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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49,571 utenti
745 recensioni
½ 3.7
2
13,877 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...
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7,753 utenti
79 recensioni
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, thecoroner, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bwoo67
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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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18,113 utenti
448 recensioni
3.9
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81,917 utenti
1,270 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, martensgirl, alex68, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: "We are the dead".
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13,038 utenti
390 recensioni
4.1
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25,878 utenti
389 recensioni
4
8
22,814 utenti
938 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, lewbs, alex68, Bwoo67, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: The overall idea and the sadness of it all.
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11,568 utenti
272 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Moomin_Mama, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68, softsocks
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Moomin_Mama: Judge Holden
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31,698 utenti
563 recensioni
4.1
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19,878 utenti
237 recensioni
4
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12,452 utenti
219 recensioni
3.9
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8,100 utenti
248 recensioni
½ 3.4
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7,805 utenti
396 recensioni
4.1
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7,612 utenti
150 recensioni
½ 3.4
4 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: A new use for a Resusci Anne, and something about a miscarried foetus...
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7,075 utenti
200 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
SqueakyChu, Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, alex68
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Moomin_Mama: Blowing up bunny.
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3,698 utenti
75 recensioni
4.2
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53,879 utenti
772 recensioni
3.9
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39,033 utenti
662 recensioni
3.9
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35,870 utenti
939 recensioni
½ 3.7
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34,409 utenti
1,406 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, sipthereader, lewbs
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Moomin_Mama: Played on my mind long after reading.
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27,560 utenti
572 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
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Moomin_Mama: Moshe the Beadle's story, and the arrival in Aushwitz.
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23,712 utenti
466 recensioni
4.1
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6,623 utenti
184 recensioni
4.1
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5,499 utenti
151 recensioni
3.9
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2,463 utenti
121 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, blackdove07, Bwoo67
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Moomin_Mama: When all is revealed to the reader...
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2,134 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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2,079 utenti
28 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl, Bwoo67
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Moomin_Mama: The scurfy, flaky skin on the young girl's shoulders and chest - this book is Filth alright.
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1,304 utenti
25 recensioni
3.1
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69,526 utenti
1,078 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
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42,254 utenti
1,138 recensioni
4.1
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35,511 utenti
507 recensioni
3.9
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26,984 utenti
775 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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23,159 utenti
453 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Bwoo67
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22,078 utenti
1,542 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
dara85, Bwoo67
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dara85: How could anyone be so calculating, manipulating and vengeful?
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17,132 utenti
315 recensioni
½ 3.7
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15,667 utenti
377 recensioni
4.1
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13,558 utenti
761 recensioni
4.2
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10,867 utenti
274 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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9,761 utenti
511 recensioni
½ 4.3
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8,824 utenti
131 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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8,320 utenti
93 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
lewbs, softsocks
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7,589 utenti
93 recensioni
4
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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7,250 utenti
172 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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6,143 utenti
162 recensioni
4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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6,069 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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4,282 utenti
57 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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4,220 utenti
113 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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3,729 utenti
59 recensioni
4
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, softsocks
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: Poor Oyster Boy!
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3,544 utenti
77 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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3,295 utenti
128 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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2,191 utenti
40 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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1,837 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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1,376 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, martensgirl
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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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1,359 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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1,192 utenti
31 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
alex68, softsocks
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949 utenti
79 recensioni
½ 3.4
2 Members
thecoroner, Bwoo67
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946 utenti
14 recensioni
3.8
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532 utenti
3 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
thecoroner, alex68
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522 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
KimarieBee, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
KimarieBee: It was the afterword that was truly disturbing
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450 utenti
12 recensioni
4
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370 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 3.6
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348 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 3.4
2 Members
Moomin_Mama, Bwoo67
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The hot poker, and the lasting psychological damage to all involved.
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172 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.5
65
25 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
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35,563 utenti
541 recensioni
3.8
Member
alex68
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22,455 utenti
273 recensioni
4
Member
alex68
68
17,389 utenti
153 recensioni
4.1
Member
cej1027
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14,399 utenti
192 recensioni
4
Member
alex68
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12,644 utenti
257 recensioni
3.8
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12,516 utenti
155 recensioni
4.1
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alex68
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8,453 utenti
301 recensioni
3.9
Member
dara85
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7,479 utenti
327 recensioni
4.1
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6,351 utenti
216 recensioni
3.9
Member
dara85
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6,308 utenti
187 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
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5,999 utenti
87 recensioni
4.1
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alex68
77
5,050 utenti
123 recensioni
3.9
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alex68
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4,884 utenti
177 recensioni
3.9
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alex68
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4,564 utenti
60 recensioni
3.9
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: The demon imagery here bugged me for weeks.
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4,386 utenti
67 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
alex68
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3,818 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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3,664 utenti
161 recensioni
3.8
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: I try really hard not to think about this book.
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3,560 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
alex68
84
3,479 utenti
66 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
alex68
85
3,111 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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3,014 utenti
34 recensioni
3.8
Member
alex68
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2,583 utenti
59 recensioni
3.9
Member
alex68
88
2,373 utenti
67 recensioni
4.2
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alex68
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2,348 utenti
33 recensioni
4.1
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alex68
90
1,922 utenti
53 recensioni
½ 3.6
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alex68
91
1,808 utenti
27 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
cej1027
Spiegazioni
cej1027: I stopped reading when I got to the incest part.
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1,792 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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1,551 utenti
79 recensioni
4
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alex68
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1,388 utenti
30 recensioni
4.1
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alex68
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1,205 utenti
59 recensioni
½ 3.4
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alex68
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1,081 utenti
47 recensioni
½ 3.7
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dara85
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940 utenti
48 recensioni
½ 3.7
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alex68
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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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693 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
Moomin_Mama
Spiegazioni
Moomin_Mama: The poor couple being so badly prepared for nuclear war.
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620 utenti
27 recensioni
4.2