Most Disturbing Books

1

Fluernes herre

af William Golding

49,705 medlemmer

745 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

13,924 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

7,760 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

18,153 medlemmer

448 anmeldelser

3.9

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

5

1984

af George Orwell

82,129 medlemmer

1,274 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

13,048 medlemmer

390 anmeldelser

4.1

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

7

A clockwork orange

af Anthony Burgess

25,906 medlemmer

389 anmeldelser

4

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

8

Never Let Me Go

af Kazuo Ishiguro

22,906 medlemmer

938 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

11,617 medlemmer

273 anmeldelser

4.2

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

10

Lolita

af Vladimir Nabokov

31,745 medlemmer

563 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

11

Processen

af Franz Kafka

19,918 medlemmer

237 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

12

Forvandlingen

af Franz Kafka

12,517 medlemmer

221 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

13

Skruen strammes

af Henry James

8,124 medlemmer

249 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

4 Members: lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda

14

Vi er nødt til at tale om Kevin

af Lionel Shriver

7,806 medlemmer

396 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: generalkala, dara85, alex68, Bwoo67

15

Haunted

af Chuck Palahniuk

7,626 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

7,103 medlemmer

203 anmeldelser

3.8

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

17

Johnny Got His Gun

af Dalton Trumbo

3,701 medlemmer

75 anmeldelser

4.2

4 Members: SqueakyChu, thecoroner, alex68, softsocks

18

Fagre nye verden

af Aldous Huxley

54,003 medlemmer

773 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda, softsocks

19

Of Mice and Men

af John Steinbeck

39,149 medlemmer

665 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67

20

Her fra min himmel : roman

af Alice Sebold

35,950 medlemmer

939 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

3 Members: dara85, martensgirl, Bwoo67

21

Vejen : roman

af Cormac McCarthy

34,489 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

27,660 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

23,799 medlemmer

467 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

24

2666

af Roberto Bolaño

6,630 medlemmer

185 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, softsocks

25

Exorcisten

af William Peter Blatty

5,519 medlemmer

151 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67

26

Under the Skin

af Michel Faber

2,467 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

2,139 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

2,084 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

1,310 medlemmer

26 anmeldelser

3.1

3 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Bwoo67

30

The Catcher in the Rye

af J. D. Salinger

69,642 medlemmer

1,081 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: hipdeep, Bwoo67

31

The Handmaid's Tale

af Margaret Atwood

42,415 medlemmer

1,142 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

32

Den fremmede

af Albert Camus

35,565 medlemmer

507 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

33

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

af Susanna Clarke

27,006 medlemmer

775 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

23,217 medlemmer

453 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: hipdeep, Bwoo67

35

Kvinden der forsvandt

af Gillian Flynn

22,171 medlemmer

1,543 anmeldelser

3.9

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

36

Dr. Jekyll og Mr. Hyde

af Robert Louis Stevenson

17,168 medlemmer

315 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

37

House of Leaves

af Mark Z. Danielewski

15,737 medlemmer

377 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

38

22.11.63

af Stephen King

13,623 medlemmer

762 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: generalkala, dara85

39

Vanære

af J. M. Coetzee

10,874 medlemmer

275 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

40

Educated: A Memoir

af Tara Westover

9,827 medlemmer

516 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: dara85, ManWithAnAgenda

41

Krebsens vendekreds

af Henry Miller

8,831 medlemmer

131 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

42

Slottet

af Franz Kafka

8,261 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: lewbs, softsocks

43

Bliktrommen

af Günter Grass

7,613 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

44

Doktor Moreaus Ø

af H. G. Wells

7,259 medlemmer

173 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

45

Geek Love

af Katherine Dunn

6,133 medlemmer

162 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: thecoroner, Bwoo67

46

Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

af William S. Burroughs

4,291 medlemmer

57 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

47

Battle Royale

af Koushun Takami

4,224 medlemmer

113 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

48

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories

af Tim Burton

3,732 medlemmer

59 anmeldelser

4

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

49

Crash

af J. G. Ballard

3,558 medlemmer

77 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

50

Ude

af Natsuo Kirino

3,303 medlemmer

128 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

2,197 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

1,846 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

1,377 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

1,360 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

1,198 medlemmer

31 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: alex68, softsocks

57

Tampa

af Alissa Nutting

956 medlemmer

79 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

2 Members: thecoroner, Bwoo67

58

Coin Locker Babies

af Ryū Murakami

948 medlemmer

14 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: thecoroner, softsocks

59

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

af Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

534 medlemmer

3 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: thecoroner, alex68

60

Others

af James Herbert

523 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

452 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: bluepiano, softsocks

62

The Road Through the Wall

af Shirley Jackson

369 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

63

Let's Go Play at the Adams'

af Mendal W. Johnson

352 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

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

35,650 medlemmer

543 anmeldelser

3.8

Member: alex68

67

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

af Milan Kundera

22,505 medlemmer

274 anmeldelser

4

Member: alex68

68

Fra helvedes blækhus

af C. S. Lewis

17,450 medlemmer

153 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: cej1027

69

Frygt og lede i Las Vegas : roman

af Hunter S. Thompson

14,375 medlemmer

192 anmeldelser

4

Member: alex68

70

Jomfruselvmorderne

af Jeffrey Eugenides

12,677 medlemmer

257 anmeldelser

3.8

Member: sipthereader

71

Kældermennesket : optegnelser fra en undergrund

af Fyodor Dostoevsky

12,562 medlemmer

156 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: alex68

72

A Child Called "It"

af Dave Pelzer

8,467 medlemmer

301 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: dara85

73

A Little Life

af Hanya Yanagihara

7,569 medlemmer

328 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: sipthereader

74

Verity

af Colleen Hoover

6,427 medlemmer

219 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: dara85

75

Flowers In The Attic

af V. C. Andrews

6,335 medlemmer

187 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

Member: alex68

76

Sophies valg

af William Styron

6,005 medlemmer

87 anmeldelser

4.1

Member: alex68

77

Offer for en samler

af John Fowles

5,061 medlemmer

123 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: alex68

78

På stranden, Ventetid

af Nevil Shute

4,895 medlemmer

177 anmeldelser

3.9

Member: alex68

79

This Present Darkness

af Frank E. Peretti

4,579 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

4,392 medlemmer

67 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

Member: alex68

81

Marvfolket

af Keri Hulme

3,827 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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