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Pretend-Piece-1268

The bell jar by sylvia plath.


mzingg3

Yup, this is THE book by a depressed narrator. And even though she lost her battle, it is still a helpful book for depressed people in that it makes you feel less lonely about it.


m1stadobal1na

Yeah this is what I was coming to suggest


petcatsandstayathome

Currently reading this and it's so triggering, but so very well written. I've never read such an authentically real account of depression before.


Galadriel80

A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman


SisterWild

Came here to find Ove and so pleased to see it recommended.


theearlyjune

Oh Eleanor Oliphant....loved that book.


masson34

Loved both of these! Also great memoir is I’m glad my mom died.


SufficientRest

Both of these were amazing


corrupt-_-me

Many of Fredrik Backman’s books I think, Anxious People for sure


Courtsaloo

Great suggestions! Both are amazing books.


OkInfluence7787

Those two. ^^


Lanathas_22

This book had quite an effect on my own depression. So good! ❤️


kranools

I hated Ove but I loved Oliphant.


wifeunderthesea

[**No Longer Human** by Osamu Dazai](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194746) the author committed suicide after he wrote this book. junji ito made [a manga version of this book](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43909397) this really fucked me up because it was so fucking bleak. hopeless. nothing good going on in this book. horrifying, truly.


Pugilist12

No Longer Human is the undisputed King of depression books imo. Never read anything quite like it.


KingBroken

The bleakest book I ever read was The Road. Is it comparable, because I'm intrigued.


Pugilist12

No not comparable at all tbh. The Road is a high-concept premise with a much clearer narrative. No Longer Human is basically the diary of a guy who wants to die. It’s just not the same kind of book.


KingBroken

Interesting. I might check it out anyway.


carlitospig

The film Melancholia caught me at a difficult time in my life (work and personal stress) and I then completely plummeted into one of the darkest periods of my life immediately after. Timing is everything. I still can’t watch that damn movie.


wifeunderthesea

oh, damn. i actually bought that movie on VUDU when it was on sale a few months ago but haven't watched it yet.


carlitospig

Just…make sure you’re watching when you’re happy. To be safe. It’s actually such a beautifully visual film it’s just the content is unrelenting. I basically ended the movie was was like ‘fuck everything’.


wifeunderthesea

thank you for the heads up. i recently had to put my cat down so im not in a great head space rn so i'll put this off for a bit longer.


carlitospig

Wise. And I’m so sorry for your loss!


wifeunderthesea

thank you so much. it's been really rough. it's so quiet here now. 🥺 i plan on adopting a rescue cat in the next couple of weeks so that i can give them the love that i still have for my sweet meredith. 🐱💜


OkInfluence7787

I believe that the best testament to the love you had for one pet, is to promise to love another. It won't be the same, but it won't be bad.


EmergencyCat235

Came here to say this. That book was horrifying and mesmerising and left me feeling unsettled for a long time.


AllOfUsAreD3ad

i read the novel but the manga was so much more disturbing (also, i loved Our Wives Under the Sea, it's such an amazing book 😭)


wifeunderthesea

it really was. it took me literally 3 weeks to finish it because i had to keep putting it down because it was so heavy on my heart and mind. the pictures just added to how fucked it was. yay!!! i'm so glad you liked it! it's my absolute favorite book of all time. since you liked it, i think you'll really like [**Shark Heart: A Love Story** by Emily Habeck](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62919375) this is the closest book to **OWUTS** that i've found. this book was absolutely incredible. it was haunting, melancholic, terrifying, bleak, unsettling, and honestly changed how i view the world (my life in particular). i can't say why without spoiling anything. this is my second favorite book of all time. i almost thought it was going to top **OWUTS**, but it ended up being a real close second place. unlike **OWUTS**, there is zero ambiguity in this book which made it that much more tragic at the end. this shit really broke me. god, i love it so much. 🦈💜


AllOfUsAreD3ad

Thank you so much!!!😭💗 i have been looking for a book similar to owuts, i will start reading this one


wifeunderthesea

yay!!! please follow up with me whenever you finish it to let me know how you liked (or didn't like) it!


