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100 Books That Were Just Too Disturbing to Finish - Page 2

"Most of us will read across the genres and inevitably that means that we will encounter one or two titles that push us out of our comfort zone; sometimes the subject matter can be so disturbing that it even stops us from finishing a book. "
Credit goes to Shan Williams and https://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/polls-and-discussion/100-books-that-were-just-too-disturbing-to-finish/
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The Laws of Magic: Moment of Truth (Michael Pryor)
The Laws of Magic: Moment of Truth
41
Michael Pryor
Under the Dome (Stephen King)
Under the Dome
42
Stephen King
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
43
Gillian Flynn
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
44
Sylvia Plath
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
45
Stieg Larsson
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
46
Janet Fitch
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
47
Jay Anson
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
48
Frank McCourt
From a Buick 8 (Stephen King)
From a Buick 8
49
Stephen King
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
50
John Boyne
Filth (Irvine Welsh)
Filth
51
Irvine Welsh
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
52
Hanya Yanagihara
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
53
Dorothy Allison
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
54
Elizabeth Gilbert
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
55
Haruki Murakami
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
56
Alex Haley
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
57
Arundhati Roy
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
58
Cormac McCarthy
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
59
Alice Sebold
Trilobites and Other Stories (Breece Pancake)
Trilobites and Other Stories
60
Breece Pancake
120 Days of Sodom (1905) - Marquis De Sade
120 Days of Sodom (1905) - Marquis De Sade
61
Pol Pot: the History of a Nightmare (Phillip Short)
Pol Pot: the History of a Nightmare
62
Phillip Short
American Methods (Kristian Williams)
American Methods
63
Kristian Williams
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
64
John Irving
Endurance (Jack Kilborn)
Endurance
65
Jack Kilborn
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
66
Peter Straub
Juliette (Marquis De Sade)
Juliette
67
Marquis De Sade
Mein Kampf (Adolf Hitler)
Mein Kampf
68
Adolf Hitler
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
69
Neil Gaiman
The Dentist of Auschwitz (Benjamin Jacobs)
The Dentist of Auschwitz
70
Benjamin Jacobs
The Entity (Frank Defelitta)
The Entity
71
Frank Defelitta
An Obedient Father (Akhil Sharma)
An Obedient Father
72
Akhil Sharma
Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)
Skeleton Crew
73
Stephen King
When Rabbit Howls (Trudi Chase)
When Rabbit Howls
74
Trudi Chase
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
75
Theodore Dreiser
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
76
Neil Gaiman
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
77
Joe Hill
Black House (Stephen King, Peter Straub))
Black House
78
Stephen King, Peter Straub)
Talisman (Robin Furth)
Talisman
79
Robin Furth
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
80
Margaret Atwood
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