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    I’m looking for books that will completely mess with my head. Something shocking, disturbing, weird, or thought-provoking in ways I wouldn’t expect. I want stories that are unsettling, grotesque, or psychologically intense, with narratives that leave me questioning reality, morality, and/or the humanity of people.

    I appreciate well-written prose but not pretentious. Twists mind-blowing yet make perfect sense (no cheap shock value or plot twists for the sake of having one- – please no Palahniuk).  Psychological thrillers, existential horror, or philosophical fiction that pushes boundaries… Anything that makes me sit back and say, "WTF did I just read?". I also like books that present deep moral dilemmas, especially if the author or the main character is problematic and seems to be justifying immorality and engaging in a looped debate with me. 

    For examples, authors that I have enjoyed:

    George Orwell, Marquis De Sade, Osamu Dazai, Natsuo Kirino, Yukio Mishima, Philip K Dick, Jose Saramego (one of my absolute faves), Aldous Huxley, Franz Kafka, Ryu Murakami, Margaret Atwood

    Books in my physical TBR:

    The Monk (Lewis), We (Zamyatin), The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (Potocki), Against Nature (Huysmans), 2666 (Bolano) 

    I have been in a slump but I want to get back into reading so thank you so much!

    by holysexyjesus

    8 Comments

    1. Search this sub, because that seems to be what all y’all want. Search before you post, m’kay?

    2. howeversmall on

      The Raw Shark Texts by Stephen Hall

      Shades of Grey – Jasper Fford

      Man in the Empty Suit – Sean Ferrell

    3. Successful-Try-8506 on

      The Magus by John Fowles

      1982, Janine by Alasdair Gray

      Hopscotch by Julio Cortazar

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