Most Disturbing Books

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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.
1
49,397 medlemmar
743 recensioner
½ 3.7
2
13,846 medlemmar
289 recensioner
½ 3.7
9 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl, alex68, jeffza, dwherring, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Rats, cheese and broken glass...
3
7,714 medlemmar
80 recensioner
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, thecoroner, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bwoo67
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: The images in Renton's mind while shagging his sister-in-law were too much for the film version, I guess.
4
18,039 medlemmar
443 recensioner
3.9
5
81,470 medlemmar
1,266 recensioner
4.2
6 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: "We are the dead".
6
12,994 medlemmar
388 recensioner
4.1
7
25,723 medlemmar
386 recensioner
4
8
22,728 medlemmar
938 recensioner
3.8
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: The overall idea and the sadness of it all.
9
11,486 medlemmar
271 recensioner
4.2
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68, softsocks
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Judge Holden
10
31,588 medlemmar
555 recensioner
4.1
11
19,773 medlemmar
238 recensioner
4
12
12,360 medlemmar
217 recensioner
3.9
13
8,061 medlemmar
247 recensioner
½ 3.4
14
7,760 medlemmar
395 recensioner
4.1
15
7,578 medlemmar
150 recensioner
½ 3.4
4 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: A new use for a Resusci Anne, and something about a miscarried foetus...
16
7,054 medlemmar
200 recensioner
3.8
4 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, alex68
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Blowing up bunny.
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3,673 medlemmar
75 recensioner
4.2
18
53,618 medlemmar
768 recensioner
3.9
19
38,804 medlemmar
656 recensioner
3.9
20
35,708 medlemmar
938 recensioner
½ 3.7
21
34,213 medlemmar
1,401 recensioner
4.1
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, sipthereader, lewbs
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Played on my mind long after reading.
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27,379 medlemmar
569 recensioner
½ 4.3
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Moshe the Beadle's story, and the arrival in Aushwitz.
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23,600 medlemmar
466 recensioner
4.1
24
6,582 medlemmar
183 recensioner
4.1
25
5,450 medlemmar
151 recensioner
3.9
26
2,456 medlemmar
121 recensioner
½ 3.7
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, Bwoo67
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: When all is revealed to the reader...
27
2,128 medlemmar
17 recensioner
½ 3.6
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Shock for the sake of shock, objectifying women in the same way as porno. This is where I stopped reading Irvine Welsh.
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2,075 medlemmar
28 recensioner
½ 3.6
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, Bwoo67
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: The scurfy, flaky skin on the young girl's shoulders and chest - this book is Filth alright.
29
1,292 medlemmar
25 recensioner
3.1
30
69,251 medlemmar
1,075 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
31
42,013 medlemmar
1,134 recensioner
4.1
32
35,299 medlemmar
499 recensioner
3.9
33
26,865 medlemmar
772 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
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
22,995 medlemmar
453 recensioner
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
35
21,957 medlemmar
1,541 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
dara85, Bwoo67
Förklaringar
dara85: How could anyone be so calculating, manipulating and vengeful?
36
17,026 medlemmar
312 recensioner
½ 3.7
37
15,518 medlemmar
373 recensioner
4.1
38
13,423 medlemmar
757 recensioner
4.2
39
10,817 medlemmar
274 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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9,648 medlemmar
512 recensioner
½ 4.3
41
8,778 medlemmar
131 recensioner
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
42
8,278 medlemmar
93 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
lewbs, softsocks
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7,562 medlemmar
93 recensioner
4
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
44
7,215 medlemmar
171 recensioner
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
45
6,098 medlemmar
161 recensioner
4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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6,039 medlemmar
98 recensioner
½ 4.3
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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4,255 medlemmar
57 recensioner
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
48
4,197 medlemmar
113 recensioner
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
49
3,710 medlemmar
59 recensioner
4
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, softsocks
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Poor Oyster Boy!
50
3,529 medlemmar
77 recensioner
½ 3.5
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
51
3,280 medlemmar
128 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
52
2,183 medlemmar
41 recensioner
½ 3.7
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
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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1,816 medlemmar
54 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, ahef1963
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: The threat of execution hanging over the brothers, and the ways in which this was attempted, were horrifying.
