Most Disturbing Books

1

Fluernes herre

af William Golding

49,852 medlemmer

747 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

13 Members: hipdeep, generalkala, SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, souloftherose, thecoroner, martensgirl, alex68, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, jeffza, bcrowl399, Bwoo67
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: The pig-hunting scene.

2

American psycho

af Bret Easton Ellis

13,970 medlemmer

290 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

9 Members: SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl, alex68, jeffza, dwherring, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: Rats, cheese and broken glass...

3

Trainspotting

af Irvine Welsh

7,770 medlemmer

79 anmeldelser

4

8 Members: SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, thecoroner, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bwoo67
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: The images in Renton's mind while shagging his sister-in-law were too much for the film version, I guess.

4

Parfumen : historien om en morder

af Patrick Süskind

18,213 medlemmer

451 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: KimarieBee, blackdove07, martensgirl, alex68, ahef1963, bcrowl399, Bwoo67

5

1984

af George Orwell

82,356 medlemmer

1,275 anmeldelser

4.2

6 Members: Moomin_Mama, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: "We are the dead".

6

En fortælling om blindhed

af José Saramago

13,093 medlemmer

391 anmeldelser

4.1

6 Members: generalkala, SqueakyChu, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

7

A clockwork orange

af Anthony Burgess

25,969 medlemmer

389 anmeldelser

4

5 Members: SqueakyChu, blackdove07, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68

8

Never Let Me Go

af Kazuo Ishiguro

23,001 medlemmer

941 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: Moomin_Mama, lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: The overall idea and the sadness of it all.

9

Blodets meridian eller Aftenrøden i Vesten

af Cormac McCarthy

11,674 medlemmer

274 anmeldelser

4.2

5 Members: Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68, softsocks
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: Judge Holden

10

Lolita

af Vladimir Nabokov

31,818 medlemmer

565 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

11

Processen

af Franz Kafka

19,975 medlemmer

237 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

12

Forvandlingen

af Franz Kafka

12,571 medlemmer

222 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

13

Skruen strammes

af Henry James

8,152 medlemmer

249 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

4 Members: lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

14

Vi er nødt til at tale om Kevin

af Lionel Shriver

7,824 medlemmer

396 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: generalkala, dara85, alex68, Bwoo67

15

Haunted

af Chuck Palahniuk

7,643 medlemmer

150 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

4 Members: Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: A new use for a Resusci Anne, and something about a miscarried foetus...

16

Hvepsefabrikken

af Iain Banks

7,114 medlemmer

204 anmeldelser

3.8

4 Members: SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, alex68
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: Blowing up bunny.

17

Johnny Got His Gun

af Dalton Trumbo

3,712 medlemmer

76 anmeldelser

4.2

4 Members: SqueakyChu, thecoroner, alex68, softsocks

18

Fagre nye verden

af Aldous Huxley

54,119 medlemmer

773 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda, softsocks

19

Mus og mænd

af John Steinbeck

39,263 medlemmer

666 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67

20

Her fra min himmel : roman

af Alice Sebold

36,028 medlemmer

940 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

3 Members: dara85, martensgirl, Bwoo67

21

Vejen : roman

af Cormac McCarthy

34,590 medlemmer

1,407 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: Moomin_Mama, sipthereader, lewbs
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: Played on my mind long after reading.

22

Night

af Elie Wiesel

27,756 medlemmer

574 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: Moomin_Mama, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: Moshe the Beadle's story, and the arrival in Aushwitz.

23

Med koldt blod

af Truman Capote

23,849 medlemmer

467 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

24

2666

af Roberto Bolaño

6,647 medlemmer

185 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, softsocks

25

Exorcisten

af William Peter Blatty

5,542 medlemmer

151 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67

26

Under the Skin

af Michel Faber

2,474 medlemmer

122 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

3 Members: Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, Bwoo67
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: When all is revealed to the reader...

27

Porno

af Irvine Welsh

2,141 medlemmer

17 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

3 Members: Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl
Forklaringer: 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

Afskum

af Irvine Welsh

2,090 medlemmer

28 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

3 Members: Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, Bwoo67
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: The scurfy, flaky skin on the young girl's shoulders and chest - this book is Filth alright.

29

The 120 Days of Sodom

af Marquis de Sade

1,313 medlemmer

26 anmeldelser

3.1

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67

30

The Catcher in the Rye

af J. D. Salinger

70,114 medlemmer

1,084 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: hipdeep, Bwoo67

31

The Handmaid's Tale

af Margaret Atwood

42,580 medlemmer

1,148 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

32

Den fremmede

af Albert Camus

35,649 medlemmer

508 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

33

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

af Susanna Clarke

27,057 medlemmer

779 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: 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.

34

Ondskabens hotel

af Stephen King

23,300 medlemmer

453 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: hipdeep, Bwoo67

35

Kvinden der forsvandt

af Gillian Flynn

22,239 medlemmer

1,546 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: dara85, Bwoo67
Forklaringer: dara85: How could anyone be so calculating, manipulating and vengeful?

