" Mentally I just got to the point where I had to put the Holy Writ down . "

I recently asked members of theBuzzFeed Communitywhich books they thought were so scary, frustrating, or sad, that they literally had to put them down.I’ve already talked aboutwhich ones were so terrifying, people quit them early — now for the books people found so sad, they couldn’t finish them.

BTW , ⚠ ️huge despoiler alert ⚠ ️ for these record book !

1.The Hunger GamesbySuzanne Collins.

2.The Loopby Ben Oliver.

3.Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Fourth Closet by Kira Breed-Wrisley and Scott Cawthon.

4.Disgraceby J.M. Coetzee.

5.Phantomby Susan Kay.

6.A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanagihara.

7.I’m Thinking of Ending Thingsby Iain Reid.

8.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixby J.K. Rowling.

9.A Monster Callsby Patrick Ness.

10.The Fault In Our Starsby John Green.

11.Lord of Shadowsby Cassandra Clare.

12.Cleopatra’s Daughterby Michelle Moran.

13.Lady Chatterley’s Loverby D. H. Lawrence.

14.Beartownby Fredrick Backman.

15.Heartlessby Marissa Meyer.

16.I’m Glad My Mom Diedby Jennette McCurdy.

17.Miseryby Stephen King.

Thanks to theBuzzFeed Communityfor their amazing responses!

Note : meekness have been edited for duration and/or clarity .

Effie Trinket and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games on the left; Rue hiding in the woods on the right

Book cover for "The Loop" by Ben Oliver, featuring a futuristic design with the title prominently displayed

Book cover with title "Five Nights at Freddy's: The Fourth Closet" by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley

Book cover of "Disgrace" by J.M. Coetzee showing a dog walking away on a barren landscape

Book cover of "Phantom" by Susan Kay featuring a white half-mask on a black background

Book cover of "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara, featuring a close-up of a man's distressed face cradled by hands

Person with curly hair standing indoors, looking concerned, perhaps a scene from a book adaptation

Harry Potter in distress, Sirius Black appearing distressed in background

Book cover for 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness, featuring a dark figure with a house and moon in the background

Two people sitting close on a bench, facing each other with a gentle touch, expressing affection

Book cover of "Lord of Shadows" by Cassandra Clare, featuring a figure falling beside a large, lit structure

Cover of "Cleopatra's Daughter" by Michelle Moran, featuring title and author's name with an illustration of a woman in historical dress

Two characters from a film about to kiss, wearing early 20th-century attire

Cover of "Beartown" by Fredrik Backman, featuring title over snowy town illustration with two figures

Book cover titled "Heartless" by Marissa Meyer with stylized heart and vines design

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Woman smiling, holding papers, wearing a sweater over collared shirt indoors