A caustic and hilarious examination of the songs we all cry along to.Reynolds examines a wide variety of songs that have crushed our spirits over the years, from 1950s teenage-car-crash songs to the ever-popular overwrought-remake-of-an-otherwise-OK-song. With dreary black and white line drawings throughout, I Hate Myself and Want to Die is a must-have compilation of melodic misery. This is a list based book to get people talking because EVERYONE has their favourite depressing song.Artists include Bruce Springsteen, Evanescence, Loretta Lynn, The Beatles, Celine Dion, Bobby Darin, Black Sabbath, Frank Sinatra, The Cure, The Doors, and Joy Division.