Explore Transgressive Fiction
Well, here we are, so what can you expect from the books featured here?
You’ll get visceral and gruesome, you’ll get metaphor and satire, but you’ll also get nuance and subtlety. You’ll get both emotional and intellectual challenge and stimulation. Sometimes, maybe you’ll be revolted or confused, other times perhaps melancholy or sad, but, what you won’t be is bored. You won’t love every book you find on here, but if ever you find yourself tired of this journey of discovery, that’s the moment your consciousness, soul, or whatever you want to call it, begins to die.
– Your (possibly unreliable) Narrator
On Chesil Beach
Choke Hold
On the Road
High-Rise
Dare Me
The Exit Man
Iguana Love
Save Yourself
Junky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Skagboys
Miami Purity
Heart of Darkness
Dead Babies
1984
The Plague
High Life
Fight Club 2
The Quiet American
The Fuck-Up
Post Office
The Information
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Diary of a Drug Fiend
I Miss the World
Geek Love
Howl and Other Poems
American Psycho
Lord Jim
The Death of Bunny Munro
The King of Methlehem
House of Incest
The Demon
Hunger
The Trial
Darkness Visible
The Drowned World
Crash
Women
Dreams of Leaving
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Ulysses
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Cosmic Banditos
Dirtbags
The Dice Man
The Man in the High Castle
Moon Tiger
Pan
The Book of Lies
Symbiosis
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Savage Night
Great Apes
Money Shot
The Stud Book
The Book of Revelation
The Soft Machine
A Certain Age
Girlfriend in a Coma
Never Mind Nirvana
Pale Fire
The Zombie Room
The Road
Penny Dreadful
Cows
Invisible Monsters
Dead Men’s Trousers
A Scanner Darkly
Scorched Atlas
Three Hundred Million
The Cement Garden
The Master and Margarita
The Elephant Tree
Tropic of Cancer
In Search of Captain Zero
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Hey Nostradamus!
Clown Girl
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Factotum
The Insult
The Room
Slaves of New York
Trip the Light Fantastic
West is San Francisco
The Fall
The Blade Artist
Lolita
Voluntary Madness
Animal Farm
Blood and Guts in High School
Darkness at Noon
HASHTAG
Killing Yourself to Live
Time’s Arrow
The Folly of Loving Life
Jesus’ Son
The Marbled Swarm
Story of the Eye
Delta of Venus
Island
Generation X
Down to No Good
The Prince
The Rum Diary
Give Me Your Hand
Fahrenheit 451
Nineteen Seventy Four
The Sluts
The Wasp Factory
The Bachman Books
Notes From the Underground
Hell’s Half Acre
A Clockwork Orange
How the Dead Live
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Adjustment Day
Brighton Rock
Sick to Death
Cat’s Cradle
Gone Girl
The End of the Affair
The Rules of Attraction
The Catcher in the Rye
Exquisite Corpse
Choke
Trust Me
Concrete Island
Diary of a Lost Girl
Growth of the Soil
Tampa
Narcopolis
In Wolves’ Clothing
The Killer Inside Me
Big Sur
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Naked Lunch
Audition
No Longer Human
Glamorama
Never Anyone But You
Dark Places
Slaughterhouse Five
Lunar Park
Dogrun
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
The Book of Illusions
Crime and Punishment
Heart of a Dog
Kiss Me, Judas
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
The Dharma Bums
Frisk
Necropolis
The Five Gates of Hell
Tree of Smoke
Coin Locker Babies
The Bell Jar
The Secret History
Requiem for a Dream
Less Than Zero
Franny and Zooey
Piercing
Passing for Human
Dark Rooms
Filth
The New York Trilogy
Dermaphoria
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Hell’s Angels
Suicide Casanova
The Year of Magical Thinking
Sepultura
Mongrels
Novel With Cocaine
Foreskin’s Lament
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Fur People
Disintegration
The Setting Sun
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
4 3 2 1
Between the Shadow and Lo
Play it as it Lays
Down Solo
Lost Souls
The Goldfinch
Staring Into the Abyss
No Country for Old Men
The Doors of Perception
Microserfs
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Trainspotting
Sharp Objects
The Basketball Diaries
Ubik
