Books About Suicide

[strangeloner]

I wondered if any of you know some good books about suicide, since a lot of books I find online are just not for me, written by people who never experienced suicidal thoughts firsthand or are just too pro-life instead of
pro-choice. It doesn't have to be exclusively about methods though.
So far I only read:
"On Suicide: A Discourse On Voluntary Death" (Jean Améry)
"The Sorrows of Young Werther" (Goethe)
And I just bought "Five Last Acts" (Docker)

 

[MyChoiceAlone]

have you looked under the resource compilation here? there are some links there.

 

[Kawaii_Shoujo215]

Thomas Szasz wrote several books on suicide, like "Suicide Prohibition: The Shame of Medicine" and "Fatal Freedom: The Ethics and Politics of Suicide".
There's also "Undoing Suicidism" by Alexandre Baril, who theorizes a form of oppression experienced by suicidal people.

 

[hikikomorizombie]

i only read fic, so idk if you'll be interestedThe Catcher in the Rye, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Last Summer in the City. honorable mention, Observatory Mansions. it's my fav book so i always have to rec it, lol.

 

[strangeloner]

have you looked under the resource compilation here? there are some links there.

Oh thanks, no I didn't, only read through some other threads.

Thomas Szasz wrote several books on suicide, like "Suicide Prohibition: The Shame of Medicine" and "Fatal Freedom: The Ethics and Politics of Suicide".
There's also "Undoing Suicidism" by Alexandre Baril, who theorizes a form of oppression experienced by suicidal people.

That sounds good, I will definitely check it out. Sounds like it could be similiar to the ones I already read.

i only read fic, so idk if you'll be interestedThe Catcher in the Rye, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Last Summer in the City. honorable mention, Observatory Mansions. it's my fav book so i always have to rec it, lol.

I wrote them all down, thanks a lot. Completely forgot about The Catcher in the Rye, I think I even have that book somewhere.

 

[Tears in Rain]

 

[strangeloner]

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Thank you, added them to my list. Finally enough to read, it's such an escape for me.

 

[IwannaDazai]

Can't help but add this (since it's in my name and all) but No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. I find it strangely comforting and re-read pretty often.