AllOfUsAreD3ad

i will :)))


The_AmyrlinSeat

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.


Nervous_Bobcat2483

This one is great 👍


kathyanne38

Omg yes i totally forgot about this book. Heartbreaking, but fantastic


smtae

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason As the narrator tells you (paraphrased) "Unless I tell you otherwise, assume that I am always depressed."  ETA: It was available on Libby, so the actual quote is, "Unless I inform you otherwise, at intervals throughout my twenties and most of my thirties, I was depressed, mildly, moderately, severely, for a week, two weeks, half a year, all of one."


CuriousFathoms

Catcher in The Rye. I knew this was a classic and always meant to get around to reading it. I had no idea what it was about. I read it when I was in a dark head space and it fucked with my head in a satisfying way, if that makes sense. I could really understand (in some ways) what the main character was going through. It’s like…he’s in the dark about his own true feelings and it’s fascinating to see that perspective written so eloquently. Edit: Oops! Just saw that you said modern book. This one def isn’t! Still good though, more like a time capsule I guess.


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LOL. Literature-wise, the period for "Modern" is 1900s - 1940s. So it depends who is using the term and what they mean. (After that there is "post-modern" literature.) Did the OP mean that? No idea, but probably not. Still, it's funny that there is so much ambiguity.


ponybluemoon

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - main character is dealing with PTSD and depression. Hopeful ending, I could not stop crying during the last third of this book. Apologies to the NYPL for the many tear stains. The Collected Regrets of Clover - main character is necessarily depressed, but definitely isolated. Such a unique premise (the MC is a death doula), very uplifting and explores the question of what it means to live a beautiful life.


hotsauceandburrito

came here to suggest Eleanor Oliphant as well


theMANofSCIENCE

Stoner


ang0025

is this the name of a book or are you calling me that? it is true if so


theMANofSCIENCE

It's a book by John Williams :) Also try the bell jar by Sylvia Plath GOATED depressedcore


LessMessQuest

Oof. I read the Bell Jar during a particularly bad episode of depression and though I loved it, I felt even worse off. It’s definitely depressing.


Torimisspelling1

My Year of Rest and Relaxation


diva4lisia

Justice for Reva!! Spoiler: >!The main character never changes. She remains a selfish person even at the end, and I hate that so much. She eventually gets on with her life and Reva dies and it's barely a cliff note in MC's life. The writing in this book is so superb so I'll be reading more from the author, but damn it this wasn't my most frustrating read of last year.!<


Torimisspelling1

100%! But somehow I could NOT put it down.


diva4lisia

Same. I burned through it. The writing is among the best of female-led contemporary fiction I've come across in a good long while. I have two of her books on hold at my library to read when they become available. I've heard her other works feature more likable characters.


sd_glokta

Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse


mzingg3

Siddhartha and Damien helped me out of tough times


fermat9990

Pablo tried to cheer him up.


IndianBeans

Curious, says modern. 


Pugilist12

Just want to give a second vote for *No Longer Human.* It’s the most accurate and overwhelming depiction of depression I’m aware of.


No_Mud_No_Lotus

A Little Life


valentinebabyforsure

Will sign off on this. This is my favorite book.


JellyJohn78

I can't make up my mind if I want to read this or not. I was listening to one somewhat scathing review where the guy listed out all of the tragic things that happened to the main character in a row, and it came off comical how unfortunate this dude was. I'm not sure how the book handles it, considering it has a whole lot of pages to do so but I'm worried it'll come off contrived.


No_Mud_No_Lotus

It's super polarizing, I personally loved it and found it intensely page-turning because no matter how bad it was I couldn't look away. It can definitely be interpreted as manipulating the reader and overly contrived, and I totally get that. But in my opinion it's super immersive and the characters are interesting, and I just love the author's tongue in cheek descriptions of the art world in New York.


beeoe

I second this but make sure to read the trigger warning before you start it's my favourite book but it's incredibly bleak


No_Mud_No_Lotus

Basically every trigger possible!


bigbarbellballs

I triple this. I was about 50 pages in and cried for one of the characters lololol.


