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Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,069 ratings — published 2019
The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.92 — 43,977 ratings — published 2010
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.22 — 323,350 ratings — published 2006
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.95 — 43,995 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,772,300 ratings — published 1996
The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,060,985 ratings — published 2006
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 515,607 ratings — published 2018
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 258,276 ratings — published 2005
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.55 — 856,787 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 801,737 ratings — published 2005
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,035,169 ratings — published 1998
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.34 — 746,574 ratings — published 2011
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 225,043 ratings — published 2007
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,953 ratings — published 2011
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 653,026 ratings — published 1996
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 350,170 ratings — published 2006
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 231,525 ratings — published 1985
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.37 — 207,626 ratings — published 2008
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 183,062 ratings — published 1993
Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,250,883 ratings — published 2006
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,485,727 ratings — published 2005
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,083,173 ratings — published 2008
Winter's Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.88 — 42,978 ratings — published 2006
The Devil All the Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 42,453 ratings — published 2011
Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 852,997 ratings — published 2009
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,180,924 ratings — published 2015
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,498,064 ratings — published 2012
Undeniable (Undeniable, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.01 — 50,997 ratings — published 2012
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,644,250 ratings — published 1967
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.25 — 114,976 ratings — published 2009
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,239,879 ratings — published 2009
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.46 — 845,745 ratings — published 2022
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 171,976 ratings — published 2021
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.10 — 997,209 ratings — published 2001
Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 156,580 ratings — published 2004
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,793,579 ratings — published 2010
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,302 ratings — published 2021
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 411,587 ratings — published 2019
Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.81 — 19,651 ratings — published 2010
Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.08 — 842,851 ratings — published 2010
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.08 — 218,430 ratings — published 2003
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 781,182 ratings — published 1962
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,026,896 ratings — published 2017
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.80 — 371,568 ratings — published 1991
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,604,078 ratings — published 1948
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 140,953 ratings — published 1999
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 370,776 ratings — published 1984
King of Ashes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.97 — 73,620 ratings — published 2025
All the Sinners Bleed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.20 — 134,798 ratings — published 2023
Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 197,265 ratings — published 2020
“If she was so afraid and so traumatized by my act of mercy; why didn't she stop me?”
― FantasticLand
― FantasticLand
“For a few seconds, a thought creeps in. He could pull out his GPS and end it. He could hit that button, and they would come to find him within an hour. That's the easy way out. While looking down, a tattoo slips out from under his sleeve. Not Done.”
― Someone's Story
― Someone's Story







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