36

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

af Robert Louis Stevenson

17,216 medlemmer

317 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

37

House of Leaves

af Mark Z. Danielewski

15,802 medlemmer

377 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

38

22.11.63

af Stephen King

13,701 medlemmer

767 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: generalkala, dara85

39

Vanære

af J. M. Coetzee

10,881 medlemmer

277 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

40

Educated: A Memoir

af Tara Westover

9,908 medlemmer

519 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: dara85, ManWithAnAgenda

41

Krebsens vendekreds

af Henry Miller

8,844 medlemmer

131 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

42

Slottet

af Franz Kafka

8,284 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: lewbs, softsocks

43

Bliktrommen

af Günter Grass

7,619 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

44

Doktor Moreaus Ø

af H. G. Wells

7,288 medlemmer

173 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

45

Geek Love

af Katherine Dunn

6,148 medlemmer

163 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: thecoroner, Bwoo67

46

Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

af William S. Burroughs

4,303 medlemmer

57 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

47

Battle Royale

af Koushun Takami

4,233 medlemmer

113 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

48

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories

af Tim Burton

3,735 medlemmer

59 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: Moomin_Mama, softsocks
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: Poor Oyster Boy!

49

Crash

af J. G. Ballard

3,565 medlemmer

77 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

50

Ude

af Natsuo Kirino

3,312 medlemmer

129 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

51

Survival In Auschwitz

af Primo Levi

2,255 medlemmer

25 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

52

Hundeflugten

af Richard Adams

2,202 medlemmer

41 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: cej1027: This book will be one of my favorites, but it's still very upsetting. The POV is animal research victims.

53

The Five Chinese Brothers

af Claire Huchet Bishop

1,854 medlemmer

54 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: Moomin_Mama, ahef1963
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: The threat of execution hanging over the brothers, and the ways in which this was attempted, were horrifying.

54

Glue

af Irvine Welsh

1,381 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: The scene with the guard dog seemed gratuitous and unnecessary - yeah yeah, I know it's Irvine Welsh but still...

55

Marabou Stork Nightmares

af Irvine Welsh

1,362 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: About the damage wreaked by sexual abuse. Pulls no punches.

56

Exit Alice

af A. M. Homes

1,199 medlemmer

32 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: alex68, softsocks

57

Tampa

af Alissa Nutting

960 medlemmer

79 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

2 Members: thecoroner, Bwoo67

58

Coin Locker Babies

af Ryū Murakami

950 medlemmer

14 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: thecoroner, softsocks

59

Gulag øhavet : 1918-1956 : et forsøg på et kunstnerisk studium

af Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

535 medlemmer

3 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

60

Others

af James Herbert

525 medlemmer

10 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: KimarieBee, Bwoo67
Forklaringer: KimarieBee: It was the afterword that was truly disturbing

61

The Tenant

af Roland Topor

456 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: bluepiano, softsocks

62

The Road Through the Wall

af Shirley Jackson

370 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

63

Let's Go Play at the Adams'

af Mendal W. Johnson

356 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: Moomin_Mama, Bwoo67
Forklaringer: Moomin_Mama: The hot poker, and the lasting psychological damage to all involved.

64

Tideland

af Mitch Cullin

172 medlemmer

4 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, softsocks

65

Transcript

af Heimrad Bäcker

25 medlemmer

3 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: bluepiano, softsocks

66

Moby-Dick eller Hvalen

af Herman Melville

35,598 medlemmer

545 anmeldelser

3.8

Member: alex68

67

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

af Milan Kundera

22,542 medlemmer

275 anmeldelser

4

Member: alex68

68

Fra helvedes blækhus

af C. S. Lewis

17,536 medlemmer

153 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: cej1027

69

Frygt og lede i Las Vegas : roman

af Hunter S. Thompson

14,402 medlemmer

192 anmeldelser

4

Member: alex68

70

Jomfruselvmorderne

af Jeffrey Eugenides

12,706 medlemmer

257 anmeldelser

3.8

Member: sipthereader

71

Kældermennesket : optegnelser fra en undergrund

af Fyodor Dostoevsky

12,610 medlemmer

156 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: alex68

72

A Child Called "It"

af Dave Pelzer

8,495 medlemmer

301 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: dara85

73

A Little Life

af Hanya Yanagihara

7,668 medlemmer

331 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: sipthereader

74

Verity

af Colleen Hoover

6,527 medlemmer

222 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: dara85

75

Flowers In The Attic

af V. C. Andrews

6,367 medlemmer

187 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

Member: alex68

76

Sophies valg

af William Styron

6,015 medlemmer

87 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: alex68

77

Offer for en samler

af John Fowles

5,065 medlemmer

123 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: alex68

78

På stranden, Ventetid

af Nevil Shute

4,904 medlemmer

177 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: alex68

79

This Present Darkness

af Frank E. Peretti

4,601 medlemmer

60 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: cej1027
Forklaringer: cej1027: The demon imagery here bugged me for weeks.

80

When the Wind Blows

af James Patterson

4,401 medlemmer

67 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

Member: alex68

81

Marvfolket

af Keri Hulme

3,833 medlemmer

112 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: RuMuse
Forklaringer: 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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