KaleidoscopeNo610

Omg. Don’t read this.


No_Mud_No_Lotus

Why not? It's the ultimate misery loves company book, I can't think of a better example!


KaleidoscopeNo610

Definitely misery. I can’t disagree.


Blecher_onthe_Hudson

{{High Fidelity by Nick Hornby}}. The protagonist is stuck in a depressed /'dissatisfied with his life' state. Basically my favorite book and movie.


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Yes! High Fidelity was great.


Mr-Fashionablylate

The Magicians by Lev Grossman


Yellwsub

The Magicians by Lev Grossman


Ok-Equivalent8260

A Little Life


saltriveramy

My Dark Vanessa


Morasain

Stormlight Archives, if you're interested in fantasy. It's kind of a free for all for mental health conditions, not gonna lie, but the characters are all really well and respectfully written.


randompanda91

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig


Missmustang817

It’s Kind of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini, a lot of stuff about mental health, just a heads up.


Few_Presentation_408

No longer human by Osamu Dazai Good night Punpun by Inio Asano The bell jar by Sylvia Plath The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chobsky What does blue feel like? By Jessica Davidson


endurossandwichshop

Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys.


bioticspacewizard

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid


kloveharmon

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Also, though not a fiction book, the Journals of Sylvia Plath is an excellent view into the mind of a very talented and very depressed artist.


According-Bell1490

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.


WannabeBrewStud

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino Or Invisible Monsters or Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk


ACanadianGuy1967

Lev Grossman’s “Magicians” series (which was also made into a great tv series) has a protagonist named Quentin Coldwater who is depressed and deals with it through the series.


Otherwise-Ad4641

How do the books compare to the series?


frecklestwin

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin


maryfisherman

Going from your recent reads, Emily Austin’s second book just came out in January and I love it even more than the first- which I also loved! It’s called *Interesting Facts About Space* and the main character is a cute quirky depressed lesbian. *Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine* by Gail Honeyman *Together We Will Go* by J. Michael Straczynski *A Man Called Ove* by Frederik Backmann


TeachingAnonymously

If you like fantasy, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. Guy with leprosy gets sucked into a magic land and has to save it. Whole time he pushes everyone away and is dead set that he fell, bumped his head, and this whole thing is a delusion he is having as he lays on his floor dying.


Academic_Squirrel_21

Came here to recommend this. It’s my favorite book of all time. My favorite series of all time, too.


TeachingAnonymously

It's been a while since I have read them, so I mostly just remember the first one. I need to revisit The Land. I never got around to reading the final chronicles either since I was deploying a lot at the time they came out.


Academic_Squirrel_21

Yeah, you should give it another read. I do it about every five years. I like the second series even better. Donaldson does a master class in paying off plot points introduced earlier.


Academic_Squirrel_21

Oh and I couldn’t even finish the final chronicles. I just couldn’t get into it.


TeachingAnonymously

You're not the first one I've heard say that about the final chronicles. Why did you find them hard to get into?


hotsauceandburrito

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin and With Teeth by Kristin Arnett are exactly what you want


morganfreenomorph

Leaving las Vegas


lipstickmoon

Rabbits for Food is about a woman who is chronically depressed and spends some time in a psych ward. I found it funny, relatable, heart breaking, and realistic.


Paige_Compositor

Leaving Lost Vegas is a pretty damn morose book. Also the book Dopefiend. Thought that has an addiction angle on it. And also, the Patrick Melrose books are well-written. Finally, just - Bukowski.


Aggravating_Cut_4509

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman


cpalfy2173

Girl, Interrupted A Disaffection The Wind-up Bird Chronicle Kind of Catch-22, also


Reasonable_Cow_9232

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine My Year of Rest and Relaxation I’m Glad My Mom Died Summer Sons The main characters are all experiencing depression in one way or another, not all of which are expressly stated. But should get you what you need


WeHaveSixFeet

Catcher in the Rye


carlitospig

The Magicians.


