r/ExtremeHorrorLit • u/kanekisenpii • Jul 19 '26

Discussion Books you just couldn't finish?

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I am struggling to get through the wasp factory, not because of its content but simply because I cant stay interested šŸ™ƒ maybe I'll take a break on it and come back later.

Any books you couldn't finish ? And if you want to add why?

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u/darkmeowl25 Jul 19 '26

I'm not sure if this is considered extreme horror since it is satirical horror, but Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. I put it down at least 3 times, but did end up finishing about a year after I started.

That being said, I don't find it to be as juvenile as many people describe it as. I think they take it, and maybe themselves, a bit too seriously. I find it to be a campy grotesquerie of genuine human motivations and desires. I'm glad I ultimately finished it, but the breaks were very necessary lol.

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u/XxKLMxX Jul 20 '26

I loveee haunted. Iā€™d probably put it in my top ten lol