Grotesque Books

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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,446,202 ratings — published 1915
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Lapvona Lapvona (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.54 — 101,686 ratings — published 2022
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.77 — 410,103 ratings — published 2017
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Geek Love Geek Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.95 — 73,297 ratings — published 1989
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.65 — 393,269 ratings — published 2007
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.04 — 558,611 ratings — published 1985
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Exquisite Corpse Exquisite Corpse (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.79 — 26,315 ratings — published 1996
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The Gargoyle The Gargoyle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.98 — 50,929 ratings — published 2008
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Wise Blood Wise Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.82 — 38,033 ratings — published 1952
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 2.93 — 57,709 ratings — published 2021
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.46 — 335,405 ratings — published 2019
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In the Miso Soup In the Miso Soup (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.62 — 45,881 ratings — published 1997
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Crash Crash (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.61 — 30,992 ratings — published 1973
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.94 — 399,378 ratings — published 1925
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,898,742 ratings — published 1890
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Audition Audition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.55 — 20,368 ratings — published 1997
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.18 — 646,223 ratings — published 1996
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Choke Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.71 — 221,748 ratings — published 2001
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Earthlings Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.60 — 101,823 ratings — published 2018
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Uzumaki Uzumaki (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.45 — 89,402 ratings — published 1998
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.83 — 128,219 ratings — published 2014
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.87 — 951,177 ratings — published 1955
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Gargantua and Pantagruel Gargantua and Pantagruel (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.65 — 16,299 ratings — published 1532
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,910,956 ratings — published 1818
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The Devil All the Time The Devil All the Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.14 — 41,641 ratings — published 2011
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.09 — 202,428 ratings — published 2000
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Grotesque Grotesque (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.74 — 14,192 ratings — published 2003
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Invisible Monsters Invisible Monsters (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.99 — 151,978 ratings — published 1999
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.28 — 425,024 ratings — published 1967
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.80 — 365,274 ratings — published 1991
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,217,852 ratings — published 1954
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Playground Playground (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.43 — 19,966 ratings — published 2022
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.66 — 445,976 ratings — published 2020
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.60 — 572,085 ratings — published 2018
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The 120 Days of Sodom The 120 Days of Sodom (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.06 — 15,007 ratings — published 1785
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A Certain Hunger A Certain Hunger (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.70 — 68,276 ratings — published 2019
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Coin Locker Babies Coin Locker Babies (Trade Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.79 — 9,793 ratings — published 1980
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Piercing Piercing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.68 — 20,011 ratings — published 1994
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The Gone World The Gone World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.91 — 29,168 ratings — published 2018
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The Ruins The Ruins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.69 — 67,507 ratings — published 2006
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The Complete Stories The Complete Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.38 — 40,931 ratings — published 1971
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The Tenant The Tenant (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,277 ratings — published 1964
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On Ugliness On Ugliness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.88 — 19,115 ratings — published 2007
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The Wasp Factory The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.75 — 110,066 ratings — published 1984
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Eileen Eileen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.56 — 130,809 ratings — published 2015
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.99 — 119,984 ratings — published 1940
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,446,456 ratings — published 1985
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Saga, Volume 1 Saga, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 4.15 — 363,034 ratings — published 2012
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.91 — 299,204 ratings — published 1962
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Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as grotesque)
avg rating 3.98 — 75,664 ratings — published 2000
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Uzumaki by Junji ItoThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins GilmanFragments of Horror by Junji ItoBlack Hole by Charles BurnsHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Surreal Horror
86 books — 78 voters
Francois Rabelais Man of the Renaissance by Samuel PutnamCatalogue of the Choice Books Found By Pantagruel in the Abbe... by François RabelaisDe Rabelais a Dalí by Beatriz Fernandez RuizLes songes drolatiques de Pantagruel by Richard BretonHenry Miller by John Parkin
Rabelaisiania
53 books — 1 voter

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Lewis Carroll
“Well, then,' the Cat went on, 'you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.”
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

Adam L.G. Nevill
“It was as if they had made themselves deliberately grotesque.”
Adam Nevill, Apartment 16

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