Most Disturbing Books

Descrizione
Add/vote for books that disturbed you in some way, whether it was the overall tone of the book or just one or two tasteless scenes.
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49,919 utenti
748 recensioni
½ 3.7
2
13,987 utenti
290 recensioni
½ 3.7
9 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl, alex68, jeffza, dwherring, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: Rats, cheese and broken glass...
3
7,776 utenti
79 recensioni
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, thecoroner, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The images in Renton's mind while shagging his sister-in-law were too much for the film version, I guess.
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18,226 utenti
453 recensioni
3.9
5
82,459 utenti
1,276 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: "We are the dead".
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13,105 utenti
391 recensioni
4.1
7
25,995 utenti
389 recensioni
4
8
23,035 utenti
941 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The overall idea and the sadness of it all.
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11,675 utenti
274 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68, softsocks
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: Judge Holden
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31,844 utenti
565 recensioni
4.1
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19,994 utenti
238 recensioni
4
12
12,603 utenti
222 recensioni
3.9
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8,172 utenti
249 recensioni
½ 3.4
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7,820 utenti
396 recensioni
4.1
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7,649 utenti
150 recensioni
½ 3.4
4 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: A new use for a Resusci Anne, and something about a miscarried foetus...
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7,125 utenti
204 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, alex68
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Moomin_Mama: Blowing up bunny.
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3,712 utenti
76 recensioni
4.2
18
54,181 utenti
774 recensioni
3.9
19
39,321 utenti
666 recensioni
3.9
20
36,055 utenti
942 recensioni
½ 3.7
21
34,603 utenti
1,407 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, sipthereader, lewbs
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: Played on my mind long after reading.
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27,808 utenti
575 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: Moshe the Beadle's story, and the arrival in Aushwitz.
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23,868 utenti
467 recensioni
4.1
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6,661 utenti
185 recensioni
4.1
25
5,540 utenti
152 recensioni
3.9
26
2,474 utenti
122 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: When all is revealed to the reader...
27
2,142 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, martensgirl
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Moomin_Mama: Shock for the sake of shock, objectifying women in the same way as porno. This is where I stopped reading Irvine Welsh.
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2,091 utenti
28 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The scurfy, flaky skin on the young girl's shoulders and chest - this book is Filth alright.
29
1,316 utenti
26 recensioni
3.1
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69,840 utenti
1,086 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
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42,664 utenti
1,149 recensioni
4.1
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35,677 utenti
510 recensioni
3.9
33
27,081 utenti
779 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
cej1027: The part about mutilating the dead bodies of war enemies freaked me out. Partly because I was in the middle of eating lunch when I got to that bit.
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23,313 utenti
453 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
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22,286 utenti
1,547 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
dara85, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
dara85: How could anyone be so calculating, manipulating and vengeful?
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17,233 utenti
318 recensioni
½ 3.7
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15,841 utenti
378 recensioni
4.1
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13,735 utenti
769 recensioni
4.2
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10,887 utenti
279 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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9,941 utenti
519 recensioni
½ 4.3
41
8,856 utenti
131 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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8,293 utenti
93 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
lewbs, softsocks
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7,623 utenti
93 recensioni
4
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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7,297 utenti
173 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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6,155 utenti
163 recensioni
4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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4,308 utenti
57 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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4,240 utenti
113 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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3,739 utenti
59 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, softsocks
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: Poor Oyster Boy!
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3,562 utenti
77 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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3,317 utenti
129 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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2,256 utenti
25 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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2,203 utenti
41 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
cej1027: This book will be one of my favorites, but it's still very upsetting. The POV is animal research victims.
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1,860 utenti
54 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The threat of execution hanging over the brothers, and the ways in which this was attempted, were horrifying.
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1,381 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The scene with the guard dog seemed gratuitous and unnecessary - yeah yeah, I know it's Irvine Welsh but still...
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1,364 utenti
12 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: About the damage wreaked by sexual abuse. Pulls no punches.
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1,203 utenti
32 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
alex68, softsocks
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962 utenti
79 recensioni
½ 3.4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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951 utenti
14 recensioni
3.8
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535 utenti
3 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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526 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
KimarieBee, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
KimarieBee: It was the afterword that was truly disturbing
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457 utenti
12 recensioni
4
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370 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 3.6
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358 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The hot poker, and the lasting psychological damage to all involved.
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173 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.5
65
25 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
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35,653 utenti
545 recensioni
3.8
Member
alex68
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22,561 utenti
275 recensioni
4
Member
alex68
68
17,572 utenti
153 recensioni
4.1
Member
cej1027
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14,411 utenti
193 recensioni
4
Member
alex68
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12,723 utenti
257 recensioni
3.8
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12,620 utenti
156 recensioni
4.1
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alex68
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8,506 utenti
304 recensioni
3.9
Member
dara85
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7,684 utenti
332 recensioni
4.1
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6,592 utenti
223 recensioni
3.9
Member
dara85
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6,391 utenti
188 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
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6,020 utenti
87 recensioni
4.1
Member
alex68
77
5,075 utenti
124 recensioni
3.9
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alex68
78
4,914 utenti
177 recensioni
3.9
Member
alex68
79
4,600 utenti
60 recensioni
3.9
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: The demon imagery here bugged me for weeks.
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4,403 utenti
67 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
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3,832 utenti
112 recensioni
4.1
Member
RuMuse
Spiegazioni
RuMuse: A great and psychologically gripping book that is disturbing as hell to read. Controversial winner of the Booker Prize in 1985.
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3,678 utenti
161 recensioni
3.8
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: I try really hard not to think about this book.
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3,571 utenti
99 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
alex68
84
3,494 utenti
66 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
alex68
85
3,174 utenti
35 recensioni
3.8
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: Not for the reason you'd think. The blonde hair worship really p***ed me off after a while.
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3,018 utenti
34 recensioni
3.8
Member
alex68
87
2,591 utenti
59 recensioni
3.9
Member
alex68
88
2,396 utenti
67 recensioni
4.2
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alex68
89
2,358 utenti
33 recensioni
4.1
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alex68
90
1,957 utenti
53 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
alex68
91
1,813 utenti
27 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: I stopped reading when I got to the incest part.
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1,799 utenti
23 recensioni
4
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: I stopped reading when it insinuated that casual sex is empowering to women.
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1,568 utenti
81 recensioni
4
Member
alex68
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1,395 utenti
30 recensioni
4.1
Member
alex68
95
1,218 utenti
59 recensioni
½ 3.4
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alex68
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1,085 utenti
47 recensioni
½ 3.7
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dara85
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964 utenti
49 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
alex68
98
867 utenti
18 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
Moomin_Mama
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: Vile, vile, vile man, childish, self-absorbed and selfish.
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695 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
Moomin_Mama
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The poor couple being so badly prepared for nuclear war.
100
627 utenti
27 recensioni
4.2