Contemporary

Famous for his Harry Hole (pronounced Holy) series, Nesbø has quite the reputation for his police detective run.

The Killer Inside Me has a similar style to that of American Psycho; with inner monologues dictating violent external actions, as well as a much-hated main character.

Take this as a warning; Crash is not for the faint-hearted or the literary reader. It falls far down the cracks in the gaping abyss between.

A young guy discovers a hole in the wall, just above his bed. Through his newfound voyeurism he begins to study the lives of his neighbours; their private moments together, secret activities to childbirth, illness and death.

Louis Aragon – known as a founding member of the surrealist movement. But did you know he also wrote Irene’s Cunt back in 1928?

A female predator is a much overlooked character; throw in a few shock set pieces and you have The End of Alice.

Requiem for a Dream runs through a couple of themes, but none more obvious than drug addiction. This book is a full-onslaught to your senses.

Rushdie, at the time, was very much the ‘poster boy’ of free expression in a world of heavy censorship. Reading his books in 2018, almost 20 years after the Iranian government lifted their death sentence on him; it’s worth noting the different times.