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Books That Put the FUN in Dysfunctional Families

Darkly funny or poignantly emotional, all of these books feature families that are dysfunctional in one way or another.
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Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
1
Mona Simpson
The Book of Ruth (Jane Hamilton)
The Book of Ruth
2
Jane Hamilton
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
3
Stephen King
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
4
Dave Pelzer
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
6
Jonathan Franzen
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
7
Gillian Flynn
Deviant (Harold Schechter)
Deviant
8
Harold Schechter
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
9
Rebecca Wells
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
10
David Sedaris
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
11
John Steinbeck
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
12
V.C. Andrews
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
13
Alison Bechdel
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
14
Katherine Dunn
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
15
Jeannette Walls
High on Arrival (Mackenzie Phillips)
High on Arrival
16
Mackenzie Phillips
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
17
If You Really Loved Me (Ann Rule)
If You Really Loved Me
18
Ann Rule
In Her Shoes (Novel)
In Her Shoes (Novel)
19
The Kiss (Kathryn Harrison)
The Kiss
20
Kathryn Harrison
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
21
Vladimir Nabokov
Murder of Innocence: the Tragic Life and Final Rampage of Laurie Dann, the Schoolhouse Killer (Joel Kaplan)
Murder of Innocence: the Tragic Life and Final Rampage of Laurie Dann, the Schoolhouse Killer
22
Joel Kaplan
My Sweet Audrina (V.C. Andrews)
My Sweet Audrina
23
V.C. Andrews
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
24
Judith Guest
Peachtree Road
Peachtree Road
25
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
26
The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio
The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio
27
Push (Sapphire)
Push
28
Sapphire
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
29
Augusten Burroughs
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
30
Gillian Flynn
She Got Up off the Couch (Haven Kimmel)
She Got Up off the Couch
31
Haven Kimmel
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
32
Wally Lamb
Sybil (Flora Rheta Schreiber)
Sybil
33
Flora Rheta Schreiber
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
34
Jeffrey Eugenides
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
35
Lionel Shriver
A Wolf at the Table
A Wolf at the Table
36
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