I’ve found myself in a weird spot in my reading where I’ve found a genre I really like but can’t seem to find any books that fit it.
I like books about human depravity things based in reality that make you think, make you disgusted, and make you very intrigued into what happens next.
Books that I’ve liked that I would put in this category:
– Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
-Things have gotten worse since we last spoke and other misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
-My year of rest and relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
– A personal matter by Kenzaburō Ōe.
– Her body and other parties by Carmen Maria Machado
– Life for sale by Yukio Mishima
Thank you for any suggestions!!!!
by Own_Entertainer_7559
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I’ve heard 2666 by Bolaño is amazing and disturbing. It’s on my tbr
You might enjoy “Natural Beauty” by Ling Ling Huang? It’s set in near future where the beauty industry is using all sorts of creams and modifications to modify your body, and are made from pretty stomach turning stuff. Some body horror, and though it’s set in the near future, feels very believable.
“Never let me go” by Kazuo Ishiguro is another good one. Not as explicitly about human depravity, but unsettling and captivating. It’s about these young adults who were raised in a weird isolated school, and they are special in some way, but no one really quite knows what. The reveal isn’t so much shocking as sad and perverse.
The classic is “Lolita.” I don’t necessarily recommend it, but it’s the first book I’ve read that really made me feel gross. It’s a real insight into the mind of a charismatic pedophile. It’s beautifully written and appalling.
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid