Because I tend to be a bit twisted and disturbed often the books I find most captivating to read are books with first person narrators who tend to being bleak, sardonic, and angsty. I enjoy the dark moody atmosphere.
To give a few examples of my favorites:
Cather in the Rye by J.D Salinger
Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Journey to the End of Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
An American Psycho and Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
I have recently started reading Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and I am really enjoying it. It has a similar sort of vibe.
I am curious for recommendations for other books of a similar nature. While I am always up for a good classic I am interested in exploring more contemporary novels that capture that same mood as it seems to me there are not as many current books that are so dark and brooding.