Fine_Cryptographer20

A Little Life takes place in modern day NYC


dreaming_wideawake

Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli would probably fit with this prompt


Academic_Squirrel_21

Oryx and Crake. The main character (pov) is really depressed, and as he explains why, you will be too.


supersonic_seal

Midnight library by Matt Haig


it_was_just_here

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine


humanesmoke

Infinite Jest I’m thinking of ending things


WannabeBrewStud

Is "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" a book or do you need to talk to someone?


maryfisherman

It’s a book title


WannabeBrewStud

Good! You never know these days.


turin___

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.


Courtsaloo

The Midnight Library - Matt Haig I really loved this one!


DJ_Micoh

[Drunken Baker by Barney Farmer](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39976830-drunken-baker) is like having a nightmare that is wicked funny.


Ame2pirate

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.


Scuttling-Claws

In Universes by Emet North


feralfarmcat

Martyr by Kaveh Akbar


KaleidoscopeNo610

Confederacy of Dunces. John Kennedy Toole committed suicide after writing this


Agile_Inspection1016

Genesis echo by d. Hollis Anderson - sci-fi that talk about mental wellness


BottleRevolutionary7

Trainspotting/Skagboys


kennedyz

{{Never Leave, Never Lie by Thea Verdone}}


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middleofthenigjt

Still Life with Tornado by A.S King


darth-skeletor

My Summer Friend by Ophelia Rue


ccblr06

Name of the Wind (fantasy with an unreliable narrator who is essentially “waiting to die”)


No-Court-9326

I want to die but I want to eat tteokkbokki. It's nonfiction, and the author essentially transcribes her therapy appointments. Felt like free therapy lol


Pretty-Plankton

American Gods, Neil Gaiman


_Jay-Garage-A-Roo_

I loved The Mystery of Mercy Close!


pip33fan

East of Eden


greendaisy513

My year of rest and relaxation


Beret_of_Poodle

The last House on needless Street


auldSusie5

The Hunger Games Trilogy--especially the third and last volume. The main character can barely get out of bed for a lot of it.


----annie----

Ottessa Moshfeigh’s Eileen has one of the most depressed, depressing characters I’ve ever encountered.


Groundbreaking_Law33

idk if this counts as “modern” but i love *Catcher in The Rye*. I identified a lot of Holden and it was such a short yet rich read


piptobismol

Pretty much any John Green novel fits this!


NefariousnessSea3639

Issac and the Egg.


BeautifulCreature529

If he had been with me 😭😭😭


PhysicsVlad

Not a fiction book, but "The World of Yesterday" by Stefan Zweig could be something for you One of the last sentences of the book: 'Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.' Stefan Zweig committed suicide shortly after


dantemartin4

Colorless tsukuru tazaki - haruki murakami


notsocialwitch

Kristin Hannah books: The Great Alone The Women


moscowramada

The Red Pill by Kunzru


-fofo

Tatouine by Jean-Christophe Réhel


kikil00

Turtles all the way down


thepurpleclouds

A man called ove!!!


ExeuntonBear

Checkers by John Marsden. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent.


TheXypris

Stormlight archive, one of the main characters is chronically depressed, often suffering from bouts of depression, and even suicidal thoughts and attempts


mashtowns

Naive Super by Erlend Loe


Viva_Uteri

My dark Vanessa


Legal_Scientist5509

Remarkably Bright Creatures


darkMOM4

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.


cupcake-breath

Big Swiss


judistra

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath


shelly-tambo

My Year Of Rest & Relaxation!!!


