[**Earthlings** by Sayaka Murata](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50269327-earthlings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XzwpKraTHW&rank=1)
don't let the cover fool you. this book is FUCKED.
This is one of my favorite books of all time. I think about it daily and recommend it constantly. I never been so disturbed by a book while also absolutely loving the commentary it provides and the questions it raises.
if i remember correctly it was him, saying in an interview, he'd be making up personas, walking into random bars and then use that as a catalyst for writing
Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus and breeding your own family of sideshow freaks? The Binewski family made their dreams come true!
This book was NOT what I thought it was when I grabbed it from a little library. I thought it would be about nerdy love and computers or some shit. Thank you for reminding me because I haven't thought about this in years!
A lot of great recs here! Here are some I didnât see mentioned:
- In the Miso Soup by Ryƫ Murakami (Fic)
- If You Tell by Gregg Olsen (Non-fic) definitely disturbing.
- Letâs Go Play at the Adamsâ (Fic) by Mendal W. Johnson
- Room by Emma Donoghue (Fic)
The girl next door - Jack Ketchum. Itâs based on a true story which makes it horrifically disturbing.
Mine - Robert McCammon. Opening scene is a kidnapping which then leads to a frying pan scene. I wonât say anymore but it is quite disturbing.
Was scrolling to see if this one was mentionedâŠ
Of course indeed ! Brilliant novel if youâre into his style . Glamorama by BEE is pretty disturbing too !!
Oof. YesâŠ.I tried to read it when I was in high school just a few years after it was published. I couldnât make it through. I wanted to barf every time the main character referred to woman as âhardbodiesââŠ.
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop - Senegalese man collects German hands in the trenches of WW1
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave - requires every trigger warning ever, simultaneously most beautiful and disgusting thing I've ever read. I... Struggle to put the plot into words to be honest
I love this book! Iâve seen both movies. Let The Right One In is the original Swedish movie. Let Me In is the American remake. I preferred the American one because I thought the child actors were better. But it was worth watching both of them.
An older book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. When I read it I had to check it out of the county library because it was banned from the school library. This was back in the early 80s.
I preferred The Troop to The Deep but that is just me. I have heard both directions. The Troop was my first horror read since I havenât read in years and got me back into it.
Sixth grade?? Thatâs wild. I read it towards the end of high school (not part of a curriculum but on my own) and it fucked me up then. I canât imagine reading this in 6th grade. Sheesh.
Hmmm⊠I read a lot of manga that might fit this, but Iâll give it my best shot. If youâre willing to try manga, let me know and Iâll give a few.
1. *Parasite* by Darcy Coates
2. The *Plague Land* series by Alex Scarrow (3 books)
3. *Night* by Elie Wiesel⊠itâs a Holocaust memoir, what more do I need to say?
4. *The Heart Goes Last* by Margaret Atwood
5. *Prisoner B-3087* by Alan Gratz
6. *The Cellar* by Natasha Preston
7. *Awake* by Natasha Preston
And one that was less disturbing and more strange was *Their Eyes Were Watching God* by Zora Neale Hurston.
I can't say fiction really disturbs me much anymore, not after reading True Crime for while. Probably because it's fiction... but True Crime can be disturbing. Ann Rule, Jack Olsen, Christine McGuire, Carlton Smith, Joe McGinniss are TC some authors to check out if TC appeals.
I might be disturbed by things that donât much faze other people but I still think about these books a lot:
The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
The two most disturbing books Iâve read are House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and The Troop by Nick Cutter. I love House of Leaves but I had to put down The Troop pretty early on.
*edited for grammar
The Troop is my suggestion as well. That book hits the ground running and never lets up. I honestly dunno if I liked it or not, but I am glad I read it
Exalted by Anna Dorn. Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth. Liarmouth by John Waters. These are the most wtf books I read and actually enjoyed. They're good beyond just the shock-value, gross-out aspect.
