Quite a recent addition
but everyone has to read We need to talk about Kevin. As someone who goes through at least a book a week, and has done since I was about 8, not many books really leave an impression on me. This is one of the most poignant and beautifully written books that I have ever read, and stands out from anything else I have ever encountered. Especially recommended to anyone who has doubts about their ability as a parent.

And don't read American Psycho. It put the fear into me for a long time, that there is someone out there with that wrong a brain.


EDIT: Preacher. How could I forget. Made me cry more than a few times along the way.
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Thu 15 May 2008, 18:04, 4 replies)

Banks
If you think that book shows a fundamentally wrong mind, read "The Wasp Factory" :P
(calamarain just invented dehydrated water, Thu 15 May 2008, 18:21, closed)

American psycho
made me angry the first time i tried to read it, utter shite.

finished it 10 years later and was a bit better but still a struggle
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 15 May 2008, 19:05, closed)

I've got We need to talk about Kevin on my shelf
waiting to be read (alongside the thirty or so I like to keep topped up so I never run out)...maybe I'll put Byatt's Possession back in line and pick this one up instead....
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 15 May 2008, 21:44, closed)

One of the most interesting things about We Need to Talk About Kevin, I've found
is the very different impressions different people come away with. It really is a Rorschach test of a book. And quietly horrifying.
(Skittlemcfluff ......................, Thu 22 May 2008, 3:47, closed)