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