I want a very depressing book

Any of Catherine Cookson books. Arghhhhhhhh!

Pass the sick bucket, can’t stand them.

I think one of the most depressing books I have ever read is dark Matter by Michelle Paver. Set in 1937, a young man is part of an expedition in a remote, uninhabited Arctic bay. As the sun sets for months, he realizes he is not alone and that something is waiting in the dark.
This is not straightforward ghost story. One feels the sense of complete isolation and loneliness, but there is also a back story of the terrible cruelty and murder that can happen in remote places where there is no comeback. As the well known quote says. "where no-one can hear you scream."

I’m listening to The Third Reich at War, the final book in Richard J Evans’ trilogy. It is fascinating, horrific and definitely depressing. It’s worth reading though, people need reminding of the evil that their fellow men are capable of. It’s now describing how they began discussing of “the handicapped “. I would definitely have been on the list!

A Little Life - Hanya Yanigihara - very long and depressing.

ViceVersa

Oh I loved Shuggie Bain, but I wouldn't have thought of it as depressing. Same with To Kill A Mockingbird.

Agree. Subjects are sad but definitely not depressing. I’ve read To Kill a Mockingbird about 20 times, and I’ll read it again.

Anna Karenina.

Greenfinch

Have you read Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy?

One of the most depressing books ever! Or Misery by Stephen King.