[clarissadalloway08]

Does anyone have any book suggestions to help through especially low moments of depression?

I usually read classics (I like Dostoyevsky and Virginia Woolf) and mainstream bestsellers like the Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante).

What's a "book"?

(yup...it's been that long)

I generally head toward humor now...I will not watch, or read, anything as deep as you are as I know it would be very bad for me plus I wouldn't be able to process it...but that's just me...

What about going with something lighter and more amusing for the time being?
46 Hilarious Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud | Huffington Post

[catman8989]

I like all books really. I love Stephen King. Dark Tower series is amazing.

[t0rtureds0ul]

My favourite book is Good Omens, by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman

[Ellie_jo]

Mark Haddon helps me chuckle at life's darker moments, though I bet not everyone feels the same. I've been reading Marcus Aurelius's Meditations and I've found it inspiring so far. When I'm depressed I prefer a morbid sense of humor in the author to help me laugh at how seriously I take myself.

[PurplePanda999]

I'm fond of cozy mysteries. They are not terribly violent, humorous, sometimes contain a bit of romance, and, unlike most of life, have a resolution. I intersperse those with other kinds of literature.

[clarissadalloway08]

Thank you everyone! These days, reading is the only thing that makes me feel safe. Headed to the bookstore now.

PurplePanda999 - I like cozy mysteries too. Reminds me of a class I took in university a few years ago, about mystery fiction, and it was a time when a lot of things in my life were going right and felt amazing. I think I will get back into mysteries, thank you for suggesting. Do you have any favorite authors?

Do you have a kindle?

[clarissadalloway08]

sophiesmom - No, I used to read a lot on my iPad but lost it I liked the book, Hausfrau, by Jill Essbaum, on it

If you like mysteries I like the Miss.Fisher Mysteries series as an enjoyable read
The website of the fabulous Phryne Fisher

American Gods by Neil Gaiman and Burial Rites by Hannah Kent are two recent great reads I would recommend

[PenguinExMachina]

For books on Depression, "Shoot the Damn Dog" was a nice and humorously real tale of depression and hospitalization.
I also really liked 'Noonday Demon'.

I can't recall the authors off the top of my head for either of those books.

Others that I liked were The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath. That one was great. Notes from the Underground by Dostoevsky was one that really stuck to me. The Stranger by Albert Camus.
If you want a really depressing read, go with 'A little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara. But that one might make you want to go cry buckets instead. I know I did.

[PurplePanda999]

Originally Posted by clarissadalloway08

Thank you everyone! These days, reading is the only thing that makes me feel safe. Headed to the bookstore now.

PurplePanda999 - I like cozy mysteries too. Reminds me of a class I took in university a few years ago, about mystery fiction, and it was a time when a lot of things in my life were going right and felt amazing. I think I will get back into mysteries, thank you for suggesting. Do you have any favorite authors?

I like Cleo Coyle. She wrote a series of Coffeehouse mysteries that take place in NYC. I've been reading the Peyton Brooks series by ML Hamilton on my Kindle. Not sure if they are available in an actual book or not. Both series are enjoyable and keep your interest.

I'm currently reading Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, Born to Run. As a huuuge Springsteen fan, I am enjoying it. He had a tough time growing up. I can relate to a lot of it.

Also, try MrsMustReadMysteries on Facebook, if you have a Kindle or Kindle app. She has a line on Kindle books that have been discounted or are free.

Hope that helps.

i loved "about a boy"

the bit where they argued over shooting the duck, just lol. gets me every time

charlie and the chocolate factory is always a good bet (or any of the roald dahl books), because they are so light