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artists, druggies, eccentrics, murderers, pimps, cults, gang members, criminals, musicians, alcoholics, inmates, porno stars, Mafiosi...seamy, seedy underbelly of society type of stuff.
My fascination with the not so squeaky clean, sordid stuff of life compelled me to compile this list.
The truth is usually scarier than fiction.
**If it's non-fiction then be sure to add your favorites!**
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message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

The title and description of this list is really disgusting. I'm so glad many of you can jack off to the tragedy of other people's real lives, but some of us have a little thing called empathy.


Loveliest Evaris Man, I love these kinds of books. Really opens my eyes to the suffering of others and these memoirs and biographies really tell it like it is and makes your heart hurt for them and what they've experienced.


message 4: by Chad (new)

Chad Shaughnessy I can't believe porn stars are now writing "biographies". seems like another fine case of...who cares!!


message 5: by David (new)

David Ren wrote: "Who on earth put "Practical Magic" by Alice Hoffman on this list?! Since when is this a memoir! O.o"

There are a lot of fiction titles on this list. It needs a little cleaning.


message 6: by Fiona (new)

Fiona Hurley Removed for being fiction:
- Lady Chatterley's Lover
- The Lords of Discipline
- Valley of the Dolls
- The House of the Spirits
- The Pearl

I thought about removing Little Women, but it is a fictionalized portrayal of Alcott's own family, so there may be an argument for keeping it?


message 8: by Rebekah (new)

Rebekah Fiona wrote: "Removed for being fiction:
- Lady Chatterley's Lover
- The Lords of Discipline
- Valley of the Dolls
- The House of the Spirits
- [book:The Pearl..."


How is Little Women unsettling? It’s definitely not “the seedy underbelly of society” that is stated in the description. Most readers consider it wholesome fiction


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