Most Disturbing Books

I just finished a disturbing comedy by Chuck Palahniuk called "Choke." He fakes choking in restaraunts to get money from people. He's also a sex addict.

Probably the most duisturbing book I've ever read (but never qwuite finished) was "Blindness" by Jose Saramago. The premise i that there is a contagious form of blindness in which everything appears white. It's a metaphor for the modern world and the cruelties of civilization in the 20-21st centuries.

The most disturbing book that I have read to date was Things Fall Apart. My English teacher made us read it for class. The book wasn't particularly sick or anything, it was just... disturbed. *shudders*

I'd have to put up Wild Animus by Riche Shapiro (Don't know if that's how you spell it exactly). I don't remember what it was about much- I think it was about some guy who was stoned 24-7 and thought he was like a goat or something... It was just really bad and creepy (very, very disturbing).

not neseceraly disturbing but Sleepers by Lorenzo carcetarra was very powerful and good, mainly because the deep emotional roots and tragedies in the story..

like prison rape in juvy...

=)

1984 by Orwell.

I read it when I was 13 or 14...and was unsettled for months. I can think of little more disturbing than a world as controlled and depraved as that.

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

The incongruity and subtle tragedy which in the end, seemed half as ambiguous as the beginning was disturbing. Was there reality in the entire thing? Did it matter? Provocative thought-wise; but the story itself...

A few things I can't recall. But as I can't recall, probably the more disturbing of the few - denial, in that case. ^_~

it was by Ann Rice i forgot the title but it was about a creepy 45 year old who writes books about little girls, an is famous because of it. Then he falls in love with a homeless sixteen year old who read his books. They have sex. More than once too creepy to finish.

Lolita is one that comes to mind. I'd loved it because I was so thoroughly creeped out by it. Humbert Humbert is one of THE greatest narrative voices of all time.

Got to echo Poor Imp on this one.

I just finished (as in thirty seconds ago) 1984. I was fascinated by it, and loved Orwell's style of writing, but at the same time the book was both terrifying and disturbing.

I liked it, but at the same time I don't think I'd be able to reread it again for a long time. It was creepy.

I'll second Life of Pi- that was one odd book. I liked it, but it still sorta creeped me out.

The Lord of the Flies

*shudders*

Invisible Man was very interesting. Even had a castration scene!

...yep.

It was also the book that inspired me to use colors for symbolism. Cool? I think so. But considering that the book had several sex scenes, a description of a man who impregnated his daughter, a fight where the protagonist got beaten up (which was preceded by a stripper in a scene described as "red, white, and blue"), and then a scene where the protagonist is DARED to rape this women (there's symbolism of Santa Claus being a creepy guy there), and a castration scene to boot...

Yeah. That was slightly disturbing.

Will have to repeat what others have said, and say 1984. Very creepy, just 'cause that's what our world could turn out like if we're not careful. I mean.. I'm sure it won't, but it gets you thinking that it just might, y'know?

I don't think I've ever read a book that disturbed me...1984 was just cool. I must be dense.

I agree with Life of Pi. Good, yet disturbing. Disturbing, yet good.

Areida wrote:Got to echo Poor Imp on this one.

I just finished (as in thirty seconds ago) 1984. I was fascinated by it, and loved Orwell's style of writing, but at the same time the book was both terrifying and disturbing.

I liked it, but at the same time I don't think I'd be able to reread it again for a long time. It was creepy.

Couldn't have put it better. I read 1984 for school this year.

Still, I think the most disturbing book I'v ever read - and yet one of the most magnificent - is a book by CJ Cherryh called A Wave Without a Shore. There really is no way to sum it up concisely, but I can say this: it is about reality, about how one can be aware of everything one wishes to be aware of, about how one can simply refuse to accept things into his reality. Ultimately, it's about an artist who runs mad because of this school of thought.

Really an amazing and appealing way of looking at things - I know it doesn't seem to be, but you'd have to read the book - it just sort of freaked me out, since the conept seems to easily drive people mad.

I mean, I don't want to sit there and go "Hmmm. Inner harmony & Peace or My Sanity... hmmm...Which do I value more...."

Awesome way to think though, if ever you find yourself in need of quick insanity.