What is the most disturbing book you have ever read? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by ItsYaBoiBananaBoi@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/literature@beehaw.org

58 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Comment what books have caused you to become distressed, traumatized, or unsettled in any way. Please elaborate as to why.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] EthicsGradient@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. The narrator and main character is a psychotic teenager, and being inside their head just feels so gross. Fantastic book, but genuinely disturbing.

In close second is Earthlings by Sayaka Murata. The main character goes through some stuff as a child, and comes to believe that she isn't human. Meets some others like herself and it gets weird. Great book, not for the faint of heart!

this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2023

20 points (100.0% liked)

Literature

5411 readers

1 users here now

Pretty straightforward: books and literature of all stripes can be discussed here.

If you're interested in posting your own writing, formal or informal, check out the Writing community!

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

alyaza@beehaw.org

Kamirose@beehaw.org

remington@beehaw.org