Most Disturbing Books

Description
Add/vote for books that disturbed you in some way, whether it was the overall tone of the book or just one or two tasteless scenes.
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50,642 membres
745 critiques
½ 3.7
2
14,157 membres
298 critiques
½ 3.7
9 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl, alex68, jeffza, dwherring, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Rats, cheese and broken glass...
3
7,852 membres
79 critiques
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, thecoroner, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bwoo67
Explications
Moomin_Mama: The images in Renton's mind while shagging his sister-in-law were too much for the film version, I guess.
4
18,472 membres
457 critiques
3.9
5
83,753 membres
1,293 critiques
4.2
6 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
Moomin_Mama: "We are the dead".
6
13,292 membres
398 critiques
4.1
7
26,329 membres
387 critiques
4
8
23,423 membres
942 critiques
3.8
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
Moomin_Mama: The overall idea and the sadness of it all.
9
11,938 membres
280 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68, softsocks
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Judge Holden
10
32,264 membres
564 critiques
4.1
11
20,306 membres
239 critiques
4
12
12,906 membres
224 critiques
3.9
13
8,315 membres
255 critiques
½ 3.4
14
7,902 membres
400 critiques
4.1
15
7,710 membres
151 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
Moomin_Mama: A new use for a Resusci Anne, and something about a miscarried foetus...
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7,204 membres
206 critiques
3.8
4 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, alex68
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Blowing up bunny.
17
3,764 membres
77 critiques
4.2
18
54,875 membres
785 critiques
3.9
19
39,953 membres
673 critiques
3.9
20
36,264 membres
948 critiques
½ 3.7
21
35,120 membres
1,407 critiques
4.1
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, sipthereader, lewbs
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Played on my mind long after reading.
22
28,192 membres
580 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Moshe the Beadle's story, and the arrival in Aushwitz.
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24,191 membres
472 critiques
4.1
24
6,791 membres
184 critiques
4.1
25
5,630 membres
153 critiques
3.9
26
2,501 membres
123 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, Bwoo67
Explications
Moomin_Mama: When all is revealed to the reader...
27
2,163 membres
17 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Shock for the sake of shock, objectifying women in the same way as porno. This is where I stopped reading Irvine Welsh.
28
2,106 membres
28 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, Bwoo67
Explications
Moomin_Mama: The scurfy, flaky skin on the young girl's shoulders and chest - this book is Filth alright.
29
1,346 membres
26 critiques
3.1
30
70,618 membres
1,090 critiques
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
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43,366 membres
1,165 critiques
4.1
32
36,238 membres
512 critiques
3.9
33
27,372 membres
784 critiques
3.9
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
cej1027: The part about mutilating the dead bodies of war enemies freaked me out. Partly because I was in the middle of eating lunch when I got to that bit.
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23,710 membres
460 critiques
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
35
22,691 membres
1,547 critiques
3.9
2 Members
dara85, Bwoo67
Explications
dara85: How could anyone be so calculating, manipulating and vengeful?
36
17,480 membres
322 critiques
½ 3.7
37
15,955 membres
379 critiques
4.1
38
13,991 membres
777 critiques
4.2
39
11,001 membres
277 critiques
3.8
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
40
10,309 membres
520 critiques
½ 4.3
41
8,976 membres
134 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
42
8,388 membres
92 critiques
3.9
2 Members
lewbs, softsocks
43
7,697 membres
94 critiques
4
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
44
7,401 membres
173 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
45
6,221 membres
164 critiques
4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
46
6,137 membres
99 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
47
4,376 membres
58 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
48
4,315 membres
114 critiques
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
49
3,764 membres
60 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, softsocks
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Poor Oyster Boy!
50
3,608 membres
79 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
51
3,368 membres
130 critiques
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
52
2,221 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
cej1027: This book will be one of my favorites, but it's still very upsetting. The POV is animal research victims.
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1,912 membres
54 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, ahef1963
Explications
Moomin_Mama: The threat of execution hanging over the brothers, and the ways in which this was attempted, were horrifying.
54
1,392 membres
13 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Explications
Moomin_Mama: The scene with the guard dog seemed gratuitous and unnecessary - yeah yeah, I know it's Irvine Welsh but still...
55
1,374 membres
12 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Explications
Moomin_Mama: About the damage wreaked by sexual abuse. Pulls no punches.
56
1,221 membres
32 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
alex68, softsocks
57
984 membres
79 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
58
967 membres
14 critiques
3.8
59
603 membres
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
60
535 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
KimarieBee, Bwoo67
Explications
KimarieBee: It was the afterword that was truly disturbing
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466 membres
12 critiques
4
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374 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, Bwoo67
Explications
Moomin_Mama: The hot poker, and the lasting psychological damage to all involved.
63
369 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.6
64
173 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.5
65
25 membres
3 critiques
4.2
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36,327 membres
544 critiques
3.8
Member
alex68
67
22,806 membres
277 critiques
4
Member
alex68
68
17,928 membres
154 critiques
4.1
Member
cej1027
69
14,566 membres
193 critiques
4
Member
alex68
70
12,867 membres
157 critiques
4.1
Member
alex68
71
12,847 membres
256 critiques
3.8
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8,609 membres
304 critiques
3.9
Member
dara85
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8,111 membres
336 critiques
4.1
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7,105 membres
228 critiques
3.9
Member
dara85
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6,467 membres
191 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
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6,097 membres
89 critiques
4.1
Member
alex68
77
5,118 membres
124 critiques
3.9
Member
alex68
78
4,975 membres
180 critiques
3.9
Member
alex68
79
4,633 membres
60 critiques
3.9
Member
cej1027
Explications
cej1027: The demon imagery here bugged me for weeks.
80
4,453 membres
67 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
81
3,871 membres
112 critiques
4.1
Member
RuMuse
Explications
RuMuse: A great and psychologically gripping book that is disturbing as hell to read. Controversial winner of the Booker Prize in 1985.
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3,719 membres
160 critiques
3.8
Member
cej1027
Explications
cej1027: I try really hard not to think about this book.
83
3,598 membres
99 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
alex68
85
3,281 membres
35 critiques
3.8
Member
cej1027
Explications
cej1027: Not for the reason you'd think. The blonde hair worship really p***ed me off after a while.
86
3,047 membres
34 critiques
3.8
Member
alex68
87
2,618 membres
59 critiques
3.9
Member
alex68
88
2,448 membres
66 critiques
4.2
Member
alex68
89
2,390 membres
34 critiques
4.1
Member
alex68
90
2,029 membres
53 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
alex68
91
1,834 membres
24 critiques
4.1
Member
cej1027
Explications
cej1027: I stopped reading when it insinuated that casual sex is empowering to women.
92
1,831 membres
27 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
cej1027
Explications
cej1027: I stopped reading when I got to the incest part.
93
1,588 membres
81 critiques
4
Member
alex68
94
1,407 membres
30 critiques
4.1
Member
alex68
95
1,228 membres
60 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
alex68
96
1,094 membres
47 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
dara85
97
1,015 membres
50 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
alex68
98
876 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
Moomin_Mama
Explications
Moomin_Mama: Vile, vile, vile man, childish, self-absorbed and selfish.
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704 membres
21 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
Moomin_Mama
Explications
Moomin_Mama: The poor couple being so badly prepared for nuclear war.
100
645 membres
27 critiques
4.2