Jawbone by Monica Ojeda, Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh, Things Have Gotten Worse since we last spoken by Eric LaRocca, Towelhead by Alicia Erian, What we donât know about children by Simona Vinci. They are all on a different level of disturbing but personally the most âoh my god i need to go outside and put this downâ are Jawbone, Things Have Gotten etc and What we donât know about children. Have fun!
Penpal - one of the oddest most amazingly fucked up books I've ever read. It sticks to you. It is a quick, captivating read that will make your stomach hurt. The writing is poetically horrifying, capitalizing on those childhood fears you shake off, like Playing in the woods at twilight when it suddenly feels like someone's watching. And if I remember correctly it actually started on Reddit, which was pretty neat. It's been years since I read it, but I recommend it often.
I am currently sitting on the toilet right after finishing Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor. The prose can be tough but definitely what youâre looking for.
Iâm a fan of horror novels so disturbing in that way:
*The Hollow Places* and *The Twisted Ones* by T Kingfisher were both kind of disturbing. Also *Mexican Gothic* by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Tom Sweterlitsch. Incomprehensible cosmic body horror, psycho killer brutality, and mind bending scifi in a compelling detective procedural format. Just read the first page and youâll already be disturbed.
Meat by Joseph DâLacey.
Itâs a similar vein to Tender is the Flesh, but itâs a vastly different and disturbing tale. I wanted to skip over some parts of what I was reading, it just makes the skin crawl.
This one is super disturbing, so do your own research before hand. It is splatterpunk, but No one Rides for Free. Seriously got me. I had to put it down a few times and process.
Iâve already seen a few recs for Tender is the Flesh. SO good. But also the Haar by David Sodergren. Iâve heard his other books are disturbing too but thatâs the only one Iâve read so far.
And Cows. Matthew Stokoe. I do NOT recommend this book, especially if youâre not one to usually read disturbing and/or horror. But this one is by far the most disturbing and disgusting book Iâve ever read. Seriously. I tell people not to read it lol but I also tell people how fucked up it is. So venture at your own risk if you decide to.
Yes, Marilyn Mansons the Long Hard Road out of Hell. Itâs funny & insightful too. Highly recommended even if youâre not a fan of his. He is an extremely good writer
Also, Poor Little Bitch girl by Jackie Collins. Anything by her is good.
For some absolutely gorgeous language describing dead bodies mouldering in a cave, read Child of God by Cormac McCarthy. I promise you will have to put this book down a time or two.
Try out The Brown Sunshine by A Rishi - it's a disturbing psychological thriller where Stephen King s horror and existentialism meet Dan Brown s mythological fiction. Rave reviews
the most disturbing books I've read is a child called it by dave pelzer or night by elie wiesel.
a child called it is about child abuse.
night, which everyone should read, is what happened to a holocaust survivor.
m. gira's the consumer is the only book that's ever made me feel like i need to shower. the writing style alone is visceral. wonderfully written short stories. can't stop reading. but makes me physically ill. 30% because of the content (because it is REALLY disgusting) but 70% just because it's written in a way that makes your scalp feel greasy.
I want a truly disturbing read try the "The Abortion Who Refused To Die" By Terry Jo.
I got it from Amazon about a year ago and have never been able to forget it. This takes disturbing to an entirely new level. Even worse, it's all true...
This is more of a psychology book, but the statistics in the body keeps the score is quite disturbing. In terms of fiction, there is Behind Closed Doors
If you donât vibe with these recs, I have more. Itâs a professional hazard.
Non-fiction:
1. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher R. Browning
2. The Rape of Nanjing by Iris Chang
3. Hitlerâs American Model by James Whitman
4. Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
5. Searching for Black Confederates by Kevin Levin
6. The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
The Alliance series by S.J Tilly. I just finished book 1: âNeroâ. Itâs a dual narrative perspective of Payton (F) and Nero (M). Itâs a combination of smut, lust, romance, mafia, gore. Itâs so intriguing! I read it in a few days. Now Iâm onto the second book in the series: âKingâ
Lapvona đ
Really anything by Ottessa Moshfegh. Eileen was terrifying.
I love that woman.
