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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49,397 members
743 reviews
½ 3.7
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13,846 members
289 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl, alex68, jeffza, dwherring, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
Moomin_Mama: Rats, cheese and broken glass...
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7,714 members
80 reviews
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, thecoroner, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bwoo67
Explanations
Moomin_Mama: The images in Renton's mind while shagging his sister-in-law were too much for the film version, I guess.
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18,039 members
443 reviews
3.9
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81,469 members
1,266 reviews
4.2
6 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: "We are the dead".
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12,995 members
388 reviews
4.1
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25,723 members
386 reviews
4
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22,727 members
938 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: The overall idea and the sadness of it all.
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11,487 members
271 reviews
4.2
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68, softsocks
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Moomin_Mama: Judge Holden
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31,588 members
555 reviews
4.1
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19,773 members
238 reviews
4
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12,360 members
217 reviews
3.9
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8,060 members
247 reviews
½ 3.4
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7,760 members
395 reviews
4.1
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7,577 members
150 reviews
½ 3.4
4 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: A new use for a Resusci Anne, and something about a miscarried foetus...
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7,054 members
200 reviews
3.8
4 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, alex68
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Moomin_Mama: Blowing up bunny.
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3,673 members
75 reviews
4.2
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53,619 members
768 reviews
3.9
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38,803 members
656 reviews
3.9
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35,708 members
938 reviews
½ 3.7
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34,213 members
1,401 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, sipthereader, lewbs
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Moomin_Mama: Played on my mind long after reading.
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27,379 members
569 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: Moshe the Beadle's story, and the arrival in Aushwitz.
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23,599 members
466 reviews
4.1
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6,582 members
183 reviews
4.1
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5,450 members
151 reviews
3.9
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2,456 members
121 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, Bwoo67
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Moomin_Mama: When all is revealed to the reader...
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2,129 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl
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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 members
28 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, Bwoo67
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Moomin_Mama: The scurfy, flaky skin on the young girl's shoulders and chest - this book is Filth alright.
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1,292 members
25 reviews
3.1
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69,253 members
1,075 reviews
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
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42,014 members
1,134 reviews
4.1
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35,299 members
499 reviews
3.9
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26,865 members
772 reviews
3.9
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
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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22,996 members
453 reviews
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
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21,956 members
1,541 reviews
3.9
2 Members
dara85, Bwoo67
Explanations
dara85: How could anyone be so calculating, manipulating and vengeful?
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17,026 members
312 reviews
½ 3.7
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15,518 members
373 reviews
4.1
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13,423 members
757 reviews
4.2
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10,818 members
274 reviews
3.8
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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9,648 members
512 reviews
½ 4.3
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8,779 members
131 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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8,277 members
93 reviews
3.9
2 Members
lewbs, softsocks
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7,562 members
93 reviews
4
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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7,215 members
171 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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6,098 members
161 reviews
4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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6,039 members
98 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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4,255 members
57 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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4,194 members
113 reviews
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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3,710 members
59 reviews
4
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, softsocks
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Moomin_Mama: Poor Oyster Boy!
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3,529 members
77 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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3,280 members
128 reviews
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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2,183 members
41 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
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 members
54 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, ahef1963
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Moomin_Mama: The threat of execution hanging over the brothers, and the ways in which this was attempted, were horrifying.
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1,373 members
12 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
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Moomin_Mama: The scene with the guard dog seemed gratuitous and unnecessary - yeah yeah, I know it's Irvine Welsh but still...
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1,355 members
12 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
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Moomin_Mama: About the damage wreaked by sexual abuse. Pulls no punches.
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1,182 members
31 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
alex68, softsocks
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941 members
14 reviews
3.8
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931 members
79 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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520 members
10 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
KimarieBee, Bwoo67
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KimarieBee: It was the afterword that was truly disturbing
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449 members
12 reviews
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365 members
12 reviews
½ 3.6
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345 members
11 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, Bwoo67
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Moomin_Mama: The hot poker, and the lasting psychological damage to all involved.
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170 members
4 reviews
½ 3.5
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25 members
3 reviews
4.2
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35,291 members
539 reviews
3.8
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alex68
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22,374 members
268 reviews
4
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alex68
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17,284 members
153 reviews
4.1
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cej1027
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14,332 members
192 reviews
4
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alex68
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12,631 members
255 reviews
3.8
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12,444 members
151 reviews
4.1
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alex68
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8,420 members
301 reviews
3.9
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dara85
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7,300 members
326 reviews
4.1
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6,267 members
187 reviews
½ 3.5
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alex68
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6,102 members
211 reviews
3.9
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dara85
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5,968 members
87 reviews
4.1
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alex68
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5,025 members
123 reviews
3.9
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alex68
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4,855 members
176 reviews
3.9
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alex68
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4,545 members
59 reviews
3.9
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cej1027
Explanations
cej1027: The demon imagery here bugged me for weeks.
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4,356 members
67 reviews
½ 3.5
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alex68
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3,804 members
112 reviews
4.1
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RuMuse
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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 members
159 reviews
3.8
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cej1027
Explanations
cej1027: I try really hard not to think about this book.
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3,544 members
96 reviews
½ 3.6
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alex68
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3,077 members
34 reviews
3.8
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cej1027
Explanations
cej1027: Not for the reason you'd think. The blonde hair worship really p***ed me off after a while.
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2,994 members
34 reviews
3.8
Member
alex68
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2,564 members
58 reviews
3.9
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alex68
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2,353 members
67 reviews
4.2
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alex68
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2,330 members
33 reviews
4.1
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alex68
90
1,896 members
53 reviews
½ 3.6
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alex68
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1,801 members
27 reviews
½ 3.7
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cej1027
Explanations
cej1027: I stopped reading when I got to the incest part.
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1,778 members
23 reviews
4
Member
cej1027
Explanations
cej1027: I stopped reading when it insinuated that casual sex is empowering to women.
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1,538 members
79 reviews
4
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alex68
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1,380 members
30 reviews
4.1
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alex68
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1,196 members
59 reviews
½ 3.4
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alex68
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1,077 members
47 reviews
½ 3.7
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dara85
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921 members
48 reviews
½ 3.7
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alex68
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861 members
18 reviews
½ 3.5
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Moomin_Mama
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Moomin_Mama: Vile, vile, vile man, childish, self-absorbed and selfish.
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691 members
20 reviews
½ 4.3
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Moomin_Mama
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Moomin_Mama: The poor couple being so badly prepared for nuclear war.
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614 members
27 reviews
4.2