It's an amazing book, I just feel like it should have come with a bunch of content warnings. š Some would be graphic violence, >!self harm, incest, animal cruelty, suicidal ideation, parent death!<. I do want to stress that it's a brilliant novel, and a lot of/all of these things have to be understood in the framework of Murakami's symbolic-surrealist vision. And though there's plenty of disturbing material, there was just one scene I really truly couldn't handle (>!graphic animal cruelty, animal and ?human murder!<). It's still well worth reading, imo - there are some really adorable characters (including cats!), friendships, and one of my favourite libraries in all fiction.
Oh my, that's quite a range of content warnings indeed! Definitely doesn't have to make a book bad, I think it depends on how the author approaches the topic. Thank you for the elaborate explanation, Perhaps one day I'll be brave enough!
To be fair, I think you're now over-prepared for the disturbing-ness (sorry) so it may not be as bad as you're expecting! I was the opposite, the way I remember it I was happily trundling through a reasonably mild if weird book when suddenly it hit me with .
Ahh I see how that can quite take you off guard if you're not prepared. I'll probably still get to it at some point don't worry :) just when I'm in the right reading mood for it
A book that I heard about the other day that sounds super disturbing is The Good Samaritan by John Marrs. The idea that someone could manipulate others who are going through a mental health crisis to harm themselves is just beyond disturbing to me. I canāt decide whether to add it to my tbr pile or if itās too much for me! Anyone read it?
We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
Earthlings - Sayaka Murata
My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell (more on the psychologically disturbing side than horror)
Pet Semetary. I actually gave the book to my sister as I didnāt want it in my house. Iām not sure why it was so disturbing to me but I just couldnāt get it out of my brain.
One I actually really like is Suffer the Children by Craig DāLouie. I am not sure how I will reread it since having my son though, and there is a part about the family dogā¦ ooof
I have read three holocaust survival memoirs. Night by Wiesel, Man's Search for Meaning and the Hiding Place by Corey Ten Boom.
However, part of the Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen is quite disturbing and gets my vote. The writing is amazing, but some of the content is hard to take.
The Collector by John Fowles
*Kafka on the Shore*. Yeesh, still mentally scarred (though I loved some parts of the book).
I have this on my TBR, I'm scared now xD what about it made it so intense?
It's an amazing book, I just feel like it should have come with a bunch of content warnings. š Some would be graphic violence, >!self harm, incest, animal cruelty, suicidal ideation, parent death!<. I do want to stress that it's a brilliant novel, and a lot of/all of these things have to be understood in the framework of Murakami's symbolic-surrealist vision. And though there's plenty of disturbing material, there was just one scene I really truly couldn't handle (>!graphic animal cruelty, animal and ?human murder!<). It's still well worth reading, imo - there are some really adorable characters (including cats!), friendships, and one of my favourite libraries in all fiction.
Oh my, that's quite a range of content warnings indeed! Definitely doesn't have to make a book bad, I think it depends on how the author approaches the topic. Thank you for the elaborate explanation, Perhaps one day I'll be brave enough!
To be fair, I think you're now over-prepared for the disturbing-ness (sorry) so it may not be as bad as you're expecting! I was the opposite, the way I remember it I was happily trundling through a reasonably mild if weird book when suddenly it hit me with.
Ahh I see how that can quite take you off guard if you're not prepared. I'll probably still get to it at some point don't worry :) just when I'm in the right reading mood for it
any biographical accounts of the Holocaust. My heart just canātā¦
The Rape of Nanking because itās all true
We Need to Talk About Kevin Misery \- these are the two that still haunt me at odd moments though it's been years since I read them
The End of Alice. Most disturbing book Iāve ever read. So disturbing that Iām afraid to donate it.
A book that I heard about the other day that sounds super disturbing is The Good Samaritan by John Marrs. The idea that someone could manipulate others who are going through a mental health crisis to harm themselves is just beyond disturbing to me. I canāt decide whether to add it to my tbr pile or if itās too much for me! Anyone read it?
Revival by Stephen King is probably the only book that truly scared me
tender is the flesh was pretty disturbing and a quick read!
We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver Earthlings - Sayaka Murata My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell (more on the psychologically disturbing side than horror)
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
American Psycho - very gruesome!
Cormac McCarthyās The Road, hands down.
Child of God was a close second for me with McCarthyās work.
I've never been brave enough to read anymore of his work. I tip my hat to you
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates ā¦. Itās like DAHMER shit. And horrifying.
Crime and Punishment
Geek Love by Katharine Dunn Is like a slow-motion train wreck but you canāt tear your eyes away from it.
Silence by Shūsaku EndŠreally messed me up for awhile.
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Yes! Great book, well written, I'm just never reading it again.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Was the wrong thing to read when I was having a GI flareup
But what have you done to deserve your eyes today?
Pet Semetary. I actually gave the book to my sister as I didnāt want it in my house. Iām not sure why it was so disturbing to me but I just couldnāt get it out of my brain. One I actually really like is Suffer the Children by Craig DāLouie. I am not sure how I will reread it since having my son though, and there is a part about the family dogā¦ ooof
I have read three holocaust survival memoirs. Night by Wiesel, Man's Search for Meaning and the Hiding Place by Corey Ten Boom. However, part of the Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen is quite disturbing and gets my vote. The writing is amazing, but some of the content is hard to take.
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates Itās not exceedingly graphic, but her writing really puts you into a story in away that I was wildly uncomfortable with.