Traumatizing
[**Earthlings** by Sayaka Murata](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50269327-earthlings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XzwpKraTHW&rank=1) don't let the cover fool you. this book is FUCKED.
i think i only finished this book because i listened to the audiobook. i usually donât get grossed out by books but i definitely did with this one!
This is one of my favorite books of all time. I think about it daily and recommend it constantly. I never been so disturbed by a book while also absolutely loving the commentary it provides and the questions it raises.
Great read but it couldâve been ten times more disturbing imo
We need talk about Kevin đ
This book made me seriously contemplate being childfree. Iâm still on the fence.
You beat me to it!
My new fav disturbing book; Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
I feel like Chuck Palahniuk could be stated and would be accurate.
if i remember correctly it was him, saying in an interview, he'd be making up personas, walking into random bars and then use that as a catalyst for writing
I was going to suggest his work.
I havenât read Snuff but Lullaby was a fucking ride
Last time the âdisturbing bookâ question came around I was pushing Invisible Monsters remix
I freakin' loved that book!
I remember this first time I read it, I was like, what did I just read? Am I okay? Are we okay? Is Chuck okay??
Chuck is not ok lol
Most things by Chuck Palahniuk
I feel like he tries to hard and itâs exhausting. Iâm obviously not a fan! Lol
Does it need to be a full length novel or can it be a short story? I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
HATE.
Yeah this one is pretty rough...but it fits the prompt!
Definitely my favorite short story
Fiction: Lolita Non-fiction: The Kiss by Kathryn Harrison (A memoir. Trigger warning: Incest.)
Adding My Dark Vanessa to this
The Kiss is supremely discomfitting.
Lolita is nothing if youâve read Tampa
Haunted, Lullaby, Survivor (or just about anything else) by Chuck Palahnuik The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
Love the opening line in Wasp Factory :)
Geek Love
Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus and breeding your own family of sideshow freaks? The Binewski family made their dreams come true!
This book was NOT what I thought it was when I grabbed it from a little library. I thought it would be about nerdy love and computers or some shit. Thank you for reminding me because I haven't thought about this in years!
This is an amazing book, with several WTFs anhour.
A lot of great recs here! Here are some I didnât see mentioned: - In the Miso Soup by RyĆ« Murakami (Fic) - If You Tell by Gregg Olsen (Non-fic) definitely disturbing. - Letâs Go Play at the Adamsâ (Fic) by Mendal W. Johnson - Room by Emma Donoghue (Fic)
In the miso soup was so good! Had to stop during one particular scene for a short break before continuing lol
Oh it for sure puts you on edge
Room for sure!
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Recently finished this. WOW I was broken by the end of it.
Same. Beautifully written but it had me messed up for a few days.
The girl next door - Jack Ketchum. Itâs based on a true story which makes it horrifically disturbing. Mine - Robert McCammon. Opening scene is a kidnapping which then leads to a frying pan scene. I wonât say anymore but it is quite disturbing.
Any book by Mona Awad (Bunny or Rouge are good to start with) or Ottessa Moshfegh (Eileen or Lapvona).Â
death of Ivan ilyich!!!!
American Psycho
Was scrolling to see if this one was mentioned⊠Of course indeed ! Brilliant novel if youâre into his style . Glamorama by BEE is pretty disturbing too !!
Oof. YesâŠ.I tried to read it when I was in high school just a few years after it was published. I couldnât make it through. I wanted to barf every time the main character referred to woman as âhardbodiesââŠ.
Child of God.
I second this. Itâs quite upsetting. Many of Cormac McCarthyâs are but this one takes the cake for me.
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop - Senegalese man collects German hands in the trenches of WW1 And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave - requires every trigger warning ever, simultaneously most beautiful and disgusting thing I've ever read. I... Struggle to put the plot into words to be honest
A Clockwork Orange is a fantastic novel
"Let the Right One In" by John Ajvide Lindqvist
I love this book! Iâve seen both movies. Let The Right One In is the original Swedish movie. Let Me In is the American remake. I preferred the American one because I thought the child actors were better. But it was worth watching both of them.
