The Bell Jar

It's not a book for the weak hearted.

Actually, it'd be better to say it's not a book for someone who is strong, mentally and emotionally. 

The Bell Jar is a book that seizes you and pulls you into the main character's head. It doesn't matter who you are-the book will take you along for the dark ride that this story is about. 

(If you're unaware, this book is about a young woman who becomes depressed and suicidal, trying to kill herself more than once in the book. Possibly triggering.) 

I know that in my case, as I read it, I could not put it down-even though I could feel myself being drained and by the end of it, was just gone. Just as the character had felt. 

Though fiction, this book is said to be semi-autobiographical. It's powerful and remembered for so many reasons. I can not speak to whether this fully demonstrates what it is like to be suicidal, for after all, everyone has their own story, their own struggles. 

However, it is a gripping book. One that definitely touches your brain and heart.