Suicide
13 books tagged with this warning.
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai · 1948 · Japanese Literature / Literary
Three notebooks chronicle one man's self-destruction — Dazai's semi-autobiographical masterpiece.
Norwegian Wood
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.
All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven · 2015 · YA / Romance
Two teens meet on a bridge ledge and try to save each other.
Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher · 2007 · YA / Issue Novel
After her suicide, Hannah leaves behind 13 cassette tapes.
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara · 2015 · Literary / LGBTQ+
Four college friends in NYC across decades, centering one man's trauma.
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Dystopia / Classic
A future where chemical control and consumption replace freedom.
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides · 2019 · Thriller / Psychological
Painter Alicia goes silent after killing her husband; therapist Theo tries to make her speak.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky · 1999 · YA / Coming-of-age
High-school freshman Charlie writes letters about his year.
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert · 1856 · Classic / Literary
Emma, a country doctor's wife, chases romantic fantasies through two affairs and slides into ruin.
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy · 1877 · Classic / Literary
Anna leaves her marriage for Count Vronsky as Tolstoy threads in Levin's parallel love story across imperial Russia.
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925 · Classic / Literary
Jazz-Age Long Island: Gatsby tries to reclaim Daisy and is pulled into the betrayals around Tom's marriage.
Looking for Alaska
by John Green · 2005 · YA / Boarding School
Miles transfers to an Alabama boarding school and meets the mercurial Alaska Young.
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee · 2017 · Literary / Family Saga
An early-20th-century Korean girl marries into Japan; four generations endure discrimination — an epic saga.
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