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