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