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4 days ago
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28 Of The Most Disturbing Books People Have Ever Read
On the always buzzing subreddit r/AskReddit, users were discussing the topic: What is the most disturbing book that you've read? Here are just some of the top answers: 1."Night by Elie Wiesel. I had to put it down in several places, and some of the imagery is burned into my brain. What makes it so much worse is that most of those scenes were recounting of horrors he witnessed during WWII. How anyone lived through that and was able to function at all defies logic." —u/Naive_Kaleidoscope16 2."Organic Chemistry, 5th edition. I legit wake up in the night sobbing thinking about it." —u/siegfrieder 3."I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara. The content of the book itself is creepy, and the fact that she didn't live to see the Golden State Killer captured sits with me years after reading it." —u/SnooRadishes3875 4."The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini." —u/Educational_Cod_2572 5."We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver" —u/FewMathematician8245 6."A Child Called 'It' by Dave Pelzer. It's very graphic and sad and a true story." —u/Difficult_Ad_962 7."The Road by Cormac McCarthy." —u/ishellremanenaymelus 8."We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow You Will All Be Killed With Your Families by Philip Gourevitch. It's about the Rwandan genocide." —u/quaswhat 9."Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews." —u/Realistic-Drummer565 10."The Unexpected Salami. It's about rockstars, drug addiction, and sex. It involves overdosing, someone being murdered, and very explicit directions on how to come off of heroin." —u/CaptainFartHole 11."When I read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood in college in the mid-90s, I was troubled for days. It caused me to seriously rethink gender roles, bodily autonomy, and religion. Which, I suppose, is exactly what it was trying to do." —u/Old-Pin-7839 12."The Long Walk. It's by Stephen King, but it's a Bachman book. Can't believe they're making it a movie now, it's gonna be nuts." —u/FroggiJoy87 13."The Jungle by Upton to stop and just cry a few times. Not the MOST disturbing book I've read, but some other people have already mentioned those." —u/crynoid 14."American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis." —u/Queasy-Sector-5170 15."She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb." —u/sunnysam306 16."The most disturbing thing I ever read was I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison." —u/Remarkable_Fun7662 17."In Cold Blood by Truman Capote." —u/SarahMae 18."Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica." —u/queencat91 19."Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk." —u/Icy-Evening8152 20."Apt Pupil by Stephen King was pretty dark." —u/Samantha-Saladfork 21."1984. Scary even in the '90s when I first read it. More so now." —u/Little-Box-5222 22."Shake Hands with the Devil by Roméo Dallaire. The true account of Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire's experiences in Rwanda. He recounts a lot of his experiences, and the descriptions are horrific. Roads they couldn't drive down because they were so covered with bodies, watching people hacked apart in the street, stuff like that. It's brutal." —u/rogue-wolf 23."Beloved by Toni Morrison is pretty f*cked up. I loved it and the movie was brilliant, but I don't think I'll ever read it again." —u/ODogrealnameisKevin 24."I think my most disturbing is The Poet by Micheal Connelly. There is a chapter I wish I could scrub from my memory in that book!" —u/ConsistentlyScreams 25."Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. Not a gory book, but a deeply disturbing read about a man trapped in his body." —u/poralialia 26."House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski." —u/Melonmacaha 27."IT by Stephen King. I was a teen and hate clowns. It was disturbing but I loved it." —u/I_DreamofTravel_15 lastly, "Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Read about halfway through and said f*ck it." —u/probablykelz What is the most disturbing book you have ever read? Comment below!
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4 days ago
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- Yahoo
28 Of The Most Disturbing Books People Have Ever Read
On the always buzzing subreddit r/AskReddit, users were discussing the topic: What is the most disturbing book that you've read? Here are just some of the top answers: 1."Night by Elie Wiesel. I had to put it down in several places, and some of the imagery is burned into my brain. What makes it so much worse is that most of those scenes were recounting of horrors he witnessed during WWII. How anyone lived through that and was able to function at all defies logic." —u/Naive_Kaleidoscope16 2."Organic Chemistry, 5th edition. I legit wake up in the night sobbing thinking about it." —u/siegfrieder 3."I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara. The content of the book itself is creepy, and the fact that she didn't live to see the Golden State Killer captured sits with me years after reading it." —u/SnooRadishes3875 4."The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini." —u/Educational_Cod_2572 5."We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver" —u/FewMathematician8245 6."A Child Called 'It' by Dave Pelzer. It's very graphic and sad and a true story." —u/Difficult_Ad_962 7."The Road by Cormac McCarthy." —u/ishellremanenaymelus 8."We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow You Will All Be Killed With Your Families by Philip Gourevitch. It's about the Rwandan genocide." —u/quaswhat 9."Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews." —u/Realistic-Drummer565 10."The Unexpected Salami. It's about rockstars, drug addiction, and sex. It involves overdosing, someone being murdered, and very explicit directions on how to come off of heroin." —u/CaptainFartHole 11."When I read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood in college in the mid-90s, I was troubled for days. It caused me to seriously rethink gender roles, bodily autonomy, and religion. Which, I suppose, is exactly what it was trying to do." —u/Old-Pin-7839 12."The Long Walk. It's by Stephen King, but it's a Bachman book. Can't believe they're making it a movie now, it's gonna be nuts." —u/FroggiJoy87 13."The Jungle by Upton to stop and just cry a few times. Not the MOST disturbing book I've read, but some other people have already mentioned those." —u/crynoid 14."American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis." —u/Queasy-Sector-5170 15."She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb." —u/sunnysam306 16."The most disturbing thing I ever read was I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison." —u/Remarkable_Fun7662 17."In Cold Blood by Truman Capote." —u/SarahMae 18."Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica." —u/queencat91 19."Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk." —u/Icy-Evening8152 20."Apt Pupil by Stephen King was pretty dark." —u/Samantha-Saladfork 21."1984. Scary even in the '90s when I first read it. More so now." —u/Little-Box-5222 22."Shake Hands with the Devil by Roméo Dallaire. The true account of Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire's experiences in Rwanda. He recounts a lot of his experiences, and the descriptions are horrific. Roads they couldn't drive down because they were so covered with bodies, watching people hacked apart in the street, stuff like that. It's brutal." —u/rogue-wolf 23."Beloved by Toni Morrison is pretty f*cked up. I loved it and the movie was brilliant, but I don't think I'll ever read it again." —u/ODogrealnameisKevin 24."I think my most disturbing is The Poet by Micheal Connelly. There is a chapter I wish I could scrub from my memory in that book!" —u/ConsistentlyScreams 25."Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. Not a gory book, but a deeply disturbing read about a man trapped in his body." —u/poralialia 26."House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski." —u/Melonmacaha 27."IT by Stephen King. I was a teen and hate clowns. It was disturbing but I loved it." —u/I_DreamofTravel_15 lastly, "Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Read about halfway through and said f*ck it." —u/probablykelz What is the most disturbing book you have ever read? Comment below! Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mirror
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
6 true crime books with major twists that'll have you gripped all summer
True crime reads are - both new and old - are expected to be a holiday essential this summer. Whether you're new to the genre or a long-time fan, these titles should be on your radar. True crime reads are experiencing a renaissance, just in time for summer. According to new research from digital magazine and subscription app Readly, two-thirds of Brits say they will read the genre over the summer, with nearly half of readers excited to read about high-profile crimes with major twists and turns. Back-to-back celebrity trials and the release of TV shows based on tragic cases are no doubt putting crime on the mind for many. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as some psychologists suggest true crime is a 'coping mechanism' for many. If you're stumped on where to get started or want to get ahead of the major film and TV releases of the year, here are the true crime books that should be on your radar. I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Many know I'll Be Gone in the Dark thanks to the brilliant six-part documentary series from HBO that was based on the book. But even if you've already seen the show, true crime journalist Michelle McNamara's detailed investigation into The Golden State Killer will leave you gripping the pages. What's your favourite true crime read? Let us know your recommendations in the comments. McNamara took on the case nearly three decades after the elusive serial rapist-turned-murdered who terrorised California disappeared. While she died tragically in the middle of her investigation, the book showcases her determination to seek justice for her victims but is also a meditation on one woman's obsession. The Five: The Untold Lives of The Women Killed by Jack The Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold The infamy of Jack the Ripper is well-documented, but the women whose lives he claimed have been shamefully unexplored until Hallie Rubenhold's The Five. Rubenhold's work centres on the unique lives of the victims - Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane - and highlights the misogyny behind the Ripper myth. The Five is a captivating biography of Victorian womanhood and the poverty and abuse that coloured their lives. The damning study has won numerous awards including the Baillie Gifford Prize 2019 and was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2020. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Showcasing exceptional reporting from Patrick Radden Keefe (who went on to pen Empire of Pain about the opioid crisis and the role of the Sackler family), Say Nothing starts with the disappearance of a mother of ten, Jean McConville, in 1970s Belfast. But this is more than just a story of one woman's disappearance. Keefe masterfully puts the crime in the larger context of The Troubles and weaves in portraits of various Irish Republican Army members, including the infamous Price sisters. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann Killers of the Flower Moon tells the story of some of the members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, who were the richest people per capita in the world in the 1920s. That is until, one by one, the Osage were mysteriously killed off - along with anyone that attempted to investigate the deaths. Only just created, the FBI worked with an undercover team to expose what turned out to be one of the most egregious conspiracies in American history. The star-studded Scorsese-directed film of the same name is also compelling but Grann's masterful writing should not be missed. The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson Maggie Nelson's memoir, The Red Parts, documents how the murder case of her aunt was reopened after three decades after the discovery of new DNA findings. But the new evidence did more than just reopen the investigation and trial, it also revealed old wounds for Nelson and her family. The provocative account highlights American's obsession with violence and missing white women, as well as themes of grief and immense empathy. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep Furious Hours sheds light on the mysterious years after Harper Lee published To Kill a Mockingbird when she worked on a true crime book. Despite spending a year in her home state of Alabama to cover the trial of the Reverend Willie Maxwell for the murder of his family, Lee never published her story. Casey Cep's book details the story that Harper Lee wanted to write and why it never saw the light of day.