Apathy and Other Small Victories
You Will Know Me
Hope: A Tragedy
Porno
Ham on Rye
Cocaine Nights
Fight Club
Lord of the Flies
Brave New World
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Money
Nutshell
Breakfast of Champions
In the Miso Soup
Tropic of Capricorn
The Metamorphosis
The Stranger
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Children Act
Invisible Cities
Explore Transgressive Fiction
Requiem for a Dream
The Plague
The Insult
Sick to Death
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Nutshell
Invisible Cities
Brighton Rock
Adjustment Day
Scorched Atlas
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Heart of Darkness
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Novel With Cocaine
Crime and Punishment
A Certain Age
Big Sur
In Wolves’ Clothing
Disintegration
Sepultura
The Dharma Bums
I Miss the World
Tampa
Never Anyone But You
Microserfs
The Information
The Exit Man
Delta of Venus
Diary of a Lost Girl
Passing for Human
No Country for Old Men
The Stranger
Coin Locker Babies
Tree of Smoke
HASHTAG
Concrete Island
Blood and Guts in High School
The King of Methlehem
The Wasp Factory
Foreskin’s Lament
West is San Francisco
The Trial
Down to No Good
The Death of Bunny Munro
And the Ass Saw the Angel
The Cement Garden
How the Dead Live
Franny and Zooey
Symbiosis
The Rules of Attraction
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Never Mind Nirvana
Hey Nostradamus!
Frisk
Choke
Dark Places
The Sluts
Dare Me
Mongrels
Play it as it Lays
Choke Hold
Generation X
The Room
You Will Know Me
Suicide Casanova
Lolita
The Zombie Room
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Five Gates of Hell
The Bachman Books
Slaughterhouse Five
The Book of Illusions
The Sexy Part of the Bible
The Bell Jar
Killing Yourself to Live
Necropolis
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Savage Night
Time’s Arrow
Heart of a Dog
Growth of the Soil
The Metamorphosis
Miami Purity
Animal Farm
Women
Fight Club 2
Notes From the Underground
Ubik
Narcopolis
Ham on Rye
The Master and Margarita
On the Road
Cocaine Nights
Hunger
Darkness Visible
Iguana Love
The Road
Dogrun
No Longer Human
The Fuck-Up
Kiss Me, Judas
Filth
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
A Scanner Darkly
The Stud Book
On Chesil Beach
Dark Rooms
Staring Into the Abyss
4 3 2 1
Voluntary Madness
1984
Factotum
Clown Girl
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Gone Girl
Pan
The Blade Artist
Invisible Monsters
Crash
Post Office
The Man in the High Castle
Hope: A Tragedy
Hell’s Angels
Breakfast of Champions
Glamorama
Dead Babies
The Fall
The 120 Days of Sodom
Fight Club
Jesus’ Son
Story of the Eye
The Catcher in the Rye
The Demon
Exquisite Corpse
Pale Fire
The Folly of Loving Life
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Ulysses
The Drowned World
Naked Lunch
Howl and Other Poems
Three Hundred Million
Dead Men’s Trousers
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Fahrenheit 451
High Life
The Marbled Swarm
The Basketball Diaries
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The Book of Lies
Money Shot
Slaves of New York
Skagboys
The Goldfinch
The Dice Man
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Dermaphoria
Darkness at Noon
The New York Trilogy
Tropic of Capricorn
Cosmic Banditos
Cows
The Setting Sun
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Rum Diary
Porno
Give Me Your Hand
Tropic of Cancer
Trip the Light Fantastic
Apathy and Other Small Victories
The Soft Machine
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Geek Love
Penny Dreadful
Great Apes
Down Solo
Sharp Objects
The Prince
Money
The Book of Revelation
Less Than Zero
Fur People
House of Incest
Hell’s Half Acre
The Killer Inside Me
High-Rise
Dreams of Leaving
Brave New World
Nineteen Seventy Four
The End of the Affair
Lunar Park
Dirtbags
Piercing
The Doors of Perception
A Clockwork Orange
Island
Lord of the Flies
Lost Souls
The Children Act
Audition
The Elephant Tree
Trust Me
American Psycho
The Quiet American
Cat’s Cradle
Girlfriend in a Coma
Junky
The Secret History
Between the Shadow and Lo
In the Miso Soup
Moon Tiger
In Search of Captain Zero
Trainspotting
Lord Jim
Save Yourself