What are the most disturbing novels?

Bret Easton Ellis has haunted some of our readers for days, and on the books desk we’re still getting over certain depictions of dangerous obsessions and hellish orgies. Which fiction has most unnerved you?

While we often discuss lovely, life-affirming quotes and sweetly memorable scenes in books, reader slovenia46 recently suggested we talked about the grim. We did a quick sweep of the books desk – and here are some of our most disturbing reads, and some that our readers came up with on this week’s Tips, Links and Suggestions blog. What is yours? Add it in the comments below, and we’ll include a selection in the piece.

Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller (2003)

@GuardianBooks I'd place '1Q84' right up next to 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle'. Two words: Little People.

Glad it's not just me haunted by American Psycho. Still have nightmares. Tip: Don't read if you've just started online dating @GuardianBooks

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