54
1,373 medlemmar
12 recensioner
½ 3.6
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: The scene with the guard dog seemed gratuitous and unnecessary - yeah yeah, I know it's Irvine Welsh but still...
55
1,355 medlemmar
12 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: About the damage wreaked by sexual abuse. Pulls no punches.
56
1,182 medlemmar
31 recensioner
½ 3.7
2 Members
alex68, softsocks
57
941 medlemmar
14 recensioner
3.8
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931 medlemmar
79 recensioner
½ 3.4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
60
520 medlemmar
10 recensioner
½ 3.7
2 Members
KimarieBee, Bwoo67
Förklaringar
KimarieBee: It was the afterword that was truly disturbing
61
449 medlemmar
12 recensioner
4
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365 medlemmar
12 recensioner
½ 3.6
63
345 medlemmar
11 recensioner
½ 3.4
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, Bwoo67
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: The hot poker, and the lasting psychological damage to all involved.
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170 medlemmar
4 recensioner
½ 3.5
65
25 medlemmar
3 recensioner
4.2
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35,291 medlemmar
539 recensioner
3.8
Member
alex68
67
22,374 medlemmar
268 recensioner
4
Member
alex68
68
17,284 medlemmar
153 recensioner
4.1
Member
cej1027
69
14,332 medlemmar
192 recensioner
4
Member
alex68
70
12,632 medlemmar
255 recensioner
3.8
71
12,444 medlemmar
151 recensioner
4.1
Member
alex68
72
8,420 medlemmar
301 recensioner
3.9
Member
dara85
73
7,299 medlemmar
326 recensioner
4.1
74
6,267 medlemmar
187 recensioner
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
75
6,103 medlemmar
211 recensioner
3.9
Member
dara85
76
5,968 medlemmar
87 recensioner
4.1
Member
alex68
77
5,025 medlemmar
123 recensioner
3.9
Member
alex68
78
4,855 medlemmar
176 recensioner
3.9
Member
alex68
79
4,545 medlemmar
59 recensioner
3.9
Member
cej1027
Förklaringar
cej1027: The demon imagery here bugged me for weeks.
80
4,356 medlemmar
67 recensioner
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
81
3,804 medlemmar
112 recensioner
4.1
Member
RuMuse
Förklaringar
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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3,650 medlemmar
159 recensioner
3.8
Member
cej1027
Förklaringar
cej1027: I try really hard not to think about this book.
83
3,544 medlemmar
96 recensioner
½ 3.6
Member
alex68
84
3,465 medlemmar
66 recensioner
½ 4.4
Member
alex68
85
3,077 medlemmar
34 recensioner
3.8
Member
cej1027
Förklaringar
cej1027: Not for the reason you'd think. The blonde hair worship really p***ed me off after a while.
86
2,994 medlemmar
34 recensioner
3.8
Member
alex68
87
2,564 medlemmar
58 recensioner
3.9
Member
alex68
88
2,354 medlemmar
67 recensioner
4.2
Member
alex68
89
2,330 medlemmar
33 recensioner
4.1
Member
alex68
90
1,896 medlemmar
53 recensioner
½ 3.6
Member
alex68
91
1,801 medlemmar
27 recensioner
½ 3.7
Member
cej1027
Förklaringar
cej1027: I stopped reading when I got to the incest part.
92
1,778 medlemmar
23 recensioner
4
Member
cej1027
Förklaringar
cej1027: I stopped reading when it insinuated that casual sex is empowering to women.
93
1,538 medlemmar
79 recensioner
4
Member
alex68
94
1,380 medlemmar
30 recensioner
4.1
Member
alex68
95
1,196 medlemmar
59 recensioner
½ 3.4
Member
alex68
96
1,077 medlemmar
47 recensioner
½ 3.7
Member
dara85
97
921 medlemmar
48 recensioner
½ 3.7
Member
alex68
98
861 medlemmar
18 recensioner
½ 3.5
Member
Moomin_Mama
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: Vile, vile, vile man, childish, self-absorbed and selfish.
99
691 medlemmar
20 recensioner
½ 4.3
Member
Moomin_Mama
Förklaringar
Moomin_Mama: The poor couple being so badly prepared for nuclear war.
100
614 medlemmar
27 recensioner
4.2