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While we often discuss lovely, life-affirming quotes and sweetly memorable scenes in books, reader slovenia46 recently suggested we talked about the grim. We did a quick sweep of the books desk – and here are some of our most disturbing reads.
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Notes on a Scandal (Zoe Heller)
Notes on a Scandal
81
Zoe Heller
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
82
John Steinbeck
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
83
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
84
Natsuo Kirino
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
85
Patrick Suskind
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
86
Marjane Satrapi
Pet Semetary (Stephen King)
Pet Semetary
87
Stephen King
Push (Sapphire)
Push
88
Sapphire
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
89
Thomas Harris
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
90
Kazuo Ishiguro
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
91
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
92
Cormac McCarthy
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
93
Emma Donoghue
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
94
Louise Erdrich
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
95
Gillian Flynn
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
96
Stephen King
Shutter Island (2003)
Shutter Island (2003)
97
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
98
Thomas Harris
Slade House (David Mitchell)
Slade House
99
David Mitchell
The Smartest Kid on Earth (Jimmy Corrigan)
The Smartest Kid on Earth
100
Jimmy Corrigan
Story of the Eye (Georges Bataille)
Story of the Eye
101
Georges Bataille
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
102
Patricia Highsmith
Tampa
Tampa
103
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
104
Jay Asher
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
105
Khaled Hosseini
Tomie (Junji Ito)
Tomie
106
Junji Ito
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
107
Irvine Welsh
The Troop (Nick Cutter)
The Troop
108
Nick Cutter
The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries
109
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki
110
Junji Ito
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
111
Alan Moore
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
112
Flannery O'Connor
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
113
Iain Banks
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
114
Alan Moore
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
115
Noviolet Bulawayo
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
116
Lionel Shriver
What Is the What
What Is the What
117
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
118
Janet Fitch
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
119
Haruki Murakami
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
120
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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