No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. Too much mind fuckery for me in this one – I couldn’t finish it. Dazai was a tormented soul, who suffered persecution, ostracism and oppression for his left-wing political activities and also his romantic relationships outside of marriage. This was his last novel before committing double suicide with his lover.
Pugilist12 on
I think House of Leaves is what you’re asking for
sonofrockandroll on
Ubik. Don’t ask questions
Conagempi on
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
-UnicornFart on
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez.
One of the best books I’ve read this year.
ThrowItOut43 on
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
poemghost on
“This Thing Between Us” by Gus Moreno! Cosmic horror, really well written!
Smrty-Moose on
The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks. The ending is perfect. But you won’t be happy.
freeandeasytake2 on
Perfume – Patrick Süskind
forgeblast on
Fight club and honestly most of Chuck Palahniuk books have some twist.
HoneyScentedRain on
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Serious_Coconut_7816 on
We have always lived in the castle, Shirley Jackson
mightilyconfused on
I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve heard Bunny by Mona Awad gives many people this feeling.
One of the top Goodreads comments says : “Hahahahahahhaha, what the fuck” or something to that effect. They also rated it 5 stars.
Yars4n on
I’ve seen people describing Kafka On The Shore as a mindfuck so I’m kinda surprised I haven’t seen it being mentioned here (I myself haven’t read it yet)
sparksgirl1223 on
Bloodline by Jess Lourey
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
The Fifth Doll by Charlie N Holmberg
Those are my top 3 mindfucks
The first made me yell WTF JUST HAPPENED
The second made me wonder why people are the way they are
The third…well..Charlie weaves a special kinda story
Joysticksummoner on
Less Than Zero
Fete_des_neiges on
The Secret History unnerved and entertained me in equal measure.
Feisty-Treacle3451 on
I have no mouth and I must scream is a short story but will leave you thinking “what the fuck” for a while.
For me it was because of >!how bleak the story was and the fact that there was no hope for the characters!<
WakingOwl1 on
Geek Love.
cnfoesud on
Spiralling? Well that has to be *Uzumaki* 🙂
Though there is some gore/horror, there are spirals, everywhere…
psycosquirrel789 on
Tender Is The Flesh. It’s about a society where all animals have died out and they start breeding humans like cattle for consumption. If you want to be uncomfortable, read that one.
No_Road2582 on
Piranesi
pixiecut678 on
The Library at Mount Char – Scott Hawkins
Foe – Iain Reid
Night Film – Marisha Pessl
sniffleprickles on
What you are looking for, my friend, is Earthlings by Sakaya Murata.
You’re welcome
Conscious-Dig-332 on
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
Also this is not usually my vibe but I just read Wrong Place Wrong Time and it was in the mind-fuck category.
SpaceToot on
Johnny Got His Gun
Horror_in_Vacuum on
Ubik, Philip K. Dick.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
Anything by Philip K. Dick, actually.
timelessinari on
The last house on needless street. But maybe I’m just easily unsettled lol. It’s the most stream of consciousness novel with weird and disturbing POVs I’ve encountered
rs_alli on
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. It’s my favorite book that I’ve ever read. It’s completely bizarre and dark. I didn’t understand wtf was happening for the first 25% of the book and then it “clicked” and I sat back and enjoyed the craziest ride of my life. I found it when I was searching for a book similar to what you’re describing. I can’t recommend it enough.
DougJudyTPB on
Judging by this thread, I gotta get my hands on House of Leaves.
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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. Too much mind fuckery for me in this one – I couldn’t finish it. Dazai was a tormented soul, who suffered persecution, ostracism and oppression for his left-wing political activities and also his romantic relationships outside of marriage. This was his last novel before committing double suicide with his lover.
I think House of Leaves is what you’re asking for
Ubik. Don’t ask questions
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez.
One of the best books I’ve read this year.
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
“This Thing Between Us” by Gus Moreno! Cosmic horror, really well written!
The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks. The ending is perfect. But you won’t be happy.
Perfume – Patrick Süskind
Fight club and honestly most of Chuck Palahniuk books have some twist.
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
We have always lived in the castle, Shirley Jackson
I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve heard Bunny by Mona Awad gives many people this feeling.
One of the top Goodreads comments says : “Hahahahahahhaha, what the fuck” or something to that effect. They also rated it 5 stars.
I’ve seen people describing Kafka On The Shore as a mindfuck so I’m kinda surprised I haven’t seen it being mentioned here (I myself haven’t read it yet)
Bloodline by Jess Lourey
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
The Fifth Doll by Charlie N Holmberg
Those are my top 3 mindfucks
The first made me yell WTF JUST HAPPENED
The second made me wonder why people are the way they are
The third…well..Charlie weaves a special kinda story
Less Than Zero
The Secret History unnerved and entertained me in equal measure.
I have no mouth and I must scream is a short story but will leave you thinking “what the fuck” for a while.
For me it was because of >!how bleak the story was and the fact that there was no hope for the characters!<
Geek Love.
Spiralling? Well that has to be *Uzumaki* 🙂
Though there is some gore/horror, there are spirals, everywhere…
Tender Is The Flesh. It’s about a society where all animals have died out and they start breeding humans like cattle for consumption. If you want to be uncomfortable, read that one.
Piranesi
The Library at Mount Char – Scott Hawkins
Foe – Iain Reid
Night Film – Marisha Pessl
What you are looking for, my friend, is Earthlings by Sakaya Murata.
You’re welcome
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
Also this is not usually my vibe but I just read Wrong Place Wrong Time and it was in the mind-fuck category.
Johnny Got His Gun
Ubik, Philip K. Dick.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
Anything by Philip K. Dick, actually.
The last house on needless street. But maybe I’m just easily unsettled lol. It’s the most stream of consciousness novel with weird and disturbing POVs I’ve encountered
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. It’s my favorite book that I’ve ever read. It’s completely bizarre and dark. I didn’t understand wtf was happening for the first 25% of the book and then it “clicked” and I sat back and enjoyed the craziest ride of my life. I found it when I was searching for a book similar to what you’re describing. I can’t recommend it enough.
Judging by this thread, I gotta get my hands on House of Leaves.