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