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
HASHTAG
Cat’s Cradle
Never Mind Nirvana
Growth of the Soil
Money
The Elephant Tree
Symbiosis
Girlfriend in a Coma
Play it as it Lays
Generation X
The Stud Book
Between the Shadow and Lo
Island
Time’s Arrow
The Cement Garden
Trainspotting
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
The Drowned World
Diary of a Lost Girl
On Chesil Beach
Porno
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Tropic of Capricorn
Cows
Foreskin’s Lament
The Room
The Rum Diary
Cocaine Nights
Cosmic Banditos
Skagboys
Dirtbags
In Search of Captain Zero
Pale Fire
Dogrun
Penny Dreadful
Never Anyone But You
Sepultura
West is San Francisco
Dark Places
The Wasp Factory
The Information
Adjustment Day
Apathy and Other Small Victories
Moon Tiger
Nutshell
The End of the Affair
Women
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Franny and Zooey
Invisible Cities
Diary of a Drug Fiend
The Setting Sun
The Road
High Life
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Post Office
The Year of Magical Thinking
Fight Club
Fur People
Save Yourself
The Zombie Room
The Prince
Less Than Zero
Passing for Human
Tree of Smoke
The Children Act
Story of the Eye
Scorched Atlas
Big Sur
Choke
Necropolis
Frisk
Lost Souls
Animal Farm
Brighton Rock
Fahrenheit 451
Lunar Park
Tampa
Heart of Darkness
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Delta of Venus
Clown Girl
Piercing
Hell’s Half Acre
Pan
The Quiet American
The Exit Man
Brave New World
The Folly of Loving Life
Voluntary Madness
Hope: A Tragedy
No Country for Old Men
The Rules of Attraction
How the Dead Live
Nineteen Seventy Four
Savage Night
Gone Girl
The Fall
Glamorama
Crime and Punishment
The Dharma Bums
The Demon
Hey Nostradamus!
You Will Know Me
Miami Purity
House of Incest
Ulysses
Geek Love
Mongrels
Ham on Rye
The Man in the High Castle
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Sharp Objects
Breakfast of Champions
Heart of a Dog
Choke Hold
The Book of Illusions
The Marbled Swarm
Staring Into the Abyss
Lord of the Flies
Dermaphoria
Fight Club 2
Tropic of Cancer
Sick to Death
Disintegration
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Master and Margarita
Trust Me
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Dead Babies
Hell’s Angels
The Death of Bunny Munro
The Stranger
I Miss the World
The Goldfinch
The New York Trilogy
American Psycho
Hunger
The Plague
Money Shot
1984
The Secret History
Concrete Island
The Contortionist’s Handbook
4 3 2 1
On the Road
The Catcher in the Rye
Iguana Love
Dreams of Leaving
Coin Locker Babies
Slaves of New York
Down Solo
Kiss Me, Judas
Jesus’ Son
Give Me Your Hand
Three Hundred Million
Lolita
Factotum
Naked Lunch
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Howl and Other Poems
Trip the Light Fantastic
The Book of Lies
Exquisite Corpse
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Novel With Cocaine
Audition
The Insult
Notes From the Underground
Filth
Microserfs
The Five Gates of Hell
The Bachman Books
Junky
Slaughterhouse Five
Blood and Guts in High School
A Clockwork Orange
The Bell Jar
In the Miso Soup
The Trial
Invisible Monsters
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The King of Methlehem
No Longer Human
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
The Soft Machine
A Certain Age
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Crash
In Wolves’ Clothing
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Metamorphosis
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ubik
A Scanner Darkly
The Dice Man
Requiem for a Dream
Great Apes
The Sluts
The Blade Artist
Darkness at Noon
Dare Me
The Killer Inside Me
Narcopolis
Killing Yourself to Live
The Doors of Perception
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Dead Men’s Trousers
Darkness Visible
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
The Fuck-Up
Lord Jim
Down to No Good
Suicide Casanova
High-Rise
The Book of Revelation
