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Books That Made Me Uncomfortable

A host of books that made me uncomfortable for one reason or another. Maybe they were scary, disturbing or just really difficult to read. How many disturbed you?
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity
2
Sarah Waters
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
3
Bret Easton Ellis
The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Black Cat
4
Edgar Allan Poe
Blind Faith (Ben Elton)
Blind Faith
5
Ben Elton
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
6
Angela Carter
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
7
Aldous Huxley
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
8
Ian McEwan
A Clockwork Orange .. 1962 (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange .. 1962
9
Anthony Burgess
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
10
John Fowles
Enduring Love (Ian McEwan)
Enduring Love
11
Ian McEwan
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
12
Chuck Palahniuk
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
13
Daniel Keyes
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
14
V.C. Andrews
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
15
Susanna Kaysen
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
16
Margaret Atwood
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
17
Shirley Jackson
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
18
Suzanne Collins
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
19
Truman Capote
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
20
Daphne Du Maurier
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
21
Alice Sebold
The Magic Toyshop (Angela Carter)
The Magic Toyshop
22
Angela Carter
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
23
Stephen King
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i
24
Alan Brennert
Night at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Night at the Circus
25
Angela Carter
Notes on a Scandal (Zoe Heller)
Notes on a Scandal
26
Zoe Heller
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
27
Ken Kesey
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
28
Margaret Atwood
Petals on the Wind (V.C. Andrews)
Petals on the Wind
29
V.C. Andrews
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
30
Joan Lindsay
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
31
Oscar Wilde
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
32
Ira Levin
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
33
Gillian Flynn
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
34
Stephen King
A Short Stay in Hell (Steven L. Peck)
A Short Stay in Hell
35
Steven L. Peck
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
36
Laura Purcell
Tampa (Alissa Nutting)
Tampa
37
Alissa Nutting
The Tell Tale Heart
The Tell Tale Heart
38
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
39
Audrey Niffenegger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
40
Harper Lee
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