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