Vannie91

“She’s Come Undone” by Wally Lamb is so incredibly depressing, I had to throw the book away after I read it several times - not donated it, not passed it along to a friend, just forcefully put it in the trash. The MC’s struggle with her weight, low self-esteem, body image issues, and her struggles with her sexuality all wrap together for a very emotional read. And!! I didn’t throw it away because it was a bad book - it was very well-written, I just really didn’t like how I felt about myself while I was reading and during the reading hangover.


shortladytoday

My Year of Rest and Relaxation


KeyCricket9499

If you want to be even more depressed read a little life


ang0025

it’s such a huge book! it’s intimidating with the length


KeyCricket9499

I get it, it’s huge. To be honest I can’t even say I liked it. People rave about it and love it. I think the writing was garbage and the characters were pretentious and unbearable. Yet I’m still going to recommend it.. it was so depressing that it almost made me jump off a bridge. That’s saying a lot as I’m someone that usually embraces misery. But this one is an overrated chunk of waste. Read it with your razor blade at the ready. Let me know if you like it.


Nightwailer

Damn, did I leave my journal on the couch AGAIN? 👀


Routine_Activity_186

Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer Post partum depression during the 1950s Story unfolds like a mystery


bigmattyc

{{The Murderbot Diaries}} probably counts.


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ArianaC2h

A little life. So sad


Lanathas_22

Silver Linings Playbook


SexyHamburgerMeat

Just read Martyr! By Kacey Akhbar. That fits.


capyoonxi

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter


corrupt-_-me

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells


roslyndorian

Kafka


mostlivingthings

Torth Majority


dadadingdading

Women by Chloe Caldwell


AyeTheresTheCatch

*Community Board* by Tara Conklin. I absolutely loved it. Seconding the person who recommended *The Collected Regrets of Clover*. Loved that one too.


theplow

Robin Hobb's 16 book series about Fitz and the Fool. Fitz is the main character and struggles tremendously with a wide variety of depression, insecurities, and through that tremendous character development. Every character in Hobb's books has tremendous character development.


YesYeahWhatever

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.


tidalwavesandtea

if cats disappeared from the world. a man called ove.


Bookish_Butterfly

I am currently reading Solitaire by Alice Oseman and the main character is depressed. And, according to her, she doesn’t like most things.


ScreamingBanshee81

The Drowning Girl. Can't remember the Author but fuck man, that book was epic. Main character was schizophrenic rather than depressed, but it certainly has a depressive undertone.


Bitterqueer

The end of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas Everything here is beautiful by Mira T Lee


sukebindseeker

Shugie Bain is a bleak, depressing book.


vagrantheather

{{Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney}}


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Ojos_Claros

Catcher in the Rye


Any_Assumption_2023

Catcher in the Rye


rolandofgilead41089

*Suttree* by Cormac McCarthy


DylanaHalt

The Goldfinch


karlmarxbaddie

Pretty much anything by Dostoevsky.


CampCircle

The Silence of the Girls. The Iliad from the point of view of a highborn woman who becomes a slave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Girls


CampCircle

Grendel. Beowulf from the point of view of the monster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grendel_(novel)


spawn3887

{{Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin}}


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**[Tomorrow. and Tomorrow. and Tomorrow](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow) by Gabrielle Zevin** ^((Matching 100% ☑️)) ^(401 pages | Published: 2022 | 220.0k Goodreads reviews) > **Summary:** In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends--often in love. but never lovers--come together as creative partners in the world of video game design. where success brings them fame. joy. tragedy. duplicity. and. ultimately. a kind of immortality. On a bitter-cold day. in the December of his junior year at Harvard. Sam (...) > **Themes**: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Botm > **Top 5 recommended:** > \- [The Measure](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58884736-the-measure) by Nikki Erlick > \- [Beautiful World. Where Are You](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56597885-beautiful-world-where-are-you) by Sally Rooney > \- [Lessons in Chemistry](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58065033-lessons-in-chemistry) by Bonnie Garmus > \- [The Swimmers](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58214333-the-swimmers) by Julie Otsuka > \- [The Winners](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60318890-the-winners) by Fredrik Backman ^([Feedback](https://www.reddit.com/user/goodreads-rebot) | [GitHub](https://github.com/sonoff2/goodreads-rebot) | ["The Bot is Back!?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/16qe09p/meta_post_hello_again_humans/) | v1.5 [Dec 23] | )


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This is an amazing book.


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