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The 35 Most Disturbing Books Ever Written

OK ladies and gentlemen, here it is; the crème de la crème of what the literary world has to offer when it comes to depravity.
Have you read none of them? Congratulations... I guess.
Edit: Changed a word in the description; thank you to the good sport in the comments for pointing this out.
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Total Abuse (Peter Sotos)
Total Abuse
1
Peter Sotos
Hogg (Samuel R. Delaney)
Hogg
2
Samuel R. Delaney
Wasp Factory
Wasp Factory
3
Pure Filth (Jamie Gillis, Peter Sotos)
Pure Filth
4
Jamie Gillis, Peter Sotos
120 Days of Sodom (1905) - Marquis De Sade
120 Days of Sodom (1905) - Marquis De Sade
5
The Consumer (Michael Gira)
The Consumer
6
Michael Gira
Necrophiliac (Gabrielle Witkopp)
Necrophiliac
7
Gabrielle Witkopp
Good Sex Illustrated (Tony Duvert)
Good Sex Illustrated
8
Tony Duvert
Panzram (Thomas E Gaddis)
Panzram
9
Thomas E Gaddis
Show Adult (Peter Sotos)
Show Adult
10
Peter Sotos
Irene's Cunt (Louis Aragon)
Irene's Cunt
11
Louis Aragon
Cows
Cows
12
Justine (The Marquis De Sade)
Justine
13
The Marquis De Sade
Frisk (Dennis Cooper)
Frisk
14
Dennis Cooper
Index (Peter Sotos)
Index
15
Peter Sotos
The Gates of Janus (Ian Brady)
The Gates of Janus
16
Ian Brady
La-Bas (Joris K. Huysmans)
La-Bas
17
Joris K. Huysmans
Diary of an Innocent (Tony Duvert)
Diary of an Innocent
18
Tony Duvert
The Incest Diary (Anonymous)
The Incest Diary
19
Anonymous
Tick (Peter Sotos)
Tick
20
Peter Sotos
Butterfly Stories (William T. Vollmann)
Butterfly Stories
21
William T. Vollmann
La Marchande D'enfants (Gabrielle Wittkop)
La Marchande D'enfants
22
Gabrielle Wittkop
Ordeal (Linda Lovelace)
Ordeal
23
Linda Lovelace
Selfish, Little: The Annotated Lesley Ann Downey (Peter Sotos)
Selfish, Little: The Annotated Lesley Ann Downey
24
Peter Sotos
The End of Alice
The End of Alice
25
Lazy (Peter Sotos)
Lazy
26
Peter Sotos
The Trial of Gilles De Rais (Georges Bataille)
The Trial of Gilles De Rais
27
Georges Bataille
Eden Eden Eden (Pierre Guyotat)
Eden Eden Eden
28
Pierre Guyotat
Comfort and Critique (Peter Sotos)
Comfort and Critique
29
Peter Sotos
Notice (Heather Lewis)
Notice
30
Heather Lewis
The Torture Garden (Octave Mirbeau)
The Torture Garden
31
Octave Mirbeau
Tampa (Alissa Nutting)
Tampa
32
Alissa Nutting
Juliette
Juliette
33
Mine (Peter Sotos)
Mine
34
Peter Sotos
Survivor (J. F. Gonzalez)
Survivor
35
J. F. Gonzalez
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