrote: "ok..I'll get back to you when i find something, because i have nothing right now"OK :)
I hope you like gothic books!Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (for a portion of it at least)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Carolyn wrote: "Works by Poe? And definitely The Bell Jar, that's a classic! Or how about The Yellow Wallpaper?"I believe I've read all Poe stories. I have also read The Yellow Wallpaper. However I haven't read The Bell Jar, thanks.
Melanti and Caroline, thank you very much. And, yes I like gothic.
Maybe try: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa DiffenbaughDeadline by Chris Crutcher
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park
Since you do like gothic, I haven't read it yet, but I've heard so many times that The Thirteenth Tale is very good and has a cool gothic feel to it. It's not a classic, but you might want to add it to your list anyway.
Joseph wrote: "Maybe try: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa DiffenbaughDeadline by Chris Crutcher
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park"
Thanks, Joseph!
The first and especially the last book looks like something I might enjoy. But as for Deadline, I'm not fan of The Fault in Our Stars kinda stories. :(
Caroline wrote: "Since you do like gothic, I haven't read it yet, but I've heard so many times that The Thirteenth Tale is very good and has a cool gothic feel to it. It's not a classic, but you might want to add i..."What a lovely cover! My GR friends had rated it quite high, added.
One that comes to mind is "Smilla's Sense of Snow". What types of book do you prefer? Romantic? Mystery?
Classic?
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Desperate Remedies
Jude the Obscure
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Forgetfulness
Burmese Days
The Return of the Native
Desperate Characters
Mortals
Hungry Hill
Hangover Square
Villette
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
A Bend in the River
Skylark
The Awakening
A walk to remember so sad and yet so cute
Laurie wrote: "One that comes to mind is "Smilla's Sense of Snow". What types of book do you prefer? Romantic? Mystery?
Classic?"
I don't care much about genres but I prefer classic to contemporary.
Lobstergirl wrote: "The Good SoldierDesperate Remedies
Jude the Obscure
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Forgetfulness
Burmese Days
The Return of the Native
Desperate Characters
Mortals
Hungry Hill
Hangover Square
Villette
..."
Thank you very much! I haven't read any book by Thomas Hardy which one of his books you would suggest to read first?
Zaeema wrote: "A walk to remember so sad and yet so cute"Thank you, I would give a Nicholas Sparks a go. I've heard divided opinion about his writing skills.
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I don't think it matters very much. Maybe "Tess" (1891) or "Desperate Remedies" (1871). These will give you a good example of his early writing or late writing.
Lobstergirl wrote: "Anna wrote: "I haven't read any book by Thomas Hardy which one of his books you would suggest to read first? "I don't think it matters very much. Maybe "Tess" (1891) or "Desperate Remedies" (187..."
Thanks, I will try Tess of the d'Urbervilles then.
I'll second Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The Thirteenth Tale!
Lee Anne wrote: "I'll second Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The Thirteenth Tale!"=)
They're not classic novels, but I think you might enjoy Atonement and The Road, I found them very gloomy.
Ficie wrote: "They're not classic novels, but I think you might enjoy Atonement and The Road, I found them very gloomy."Thanks, Atonement looks great. :)
I've read The Road, I didn't like it.
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III.Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembersby Loung Ung.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah.
A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan.
Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë.
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.
The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood.
Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson.
Rules for Old Men Waiting by Peter R. Pouncey.
Little Bee by Chris Cleave.
Peony in Love by Lisa See.
Corrag by Susan Fletcher.
Kind of surprised Joseph (who isn't here anymore, I take it) recommended Deadline among the melancholy - the main character may have a year to live, but he's INORDINATELY chipper about it. Another awesome one, esp if you're a fan of Jane Eyre, is Wide Sargasso Sea.
Other fabulous juvenile-level novels: The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Long Secret, Behind the Attic Wall.
Super late to the party, but I dont think anyone mentioned Bleak House by Charles Dickens. It' s full of melancholy and gloom. The title says it all.
April wrote: "Super late to the party, but I dont think anyone mentioned Bleak House by Charles Dickens. It' s full of melancholy and gloom. The title says it all."But b/c of the authors' humour the Bleak House isn't that depressing in the end.
Since you already have a lot of suggestions, I'll just give you my favorite of books that fit this. 
Captain Lacey series... he is literally a melancholy/depressed lead. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
If you want to branch out into sci-fi... the Murderbot series. The lead character is a depressed, anxious & bored ‘construct’ (a robot with human parts). It’s really good! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
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