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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as violent)
avg rating 4.14 — 243,968 ratings — published 1985
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,258,686 ratings — published 2008
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as violent)
avg rating 4.27 — 968,500 ratings — published 2014
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 34 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,323,547 ratings — published 2009
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as violent)
avg rating 3.95 — 45,496 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,811,714 ratings — published 1996
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as violent)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,865,718 ratings — published 2010
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 791,257 ratings — published 1962
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as violent)
avg rating 3.80 — 380,985 ratings — published 1991
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as violent)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,309,285 ratings — published 1954
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 546,897 ratings — published 2018
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as violent)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,483,340 ratings — published 2011
Battle Royale (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as violent)
avg rating 4.26 — 88,770 ratings — published 1999
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,936,641 ratings — published 2023
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,567,523 ratings — published 2015
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,049,699 ratings — published 1998
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 663,145 ratings — published 1996
Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as violent)
avg rating 4.51 — 601,296 ratings — published 2015
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 691,269 ratings — published 2023
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.23 — 362,748 ratings — published 2015
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 869,861 ratings — published 2000
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 3.94 — 971,056 ratings — published 2021
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 488,335 ratings — published 2016
The Library at Mount Char (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.05 — 88,252 ratings — published 2015
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.43 — 93,365 ratings — published 2009
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,296,272 ratings — published 2020
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,675,253 ratings — published 2012
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,523,170 ratings — published 2005
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,972,872 ratings — published 2013
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.35 — 755,027 ratings — published 2011
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 811,800 ratings — published 2005
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.12 — 186,354 ratings — published 2021
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.56 — 805,951 ratings — published 2016
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,518,154 ratings — published 1942
Raze (Scarred Souls, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.08 — 27,288 ratings — published 2014
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 3.90 — 226,013 ratings — published 2004
It (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,317,707 ratings — published 1986
Yol (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,085,105 ratings — published 2006
King of Ashes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 3.95 — 86,353 ratings — published 2025
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.07 — 657,902 ratings — published 2022
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,392,819 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,210,321 ratings — published 2015
Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 790,681 ratings — published 2015
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,586,089 ratings — published 2015
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,551,083 ratings — published 2012
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.22 — 335,209 ratings — published 2006
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.17 — 267,713 ratings — published 2005
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,876,724 ratings — published 2023
The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 3.68 — 125,309 ratings — published 2020
Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 421,482 ratings — published 2019
“She smiled again and the sun came back out. Raced backward up from the sea and lit her face. He told himself to ignore it. It wasn’t that special. Not really. He couldn’t be sure, but if his display of ignorance could make her do it again, it might be worth checking out.”
― Black Fire
― Black Fire
“[On Schopenhauer in Black and White] Schopenhauer's views of love are flawed. Love can't be merely an illusion of the mind to aid in procreation, but the path to redemption for an otherwise violently selfish species. Past human greatness has proven that when challenged, love can overpower impulsive instinct, and in essence, the vilest aspects of our nature.”
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