I'm looking for a good read with depressing tones and a dark theme. Not run-of-the-mill amateur emo poetry, but something that is complete and appears professional. Can be published or unpublished (from the internet).
Any suggestions?
2007-01-31 12:10:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I have a suggestion, please don't pass over it, take it into account.
I read Joseph Conrad, no his 'Heart of Darkness' is an adventure tale up the Congo to meet Kurtz. I read Kafka, more than just the short stories too. Amerika. The Castle. The Trial. I never read King, he's a lightweight compared to H.P. Lovecraft.
If you want the dark side, read 'My War Gone by, I miss it So' (Penguin), by Anthony Loyd. It's modern. It's relevant. It's DARK.
2007-01-31 20:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-03 07:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson is excellent, as are Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Dracula by Bram Stoker. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter is downright creepy, as are all of her stories. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde would be a good choice. Enjoy!
2007-01-31 12:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
2007-01-31 12:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by swimchic2807 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i read a book some years back called "the bloddy chamber" by Angela whatever else (i cannot remeber the surname sorry) and it was very dark. I think the movie "wolves company" or "in the company of wolves" or something like that was inspired in this book. the book is like a fairy tale but very dark and depressing
2007-01-31 12:18:44 · answer #5 · answered by whoknows 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Man in My Basement" by Walter Mosely. It's a novel - philosophical, profound, dark and deeply satisfying.
Also excellent, dark and entirely original are "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole, "Master and Marguarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov and "Fall to your Knees" by Ann-Marie MacDonald.
2007-01-31 13:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Thirsty by M.T. Anderson. It is a vampire story, which I usually like, but I didn't really like Thirsty very much because I don't like dark and depressing books with bad endings. However, from your description, I think it might be something you'd like.
2007-01-31 12:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by DemonBookLover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Night" by Elie Weisel. An account of his experiences in Hitler's concentration camps during World War II.
2007-01-31 13:57:18 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
2007-01-31 12:17:14 · answer #9 · answered by travis_a_duncan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try franz kafka. existentialism is about as dark as it gets. my favorite is 'the trial' and 'the metamorphosis'. it's post world war I stuff when many had abandoned religion in the face of the horrors of machine guns, tanks, and poison gas.
very symbolic, very dark, and kafka is an excellent story teller.
2007-01-31 12:21:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