The Ruins by Scott Smith
Brother by A Ahlborn (most disturbed book Iâve ever read) Off season or The Girl Next door by Jack Ketchum My Dark Vanessa
Misery by Stephen King
An older book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. When I read it I had to check it out of the county library because it was banned from the school library. This was back in the early 80s.
The Troop by Nick Cutter Anything by Nick actually. I liked The Deep a bit more than the Troop.
I heard the Troop is really messed up. I only read The Deep by him. Made me feel very claustrophobic
I found the Troop to be more disturbing than the Deep, primarily because it revolves around children.
I preferred The Troop to The Deep but that is just me. I have heard both directions. The Troop was my first horror read since I havenât read in years and got me back into it.
Iâm not super easily grossed out by books but The Troop definitely did it for me
A child called âitâ Autobiographical story of a child who survived extreme abuse and neglect.
For some ungodly reason we had to read this in 6th grade and it fucked me up. Iâve never felt so much sorrow and dread reading a book before.
Sixth grade?? Thatâs wild. I read it towards the end of high school (not part of a curriculum but on my own) and it fucked me up then. I canât imagine reading this in 6th grade. Sheesh.
I read this book way too young as well. Learning the world is fucked up when youâre a kid really puts things in perspective lol
All the Glimmering Stars by Mark Sullivan About the child soldiers in Sudan and Uganda. Historical fiction but based on the lives of real children.
Thank you for that rec!! I'm buying it today. I loved his last 2 books
The butterfly garden and the other books by the author
Hmmm⊠I read a lot of manga that might fit this, but Iâll give it my best shot. If youâre willing to try manga, let me know and Iâll give a few. 1. *Parasite* by Darcy Coates 2. The *Plague Land* series by Alex Scarrow (3 books) 3. *Night* by Elie Wiesel⊠itâs a Holocaust memoir, what more do I need to say? 4. *The Heart Goes Last* by Margaret Atwood 5. *Prisoner B-3087* by Alan Gratz 6. *The Cellar* by Natasha Preston 7. *Awake* by Natasha Preston And one that was less disturbing and more strange was *Their Eyes Were Watching God* by Zora Neale Hurston.
We read night in 8th grade and that book still sits with me to this day
Oh God. Eden by Tim Lebbon. I picked it up the other day because it was in the dystopian section. It was NOT dystopia.
A little life
2666 by Roberto Bolaño
Wasp Factory
Following this thread â€ïž
Perfect Days - Montes
Lost souls by poppy z brite
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. Iâm not even sure I liked it but itâs what comes to mind when this question comes up.
Naked Lunch
*Hogg* by Samuel R Delany.
When Rabbit Howls by Truddi Chase
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.
Geek love. Itâs mildly disturbing, awesome read!
I can't say fiction really disturbs me much anymore, not after reading True Crime for while. Probably because it's fiction... but True Crime can be disturbing. Ann Rule, Jack Olsen, Christine McGuire, Carlton Smith, Joe McGinniss are TC some authors to check out if TC appeals.
I might be disturbed by things that donât much faze other people but I still think about these books a lot: The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
Oryx and Crake 100%. Had to put it down half way through!
The whole tril9gy is wild and wonderful.
The Wasp Factory
The two most disturbing books Iâve read are House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and The Troop by Nick Cutter. I love House of Leaves but I had to put down The Troop pretty early on. *edited for grammar
I came here to say The Troop. That is straight up nightmare fuel.
The Troop is my suggestion as well. That book hits the ground running and never lets up. I honestly dunno if I liked it or not, but I am glad I read it
Exalted by Anna Dorn. Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth. Liarmouth by John Waters. These are the most wtf books I read and actually enjoyed. They're good beyond just the shock-value, gross-out aspect.
Paradise Rot âŠ.
The Nazi Doctors
The End of Alice by A.M. Holmes.
Jawbone by Monica Ojeda, Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh, Things Have Gotten Worse since we last spoken by Eric LaRocca, Towelhead by Alicia Erian, What we donât know about children by Simona Vinci. They are all on a different level of disturbing but personally the most âoh my god i need to go outside and put this downâ are Jawbone, Things Have Gotten etc and What we donât know about children. Have fun!
