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The 50 Most SHOCKING Novels, According to Chat GPT

When asked to provide a list of the most shocking novels, this is what ChatGPT-3.5 came up with, in the order listed. ChatGPT would like to make sure that we "note that this is not an exhaustive or definitive list, and opinions on what constitutes a 'shocking' novel can vary widely. It's also important to consider that a novel's impact can change over time as societal norms evolve and readers' sensibilities shift." Well stated, ChatGPT.
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
1
Vladimir Nabokov
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
2
Bret Easton Ellis
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
3
Anthony Burgess
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
4
William S. Burroughs
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
5
Salman Rushdie
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
7
E.L. James
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
8
Bret Easton Ellis
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
9
Thomas Hardy
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
10
Henry Miller
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
11
Aldous Huxley
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
12
Margaret Atwood
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
13
Cormac McCarthy
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
14
Kurt Vonnegut
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
15
John Kennedy Toole
The Story of O (Pauline Reage)
The Story of O
16
Pauline Reage
A Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal
17
Jonathan Swift
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
18
Khaled Hosseini
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
19
Irvine Welsh
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
20
Oscar Wilde
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
21
Cormac McCarthy
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
22
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
23
Iain Banks
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
24
Sylvia Plath
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
25
Hubert Selby Jr.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
26
Lionel Shriver
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
27
George Orwell
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
28
Toni Morrison
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
29
Ken Kesey
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
30
Ray Bradbury
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
31
Jerzy Kosinski
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
32
J.G. Ballard
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
33
Toni Morrison
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
34
Alice Walker
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
35
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
36
Upton Sinclair
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
37
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
38
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
39
Franz Kafka
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
40
John Steinbeck
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