What is the most disturbing book you have ever read? (self.literature)

submitted 1 year ago by ItsYaBoiBananaBoi to c/literature@beehaw.org

53 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Comment what books have caused you to become distressed, traumatized, or unsettled in any way. Please elaborate as to why.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

A writer of cheerful books he ain't

[-] bathcat@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Wasn't. Died two days ago. :⁠'⁠(

[-] TiresomeOuting@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I'm not even sure why I think of Blood Meridian over The Road. Maybe now that I have child rereading the road would make it worse. But I feel that especially upon a few rereads Blood Meridian has some really dark things happening that aren't immediately apparent.

And I suppose part of my choice might be because I find The Judge to be both the most fascinating and horrifying character in anything I've read or seen.

this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2023

28 points (100.0% liked)

Literature

5414 readers

72 users here now

Pretty straightforward: books and literature of all stripes can be discussed here.

If you're interested in posting your own writing, formal or informal, check out the Writing community!

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

alyaza@beehaw.org

Kamirose@beehaw.org

remington@beehaw.org