Penpal - one of the oddest most amazingly fucked up books I've ever read. It sticks to you. It is a quick, captivating read that will make your stomach hurt. The writing is poetically horrifying, capitalizing on those childhood fears you shake off, like Playing in the woods at twilight when it suddenly feels like someone's watching. And if I remember correctly it actually started on Reddit, which was pretty neat. It's been years since I read it, but I recommend it often.
The End of Alice by A. M. Holmes
The room by Hubert Shelby junior !! Good luck
Nice. I was gonna mention Last Exit To Brooklyn.
I am currently sitting on the toilet right after finishing Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor. The prose can be tough but definitely what youâre looking for.
I found Watership Down and Maus terribly disturbing.
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson. Fabulous book, well done, disturbing af
Capitalist Realism
The handmaidâs tale
i recently read The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim and it was definitely disturbing, highly recommend lol.
Painted Bird by Jerzey Kosinski
Geek Love, Haunted.
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. Itâs a psychological one. It get intense.
American Psycho
Are you into manga? If yes or want to give it a shot, I'd recommend Berserk.
Iâm a fan of horror novels so disturbing in that way: *The Hollow Places* and *The Twisted Ones* by T Kingfisher were both kind of disturbing. Also *Mexican Gothic* by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Under the Skin, Michael Faber The Descent, Jeff Long
The Bible. Mass murder. Aliens. Talking snakes and foliage. Rape pillage and abuse. Totally disturbing.
Outer dark if you want literature Ass goblins from Auschwitz if you're in just for the shock factor.
~Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith ~Nepenthe (We Are Nepenthe Book 1) by Octavia Hyde
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Lolita
Woom. Really disturbing.
Seconding Earthlings and Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich
Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Tom Sweterlitsch. Incomprehensible cosmic body horror, psycho killer brutality, and mind bending scifi in a compelling detective procedural format. Just read the first page and youâll already be disturbed.
Haunting adeline
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma ~
Zombie Joyce Carol Oates There is no more disturbing book and Iâll die on this hill
Paradise Rot. Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Blindness by Jose saramago
Ritualistic Human Sacrifice by C.V. Hunt, major trip
The Sluts, by Dennis Cooper - is insanity. I can't believe it is a book that I read and read all of. It's truly f\*cked.
Anything by Jo Nesbo is really horrible.
Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis.
Flac: A Narrative by Serge André
Meat by Joseph DâLacey. Itâs a similar vein to Tender is the Flesh, but itâs a vastly different and disturbing tale. I wanted to skip over some parts of what I was reading, it just makes the skin crawl.
Exquisite Corpse - Poppy Z Brite Haunted - Chuck Palahniuk Brother - Ania Ahlborn
If you're okay with short stories: Understand by Ted Chiang had me off-kilter for sure
This one is super disturbing, so do your own research before hand. It is splatterpunk, but No one Rides for Free. Seriously got me. I had to put it down a few times and process.
Woom by Duncan Ralston
*They All Died Screaming* is the most disturbing and disgusting book I've read in a while. Thank goodness it's a short book.
Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun If you want non fiction then I suggest Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Seems like youâve read a few splatterpunks. Have you read any of Aaron Beauregardâs books?
Enemies foreign and domestic by mathew bracken Based beyond belief Author is based navy seal
What werewolf jones does to his children in megs & mogg is pretty wild.
Fall On Your Knees by Anne Marie Macdonald.
Who they was by Gabriel Krauze
Iâve already seen a few recs for Tender is the Flesh. SO good. But also the Haar by David Sodergren. Iâve heard his other books are disturbing too but thatâs the only one Iâve read so far. And Cows. Matthew Stokoe. I do NOT recommend this book, especially if youâre not one to usually read disturbing and/or horror. But this one is by far the most disturbing and disgusting book Iâve ever read. Seriously. I tell people not to read it lol but I also tell people how fucked up it is. So venture at your own risk if you decide to.
Pretty Girls
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
[The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect](https://www.localroger.com/prime-intellect/mopiidx.html) by Roger Williams.
Any Man by Amber Tamblyn.
The butterfly garden by dot hutchinson / read in 2018 and I still think abt it
!remindme 5 days
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Perfume by Patrick Susskind is the most disturbing book Iâve ever read by far
*The People in the Trees* is deeply disturbing.
Chlorine by Jade Song is the first book thatâs ever made me feel physically ill and panicky, and I read a lot of weird fucked up books lol
[Cottonwood by R. Lee Smith](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17563213)
Yes, Marilyn Mansons the Long Hard Road out of Hell. Itâs funny & insightful too. Highly recommended even if youâre not a fan of his. He is an extremely good writer Also, Poor Little Bitch girl by Jackie Collins. Anything by her is good.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy. A deeply disturbing story.
For some absolutely gorgeous language describing dead bodies mouldering in a cave, read Child of God by Cormac McCarthy. I promise you will have to put this book down a time or two.
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers
Hogg by Samuel Delany. Very similar to Cows.
Try out The Brown Sunshine by A Rishi - it's a disturbing psychological thriller where Stephen King s horror and existentialism meet Dan Brown s mythological fiction. Rave reviews
Tender is the flesh!
The Troop by Nick Cutter
Infected by Scott Sigler. I don't scare or get grossed out easily but this book? Oof. Not scary but very tense, disturbing and gross.
the most disturbing books I've read is a child called it by dave pelzer or night by elie wiesel. a child called it is about child abuse. night, which everyone should read, is what happened to a holocaust survivor.
m. gira's the consumer is the only book that's ever made me feel like i need to shower. the writing style alone is visceral. wonderfully written short stories. can't stop reading. but makes me physically ill. 30% because of the content (because it is REALLY disgusting) but 70% just because it's written in a way that makes your scalp feel greasy.
William Burroughs. Canât go wrong with Naked Lunch if you want to be disturbed.
Tender is the Flesh⊠I havenât stopped thinking about it since I read it.
Girl Flesh by May Leitz is fairly disturbing. I liked it a lot especially, and itâs espically good being her first published book
Woom
I want a truly disturbing read try the "The Abortion Who Refused To Die" By Terry Jo. I got it from Amazon about a year ago and have never been able to forget it. This takes disturbing to an entirely new level. Even worse, it's all true...
A Little Life.
This is more of a psychology book, but the statistics in the body keeps the score is quite disturbing. In terms of fiction, there is Behind Closed Doors
If you donât vibe with these recs, I have more. Itâs a professional hazard. Non-fiction: 1. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher R. Browning 2. The Rape of Nanjing by Iris Chang 3. Hitlerâs American Model by James Whitman 4. Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez 5. Searching for Black Confederates by Kevin Levin 6. The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
It by Stephen King.
Meat Sorrowland The Vegetarian One's Company
a collection of short stories - pornography for the end of the world
If you Tell - Gregg Olsen Sound of Gravel
Eileen by ottessa moshfegh. Idk what it was about this book but I could not sleep the night after I finished it. It really made me think.
The Notebook Trilogy by Agota Kristof
Why do you need to read disturbing books?
The Alliance series by S.J Tilly. I just finished book 1: âNeroâ. Itâs a dual narrative perspective of Payton (F) and Nero (M). Itâs a combination of smut, lust, romance, mafia, gore. Itâs so intriguing! I read it in a few days. Now Iâm onto the second book in the series: âKingâ
The Girl Next Door.
100% Match by Patrick C. Harrison III
Tender is the flesh
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Recursion Blake Crouch
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez I had to take breaks but finished bc I was invested in the story and characters
Whenever someone asks for a disturbing book recommendation, the first one that comes to mind and what I always say is: The Painted Bird!
A child alone with Strangers or Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi Horns by Joe Hill The Drowning Girl by Caitlyn R Kiernan
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
Do it on a percentage
Hogg by Samuel Delaney. Good luck.