Dark And Disturbing Books That Are Not Horror

1.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,384 ratings
2.
Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls 4.01 avg rating — 631,663 ratings
3.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,375 ratings
4.
Someone to Kiss My Scars
Someone to Kiss My Scars 3.86 avg rating — 114 ratings
5.
My Dark Vanessa
My Dark Vanessa 4.10 avg rating — 398,717 ratings
6.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,678 ratings
7.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,183 ratings
8.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,191 ratings
9.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,233 ratings
10.
False Witness
False Witness 4.08 avg rating — 120,990 ratings
11.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating — 320,297 ratings
12.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,222 ratings
12.
Pieces of Her (Andrea Oliver, #1)
Pieces of Her (Andrea Oliver, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 140,934 ratings
14.
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
by: C.J. Box
3.94 avg rating — 20,597 ratings
15.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,717 ratings
16.
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun 4.21 avg rating — 47,420 ratings
17.
Verity
Verity 4.30 avg rating — 3,543,624 ratings
17.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,891 ratings
19.
Rewind (Pyresouls Apocalypse, #1)
Rewind (Pyresouls Apocalypse, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
19.
Promised Land
Promised Land 4.56 avg rating — 82 ratings
19.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,024 ratings
22.
What Lies Between Us
What Lies Between Us 4.02 avg rating — 183,983 ratings
22.
Purge
Purge 3.91 avg rating — 20,150 ratings
24.
Just Breathe Anthology
Just Breathe Anthology 4.69 avg rating — 185 ratings
24.
Winterwood
Winterwood 3.14 avg rating — 1,179 ratings
26.
Long Bright River
Long Bright River
by: Liz Moore
4.05 avg rating — 164,257 ratings
26.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,850 ratings
28.
His and Hers
His and Hers 4.07 avg rating — 226,951 ratings
28.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,090 ratings
30.
Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating — 354 ratings
30.
Girl
Girl 3.53 avg rating — 8,140 ratings
32.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,790 ratings
32.
The Good People
The Good People 3.82 avg rating — 22,588 ratings
34.
The Marriage Portrait
The Marriage Portrait 4.01 avg rating — 187,107 ratings
35.
Rape: A Love Story
Rape: A Love Story 3.65 avg rating — 6,244 ratings
35.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 4.17 avg rating — 1,390,895 ratings
35.
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox 3.94 avg rating — 50,747 ratings
38.
The It Girl
The It Girl
by: Ruth Ware
3.85 avg rating — 284,305 ratings
39.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,542 ratings
39.
The Good Girl
The Good Girl 3.81 avg rating — 271,381 ratings
41.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating — 31,710 ratings
41.
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl 4.10 avg rating — 28,260 ratings
43.
Willard
Willard 4.01 avg rating — 794 ratings
43.
Forgotten Trail (National Parks Mystery, #3)
Forgotten Trail (National Parks Mystery, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 1,019 ratings