Dark Rooms
The Basketball Diaries
Explore Transgressive Fiction
Crime and Punishment
Brighton Rock
In Search of Captain Zero
Factotum
Necropolis
West is San Francisco
Voluntary Madness
Mongrels
Hope: A Tragedy
Save Yourself
The Drowned World
Fight Club
On Chesil Beach
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Quiet American
No Country for Old Men
Dogrun
Island
Apathy and Other Small Victories
Dead Men’s Trousers
Narcopolis
Passing for Human
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Hell’s Angels
Tropic of Cancer
Lord of the Flies
The Zombie Room
Time’s Arrow
HASHTAG
A Clockwork Orange
Trust Me
No Longer Human
Franny and Zooey
Tropic of Capricorn
Naked Lunch
The Trial
Dare Me
Cosmic Banditos
The Marbled Swarm
The Secret History
Nutshell
Three Hundred Million
Dreams of Leaving
Dead Babies
Fur People
You Will Know Me
Darkness at Noon
The Sluts
Sharp Objects
Heart of Darkness
Miami Purity
Savage Night
Symbiosis
Fight Club 2
The Goldfinch
Never Anyone But You
The Insult
Glamorama
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Heart of a Dog
Dark Rooms
The Killer Inside Me
The Book of Revelation
In the Miso Soup
Audition
Hell’s Half Acre
Moon Tiger
Diary of a Lost Girl
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Trip the Light Fantastic
Foreskin’s Lament
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Brave New World
The Death of Bunny Munro
The King of Methlehem
Dirtbags
Notes From the Underground
Penny Dreadful
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Animal Farm
Ulysses
Porno
Diary of a Drug Fiend
The Doors of Perception
The Stranger
Concrete Island
Sepultura
Pale Fire
Clown Girl
Disintegration
Lunar Park
Piercing
The Stud Book
Darkness Visible
A Certain Age
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Iguana Love
The Wasp Factory
The Bell Jar
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Basketball Diaries
4 3 2 1
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Tampa
Killing Yourself to Live
The Dharma Bums
The Information
The Bachman Books
Between the Shadow and Lo
The Five Gates of Hell
The Folly of Loving Life
Never Mind Nirvana
The Cement Garden
Dark Places
The Road
The Blade Artist
Gone Girl
The Man in the High Castle
Give Me Your Hand
Choke
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Dermaphoria
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Play it as it Lays
Staring Into the Abyss
Invisible Cities
Nineteen Seventy Four
Hey Nostradamus!
In Wolves’ Clothing
A Scanner Darkly
The Room
Coin Locker Babies
The Prince
The Rules of Attraction
The Fuck-Up
Money
Women
Novel With Cocaine
Down Solo
Slaughterhouse Five
Adjustment Day
Frisk
Tree of Smoke
Invisible Monsters
The Rum Diary
Lord Jim
The Children Act
Microserfs
Great Apes
And the Ass Saw the Angel
I Miss the World
Howl and Other Poems
High Life
Post Office
Hunger
Breakfast of Champions
Ubik
Cat’s Cradle
Requiem for a Dream
Trainspotting
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Growth of the Soil
Slaves of New York
Pan
Skagboys
Cocaine Nights
How the Dead Live
Lolita
The End of the Affair
The Book of Illusions
Generation X
Scorched Atlas
The Plague
Big Sur
The Metamorphosis
Ham on Rye
The Master and Margarita
The Catcher in the Rye
House of Incest
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Sick to Death
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Exit Man
Cows
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
The Soft Machine
Junky
Less Than Zero
Kiss Me, Judas
Blood and Guts in High School
The Fall
The Elephant Tree
High-Rise
Fahrenheit 451
Story of the Eye
On the Road
Delta of Venus
Jesus’ Son
Geek Love
American Psycho
Girlfriend in a Coma
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
The Setting Sun
Crash
The Dice Man
Suicide Casanova
Down to No Good
Choke Hold
Lost Souls
Exquisite Corpse
Filth
The Demon
The New York Trilogy
1984
Money Shot
The Book of Lies
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man