The most popular abuse & violence books

These books deal with harm done by one person to another, and with surviving it. Novels and memoirs describe violence at home, in institutions and between strangers, and the long work of recovery. They are written with honesty and respect, and many readers find strength in them.

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Disgrace
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Disgrace

J. M. Coetzee

1999 · 2024 edition

240 pages

Bad Feminist
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Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

2013 · 2014 edition

320 pages

Full Dark, No Stars
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Full Dark, No Stars

Stephen King, 金.史蒂芬

2010 · 2022 edition

480 pages

See Me
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See Me

Nicholas Sparks

2012 · 2025 edition

512 pages

Pedro Páramo
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Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo

1970 · 2023 edition

129 pages

Fractured
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Fractured

Karin Slaughter

1998 · 2023 edition

429 pages

Columbine
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Columbine

Dave Cullen

2009 · 2019 edition

473 pages

Catch and Kill
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Catch and Kill

Ronan Farrow

1980 · 2019 edition

464 pages

Lucky
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Lucky

Alice Sebold

1999 · 2019 edition

268 pages

Young Mungo
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Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

Published 2022

400 pages

The Witness
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The Witness

Nora Roberts

1995 · 2026 edition

496 pages

That Summer
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That Summer

Jennifer Weiner

Published 2021

417 pages

The Obsession
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The Obsession

Nora Roberts

1981 · 2017 edition

528 pages

Human Acts
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Human Acts

Han Kang

2014 · 2017 edition

224 pages

Shiloh
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Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1991 · 2026 edition

192 pages