Young Writers Society

Seeing other book trends around here, I thought I'd try a new one: what is the most disturbing book you've ever read? I think so far for me it probably was Stephen King's "Misery" which I read when I was a highschooler.

I'm interested in reading Blood Meridian, which is supposed to be really disturbing. Maybe I'll get to that later. But anyways, sound off from here, people.

The Diary of Ma Yan was rather disturbing. It's an autobiography about a girl living in an "uninhabitable" part of China (300,000 people live there).

The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski. However, it also seemed very unrealistic, balancing out the disturbing.

I'd say The Shadow God by Aaron Rayburn. Perhaps you've heard of it - it's practically an urban legend.

It is not disturbing because of its content - oh no. It is disturbing because of the fact that it's a travesty to the English language. There are sentences like the following scattered throughout:

"The light emancipated from the basement."

Yes. Truly disturbing.


But for real? I don't know. Perhaps Coraline, by Neil Gaiman. It's so creepy, children's book though it is.

Oh, I loved Misery!

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is a bit creepy.

And of course, Stephen King books like The Shining or Pet Sematary.

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Well, mine isn't particularly distubring: The dungeon by Llyn Reid Banks.
So sad.

Oh Gosh I hated Lord of the Flies. That book gave the the creeps. It really showed how humans can turn into savages. Would read it again? NO! But please do not let me turn you away. Go and read it yourself.

Maradonia.

I think Hunger, by Michael Grant, was pretty disturbing. In a subtle way.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: This whole theme is disturbing destruction of family unit, no wedddngs, no one born, sex taught to kids from an early age, even encouraged. Conditioning from early birth and what they do for fun is take drugs.

Monster - Christopher Pike: This book is just terrifying and brutal, it's about a girl who slowly begins to turn into this beast. There one scene where she's talking about how delicious her dog sounds. But that is far from worse bit.

The Shining by Stephen King.
The movie is nothing compared to the book! *shivers*

This is one of my favorite books, but is also disturbing- Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews

The Shining freaked me out, too. Just the idea of your own father trying to kill you is disturbing.

I think "It" by Stephen King was also pretty disturbing. There's the whole evil clown thing... and the bugs in the fortune cookie... ugh.

Only one book has ever made me shiver with disgust and that's Regeneration by Pat Barker. A good read, but you have to have a strong stomach, as some of her descriptions are quite graphic, and I love gore and stuff, but this pushes it!

I would probably say Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It's all about an effort to drive off an alien army- using child soldiers. The sequel isn't so bad, though.