Personal Demons & Battles - Any recommendations? > Likes and Comments

Hi,

I'm after some recommendations for books that focus in particular on the struggles & fights of a character's personal demons.

That's it really - quite a broad brush I know; but it's the mental anguish aspect I'm looking for.

I was looking to use such pieces to maybe influence and spark off ideas for lyric writing of the more "Marilyn Manson" type of music.

Preferably not teen-angst though. Something really meaty :-)

Thoughts & suggestions most welcome.
(I'm also reading a book about cats & kittens too btw!!!) ;^)

Have you tried Lars Keplar? His writing is very similar to Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. "The Hypnotist" has plenty of personal angst in it. Highly recommended.

Ooo, nice one! Thanks for the suggestion Penny, I'll check that out :-)

Try by Pat Barker. Loads of mental anguish in there about all sorts of demons mostly but not always related to shell shock in WW1.

Try Blackbird by Chuck Wendig. A very different take on fighting personal demons

Thanks Ian & Dks, your suggestions are greatly appreciated... I'll check them out over the weekend.
Cheers,
Paul

Not sure this hits your criteria. But lighter read than other suggestions and I liked it

Two come to mind: Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen) and The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath).

Not sure if those are the type of demons you mean.

Another one: Bronson

Hi everyone,
If you are looking for a steamy interracial romance that isn’t generic, but has unpredictable twists and turns and lots of drama, kindly check out Black Ink, White Paper by JC Amaechi

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...