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Books That Disturbed Goodreads Readers - Page 2

Did you ever read a book so disturbing that you had to put it down for a week before coming back to it? Are you still grimacing over that book that you read five years ago? If there's a book you've read that you just haven't been able to shake, then let everyone here know!
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The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
41
Iain Banks
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
42
Irvine Welsh
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
43
J.D. Salinger
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
44
Jack Ketchum
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
45
Janet Fitch
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
46
Jay Anson
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
47
Jeannette Walls
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
48
Jerzy Kosinski
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
49
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
50
John Boyne
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
51
John Fowles
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
52
John Steinbeck
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
53
Jose Saramago
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
54
Josh Malerman
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
55
Katherine Dunn
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
56
Kazuo Ishiguro
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
57
Ken Kesey
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
58
Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
59
Khalid Hosseini
Houdini Heart (Ki Longfellow)
Houdini Heart
60
Ki Longfellow
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
61
Koushun Takami
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
62
Lionel Shriver
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
63
Lois Lowry
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
64
Margaret Atwood
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
65
Mark Z. Danielewski
The 120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
66
Marquis De Sade
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
67
Mary Shelley
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
68
Nalo Hopkinson
Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
Unwind
69
Neal Shusterman
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
70
Patrick Suskind
Exquisite Corpse (Poppy Z. Brite)
Exquisite Corpse
71
Poppy Z. Brite
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
72
Ray Bradbury
Push (Sapphire)
Push
73
Sapphire
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
74
Stephen King
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
75
Stephen King
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
76
Stephen King
It (Stephen King)
It
77
Stephen King
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
78
Stephen King
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
79
Stephen King
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
80
Stephen King
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