Comments on: The 10 Most Disturbing Books Of All Time http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vinny Van Volks http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1978571 Vinny Van Volks Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:15:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1978571 Read 'Bleeding The Orchid' by Aidan Lord. It's bad enough what happens to the kids in the title story. But what the bloody hell happens to the girl Abigail!? Read ‘Bleeding The Orchid’ by Aidan Lord. It’s bad enough what happens to the kids in the title story. But what the bloody hell happens to the girl Abigail!?

]]> By: DMF http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1911509 DMF Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:11:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1911509 Suffer the Children by John Saul. At one point a 13 year old girl kills a cat with a rock and dresses it in doll clothes, then she has a tea party with it in a mineshaft and ends up swearing at it because the corpse won't respond and then beating it and finally cutting it's head off with a butcher knife in a mad rage. It made me really sad to see her abuse the animal so horribly. Suffer the Children by John Saul. At one point a 13 year old girl kills a cat with a rock and dresses it in doll clothes, then she has a tea party with it in a mineshaft and ends up swearing at it because the corpse won’t respond and then beating it and finally cutting it’s head off with a butcher knife in a mad rage. It made me really sad to see her abuse the animal so horribly.

]]> By: Nichole Clemente http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1849813 Nichole Clemente Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:07:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1849813 American Psycho is my favorite book. I STRONGLY recommend , "The Third Policeman" by Flann O'Brian. It is definatly the most unusual book I've ever read. American Psycho is my favorite book. I STRONGLY recommend , “The Third Policeman” by Flann O’Brian. It is definatly the most unusual book I’ve ever read.

]]> By: Ajan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1738991 Ajan Sat, 16 May 2009 08:34:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1738991 I want all of em.. Wanna see what they have! I want all of em.. Wanna see what they have!

]]> By: Cori http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1737852 Cori Thu, 14 May 2009 18:47:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1737852 I think Lolita by Nabokov should be on the list. It's the only book that has ever made me too sick to be able to finish it. I think Lolita by Nabokov should be on the list. It’s the only book that has ever made me too sick to be able to finish it.

]]> By: Morris http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1737751 Morris Thu, 14 May 2009 15:06:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1737751 I saw the 1992 movie of this with Peter Weller (Robocop) and it was the most bizarre thing I ever saw. It was somewhat entertaining, but like the book you really never had your bearings on what was happening. Didn't this movie have a talking anus? Man, I thought I had repressed that. Crap I'm freakin' out again!! I saw the 1992 movie of this with Peter Weller (Robocop) and it was the most bizarre thing I ever saw. It was somewhat entertaining, but like the book you really never had your bearings on what was happening.

Didn’t this movie have a talking anus? Man, I thought I had repressed that. Crap I’m freakin’ out again!!

]]> By: col mcg http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1737714 col mcg Thu, 14 May 2009 14:25:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1737714 I saw this and thought Ooohh..But got em.every single one. Reflects kinda badly on ones tastes tho... I saw this and thought Ooohh..But got em.every single one.
Reflects kinda badly on ones tastes tho…

]]> By: Joseph23 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1737615 Joseph23 Thu, 14 May 2009 10:49:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1737615 Awesome, a few more books to add to my 'must buy or borrow these'. I love Burroughs, Selby and Ellis but would definately have put at least one Ryu Murakami on that list - all his books have a distinctly disturbing edge to them and are all great reads. Awesome, a few more books to add to my ‘must buy or borrow these’. I love Burroughs, Selby and Ellis but would definately have put at least one Ryu Murakami on that list – all his books have a distinctly disturbing edge to them and are all great reads.

]]> By: flammableskirt http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1737582 flammableskirt Thu, 14 May 2009 08:50:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1737582 I had a sneak preview of Kaaron Warren's Slights, upcoming in July, and it's one of the most disturbing books I've read. I'd put it somewhere between American Psycho's and We Need to Talk Kevin. It's about a girl who accidentally kills her mother in a car accident and has a horrific near death experience where she confronts the ghosts of everyone she's ever slighted. The sense of sly menace keeps building, rending happy suburbia apart with shocking revelations, from an awful little old lady next door to the things she unearths in her obsessive excavation of her backyard that reveal disturbing clues to her past. It's brilliant, queasy-making storytelling, the kind that sticks with you, so the details might hit you again like a nasty flashback. www.angryrobotbooks.com I had a sneak preview of Kaaron Warren’s Slights, upcoming in July, and it’s one of the most disturbing books I’ve read. I’d put it somewhere between American Psycho’s and We Need to Talk Kevin. It’s about a girl who accidentally kills her mother in a car accident and has a horrific near death experience where she confronts the ghosts of everyone she’s ever slighted. The sense of sly menace keeps building, rending happy suburbia apart with shocking revelations, from an awful little old lady next door to the things she unearths in her obsessive excavation of her backyard that reveal disturbing clues to her past. It’s brilliant, queasy-making storytelling, the kind that sticks with you, so the details might hit you again like a nasty flashback. http://www.angryrobotbooks.com

