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