33 books
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26 voters
Violent Books
Showing 1-50 of 9,647
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 234,562 ratings — published 1985
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 47 times as violent)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,128,552 ratings — published 2008
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as violent)
avg rating 4.27 — 891,625 ratings — published 2014
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 35 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,261,726 ratings — published 2009
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as violent)
avg rating 3.95 — 44,630 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,781,787 ratings — published 1996
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as violent)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,812,573 ratings — published 2010
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 783,947 ratings — published 1962
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as violent)
avg rating 3.80 — 373,897 ratings — published 1991
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as violent)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,268,049 ratings — published 1954
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as violent)
avg rating 4.16 — 524,059 ratings — published 2018
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as violent)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,444,789 ratings — published 2011
Battle Royale (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as violent)
avg rating 4.26 — 87,644 ratings — published 1999
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,788,869 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 — 4,433,504 ratings — published 2015
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,038,716 ratings — published 1998
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 655,551 ratings — published 1996
Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as violent)
avg rating 4.51 — 551,614 ratings — published 2015
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 859,486 ratings — published 2000
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 3.94 — 935,911 ratings — published 2021
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 666,054 ratings — published 2023
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 448,834 ratings — published 2016
The Library at Mount Char (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.05 — 84,901 ratings — published 2015
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.23 — 357,386 ratings — published 2015
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.43 — 92,563 ratings — published 2009
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,255,341 ratings — published 2020
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,577,313 ratings — published 2012
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,495,537 ratings — published 2005
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.34 — 748,755 ratings — published 2011
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.17 — 804,323 ratings — published 2005
Raze (Scarred Souls, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.08 — 27,202 ratings — published 2014
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,896,325 ratings — published 2013
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 3.90 — 224,144 ratings — published 2004
It (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,299,362 ratings — published 1986
The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,067,328 ratings — published 2006
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.07 — 635,326 ratings — published 2022
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.56 — 791,886 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,188,593 ratings — published 2015
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,472,232 ratings — published 1942
Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 764,201 ratings — published 2015
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.22 — 326,319 ratings — published 2006
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.17 — 260,854 ratings — published 2005
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,774,970 ratings — published 2023
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.12 — 176,172 ratings — published 2021
The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 3.68 — 121,188 ratings — published 2020
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 413,920 ratings — published 2019
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 191,599 ratings — published 2019
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,926,462 ratings — published 2018
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,330,612 ratings — published 2016
High-Rise (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 3.64 — 42,848 ratings — published 1975
“Bloodshed on screen is not the art of storytelling — just as the dictionary is not a work of literature. Crafting A-rated violent movies requires more than facts; it demands the alchemy of narrative, emotion, and purpose.”
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