]]> By: Darwas Trivedi http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1737523 Darwas Trivedi Thu, 14 May 2009 06:50:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1737523 Sickness into you mind, sickness out of your mind. Sickness into you mind, sickness out of your mind.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1737296 Ali S. Thu, 14 May 2009 03:21:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1737296 Argh! I have over 50 books in my "Need to read pile" in my room and now I'm going to add these in it. D: Argh! I have over 50 books in my “Need to read pile” in my room and now I’m going to add these in it. D:

]]> By: Dianne http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736865 Dianne Wed, 13 May 2009 23:49:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736865 For me it was a book my Mom use to read to me every night before she turned out the lights. It was called: Accidents Happen; the story of you! For me it was a book my Mom use to read to me every night before she turned out the lights. It was called: Accidents Happen; the story of you!

]]> By: Kyle http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736792 Kyle Wed, 13 May 2009 23:14:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736792 Well I've never read any of these books before. But Showbread has a song called Naked Lunch. Good song. Great band. Well I’ve never read any of these books before.

But Showbread has a song called Naked Lunch. Good song. Great band.

]]> By: seefish3 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736779 seefish3 Wed, 13 May 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736779 In a rare instance, I SAW American Psycho before I read it and thought the movie was a riot (especially the whole "business card" thing...I work for a commercial printer). A third of the way through the book, I wanted to pluck out my own eyes. Not so much for the gore, as the whole obsessive portrait. Beyond horrifying. In a rare instance, I SAW American Psycho before I read it and thought the movie was a riot (especially the whole “business card” thing…I work for a commercial printer).

A third of the way through the book, I wanted to pluck out my own eyes. Not so much for the gore, as the whole obsessive portrait. Beyond horrifying.

]]> By: oc stomias http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736760 oc stomias Wed, 13 May 2009 23:01:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736760 The Road isn't nearly as disturbing as Blood Meridian. Lots and lots of bloody graphic violence there. The Road isn’t nearly as disturbing as Blood Meridian. Lots and lots of bloody graphic violence there.

]]> By: GailW http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736746 GailW Wed, 13 May 2009 22:59:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736746 "The Road" is excellent, but indeed quite bleak. Read it before the movie comes out this summer. “The Road” is excellent, but indeed quite bleak. Read it before the movie comes out this summer.

]]> By: Akira http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736312 Akira Wed, 13 May 2009 20:01:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736312 great now I have 10 books to buy =( great now I have 10 books to buy =(

]]> By: LisaL http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736109 LisaL Wed, 13 May 2009 19:13:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736109 OOO more books more books... I need some new stuff to read. The Road one sounds pretty interesting. OOO more books more books… I need some new stuff to read.
The Road one sounds pretty interesting.

]]> By: Cineaste http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736047 Cineaste Wed, 13 May 2009 18:56:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736047 Geek Love by Catherine Dunn is most disturbing as well. Geek Love by Catherine Dunn
is most disturbing as well.

]]> By: el cad http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1736017 el cad Wed, 13 May 2009 18:49:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1736017 I thought The Road was pretty clear that it takes place after a nuclear war, not a meteor strike. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so. I thought The Road was pretty clear that it takes place after a nuclear war, not a meteor strike. Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think so.

]]> By: silentseas http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1735935 silentseas Wed, 13 May 2009 18:31:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1735935 I've read a surprising number of those books - "We Need To Talk About Kevin" was gut-wrenching, especially as I was working in a high school at the time. I’ve read a surprising number of those books – “We Need To Talk About Kevin” was gut-wrenching, especially as I was working in a high school at the time.

]]> By: Jeep http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1735918 Jeep Wed, 13 May 2009 18:26:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1735918 One of my most disturbing books (but still a fun read!) is the drive-in by Joe Lansdale. Its a sci fi book, but features the most bizarre acts of Canabalism often involving children. It was one of the few books that left me very uneasy. One of my most disturbing books (but still a fun read!) is the drive-in by Joe Lansdale. Its a sci fi book, but features the most bizarre acts of Canabalism often involving children. It was one of the few books that left me very uneasy.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1735829 Johnny Cat Wed, 13 May 2009 18:07:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1735829 Two titles I would add are "Say You Love Satan" about whacked out American teens on a killing spree, and "Lords of Chaos" about the whacked out Scandanavian death metal scene. Two titles I would add are “Say You Love Satan” about whacked out American teens on a killing spree, and “Lords of Chaos” about the whacked out Scandanavian death metal scene.

]]> By: lannaxe96 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1735823 lannaxe96 Wed, 13 May 2009 18:03:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/the-10-most-disturbing-books-of-all-time/#comment-1735823 American Psycho was so bizarre, but it was an interesting psychological look into a so called normal, successful business person. American Psycho was so bizarre, but it was an interesting psychological look into a so called normal, successful business person.

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