Books containing self-harm, suicidal ideation, or completed suicide — with intensity ratings.
Self-harm and suicide are high-sensitivity topics. If you have lived experience or are in a fragile mental state, consider skipping these or reading them with support. Each entry shows intensity (mentioned / recurring / depicted in detail).
If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to a local crisis helpline.
by Osamu Dazai · 1948 · Japanese Literature / Literary
Three notebooks chronicle one man's self-destruction — Dazai's semi-autobiographical masterpiece.
by Haruki Murakami · 1987 · Japanese Literature / Coming-of-age
In late-60s Tokyo, Toru drifts between two women and the shadow of his friend's death.