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What is the most disturbing book you have ever read? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Tell me about a book that disturbed, distressed, shocked, traumatized, or unsettled you in any way. Please elaborate on why it does.

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[–] debil 1 points 1 year ago

The 120 Days Of Sodom has to be one of them. Especially the catalogue styled brief descriptions of what will happen in the last months are simultaneously absurd and horrific. I can only imagine what a depraved epic it would've grown into if only de Sade had a chance to finish it.