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DeletedAccount69 February 21st 2019 11:04 PM

Hard hitting books
 
I've probably asked this before but I'm curious if anyone knows of any good books that are depressing, hard hitting or deals with tough topics.

Things about suicide, self harm, depression, anxiety, grief and abuse?

I'm in a weird reading mood and have only been wanting to read these types of books.

I'm tempted to try A Little Life at some point because I've heard it's devastating but it's also 720 pages.

Suggestions would be awesome!

DeletedAccount69 February 22nd 2019 01:37 AM

Re: Hard hitting books
 
I recently finished Monday's not coming and that book was devastatingly beautiful.

I finished Last time we say goodbye which was about losing a loved one to suicide.

Once we were brothers was a good historical fiction.

Essentially, if it's devastating or sad I'll probably end up liking it.

Resilient February 22nd 2019 04:11 PM

Re: Hard hitting books
 
Anything by Ellen Hopkins would fit the ticket :p

DeletedAccount69 February 23rd 2019 01:27 AM

Re: Hard hitting books
 
I've read all of Ellen Hopkins books except for her most recent one. She's one of my favorite authors and I like that I can read her books in a few short hours.

DeletedAccount40 February 24th 2019 09:16 PM

Re: Hard hitting books
 
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

It's a very dark and triggering read.

DeletedAccount53 January 28th 2021 01:28 PM

Re: Hard hitting books
 
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana Enriquez is a beast of a book. I relished it.

Kate* January 30th 2021 05:31 AM

Re: Hard hitting books
 
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
A lot of Jodi Picolt books

DeletedAccount53 February 13th 2021 02:24 PM

Re: Hard hitting books
 
I advise seeking parental permission first before reading any of these hard-hitting books.


Borderland Apocrypha by Anthony Cody (Omnidawn Publishers)

A Treatise on Stars by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge (New Directions Publishing)

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

Far From You by Tess Sharpe

Turtle Under Ice by Juleah del Rosario

Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown

Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn

The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Death of Vivek Oji: A Novel by Akwaeke Emezi


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