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Gory

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Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia

Best violent action novels

355 books — 322 voters

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

Books that will turn your stomach so don't read them

113 books — 20 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Birdsong on Holbeck Moor by Billy Morris

Men At War

32 books — 21 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Best Action-Adventure Novels

2,525 books — 2,711 voters

The Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. Morris

Dark Heroic Fantasy

66 books — 109 voters

Dark Obsession and Stalker Books

265 books — 230 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Gory”

“ I’m left-handed, so I hate to break it to you, but you chopped off the wrong arm. ”
― W.R. Gingell, Between Kings

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“ Did you just propose on a napkin with a ring you stuffed in a guy's eye hole?" I blink. My mouth opens. Nothing comes out for a moment that feels about as long as an eternity. "You know, it seemed pretty cute in my head, but in hindsight... ...more ”
― Brynne Weaver, Butcher & Blackbird

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