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what are some exhaustively depressing books? I want to have no will to live after reading these. I want to read something so depressing I just off myself afterward.

>> No.7526082

TFIOS
No Longer HUman

>> No.7526086

A Short History of Decay

>> No.7526090
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Watch The Seventh Continent.

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Some of DFW's short stories can get me sometimes. think Good Old Neon, The Depressed Person, etc.

Hell, even the titles are depressing sometimes.

>> No.7526115

Read Stoner.

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>>7526077

>> No.7526133

>>7526115
Stoner is uplifting. Sure, he has some seriously tough breaks, but he finds meaning and comfort in life and dies happy.

OP, read What is Man? and The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain.

>> No.7526141

>>7526077
Kokoro
No Longer Human
The Setting Sun

Pretty much anything Japanese will make you want to kill yourself.

>> No.7526160

Yeah I agree but I still think it's the right book for OP.

>> No.7526174

It doesn't work that way, anon.

>> No.7526822

Definitely read Kokoro, I really enjoyed it. Also, I would suggest On The Heights of Despair by Cioran if you can read it. I'm sure you can handle it, anon :^) Also, don't of yourself afterwards, think of how many books you have yet to read.

>> No.7526831

The Old Testament

>> No.7526880

>>7526133
>but he finds meaning and comfort in life and dies happy.

fuckkkk

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Notes from the Underground.

Or any book by Dostoevsky, for that matter.

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Just recommended it in another thread, but pic related

>> No.7526902

>>7526133
stoner isn't depressing, but it isn't uplifting either. it's just bleak. he doesn't die 'happy'. halfway through his life he emotionally shuts down to the point where he's just indifferent to everything for years, eventually to his own death as well. only what preceded his hardening can get a response out of him in the end, that's what him calling out for masters and holding on to his book was about.

>> No.7526905

>>7526891
notes from the underground was a comedy dude

you weren't supposed to relate to the underground man because he's a retarded aspie

>> No.7526908

Emil Cioran
Fernando Vallejo
Arthur Schopenhauer

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>>7526905
>notes from the underground was a comedy dude

>> No.7526926

>>7526905
I related to him, im sure dostoyevsky related to him...why cant there be good points mixed in? Why do you have to categorize everything and write it off? That's something a retarded aspie would do

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I suffer from mild depression (probably seasonal), and this book just pushes me down further. It's great stuff, but it's just so pessimistic.

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>>7526933
>Falling for the Poets bait
Come on guys, it's 2016 already

>> No.7526954

>>7526908
>Fernando Vallejo
/r/ing english epub of any of his works (Our Lady of the Assassins). not on libgen.

>> No.7526958

>>7526937
>no one has bothered to correct that typo despite the popularity of this image

>> No.7526966

>>7526958
it's not a typo it's how bane speaks

>> No.7527010

>>7526905
You're not necessarily supposed to relate to him, but you're supposed to identify him as a product of his surroundings. You can connect with the phenomenon and appreciate it from the perspective of an observer without having to identify with the character.

>> No.7527043

>>7526933
this is probably one of my favourite covers of all time

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>>7526077
Maybe the God Delusion if you are (still) a believer.

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>> No.7527234

>>7527043
Same. Legitimate photographic art, in my opinion

>> No.7527290

Yes by Thomas Bernhard. Seriously mane.

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>> No.7527301

I was going to make a new thread for this, but I'll just ask it here. What book would you recommend for someone seeking a strong emotional impact? I've already read The Road (it was good), and I plan on reading Stoner.

>> No.7527326

>>7526905
How can you not relate to him? I'm definitely not nearly as bad as him, but I see a lot of myself in him, and that's what makes NFU funny 2bh, it pokes fun at me as I read it

>> No.7527329

>>7527301
Les Miserables. Best to read it when you're feeling romantic.

>> No.7527330

King Lear. Seriously.

>> No.7527336

>>7527329
Which translation would you recommend?

>> No.7527346

>>7527336
I've only read the penguin classic, so I can't really compare. It's got essays in it like Moby Dick- there are abridged versions that cut them out, but I think they add to the experience.

It's probably my favorite book over all. I have to warn you it's long and slow, but the world of it is big and thick and compelling.

>> No.7527354

>>7527346
That sounds enjoyable, thanks for the recommendation.

>> No.7527368

>>7527354
np family hope you enjoy it

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>>7526077

read nietzsche, camus, startre and stirner

you'll be fucked up

>> No.7527503

My diary desu

>> No.7527513

No Longer Human/Ningen Shikkaku

Norwegian Wood

Fucking Japs and their depression.

>> No.7527526 [DELETED] 

>>7527513
>tfw amenoware ;_;

>> No.7527545

>>7527513
>tfw mono no aware

>> No.7527552

>>7526077
life

>> No.7527578

>>7526090
haneke is it?

>> No.7527584

The Conspiracy Against the Human Race by Ligotti. No other answer comes close.

>> No.7528024

>>7526954
I read it in spanish

>> No.7529414

Is there any way to stop romanticizing depression? Ever since I was 14 I've been attracted to depressing art. It just seems so much more honest and meaningful - like the artist is lost and alone in real life, and only able to express himself through art. It's only become a problem in the last few years, when I developed depression for real. I'm trying to approach life more positively, but I have always had a pessimistic/existentialist worldview, and I don't know how to balance that with not being depressed.

>> No.7529562

>>7527430
nice feel, anon, I saved it. Gotta say though Camus is more liberating than depressing.

>> No.7529600

>>7529414

I've wondered this too. Life affirming or happy or even just non-melancholic art seems...I dunno, gauche? Not only that but empty and vapid. Why does depressive art seem like it means more? How did we get tricked into thinking this?

>> No.7529774

>>7526141

>Kokoro
I read the first couple pages of the Gateway edition (forgot the translator, Edwin?) and the writing was really offputting in that typical obviously-translated-from-Japanese way. Does it get better/do you get used to it? The premise sounds so good

>> No.7529779

MY DIARY 2BH
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>> No.7529823

>>7529562
I agree, he leads you into a dark abyss and then lifts you up out of it

>> No.7529827

Blindness by Saramago is pretty depressing.

>> No.7529868

>>7526077
>I want to read something so depressing I just off myself afterward.
You do realize that books are simply words on a paper, right? So long as you don't suffer from severe depression, no book will even come close to giving you suicidal motivations.

Anyway, try The Bell Jar.

>> No.7529959

>>7527578
Yup

>> No.7529979

>>7526077
The seven crazies
Roberto Arlt

>> No.7530002

>>7526077
Watch A Beautiful Day. I watched it once and I refuse to watch it again because it makes me want to kill myself. It is totally devoid of hope

>> No.7530158

>>7526133
spoiler this shit you faggot

>> No.7530290

>>7529414
>>7529600

Damn fellas I feel the same

>> No.7531255

>>7527513
>Norwegian Wood

? I thought it was a light hearted read about relationships in your late teens/early 20's. i liked it but don't really see anything "depressing" about it.

>> No.7531279

>>7526077
Whatever - Houellebecq. Just started a thread.

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Best chinese comic book ever.

>> No.7531319

>>7531313
1000x this

if you want to understand what depression is like read punpun