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Grace said, "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski"
Boy do I agree with that. I had no idea what he was talking about. He tells us things in a way that is totally unclear.
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates. Actually, a lot of Oates books have unreliable narrators. My Sister, My Love The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike is another one that comes to mind.
Lying A Metaphorical Memoir By Lauren Slater. It's a 'memoir' about her epilepsy/uncontrollable lying. Great book.
Despair. Another great book.
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Fight Club A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (although I wouldn't personally recommend that one :oP ).
You should try The Lace Reader, Brunonia Barry - the narrator is very upfront about being unreliable. I though the book was great.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. I also consider The Haunting of Hill House to have an unreliable narrator as well, even if it is written in third person.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAn Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Those all have what I would consider unreliable narrator, although it might depend on how loosely you interpret "unreliable."
The Catcher in the Rye by J D SalingerI would say no to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd because I think the point is more the mystery than the narration.
Becky wrote: "Umm... I'm not sure what you're looking for here. Can you clarify? Are you looking for narrators who are unreliable characters or who are not adept at telling the story, or something else entirely?"
I mean narrators who are unreliable characters.
Thanks!
I honestly felt like Humbert was an unreliable narrator in Lolita. And The Things They Carried..he keeps saying this is a true story yet he talks about things aren't true in the book. 
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