22 Disturbingly Twisted Moments From Books That Made Us Never Want To Read Again

[theemii]

TW: this post includes references to sexual assault, rape, and suicide, as well as graphic descriptions of murder, body mutilation, and animal abuse.

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[cheeseasauras]

Where the Redfern Grows was such a betrayal and I was WRECKED as a child by it. Literally just picked it up because it has two cute puppies on the cover!!!

[houndooms]

We had to read it as a class in third grade and for some reason my teacher thought it'd be a good idea to followup with the movie (which might've had a different ending or she cut it off before it got that far), it was about as fun as you'd expect.

[elktrail]

I have such vivid memories of finishing that book, alone in the den downstairs on the grey chairs my parents used to have. I WAS DESTROYED. I still can't think of the book, some 30 years later, without my eyes welling up. NOT COOL.

[kainee]

What made the trauma of Red Fern Grows *worse* is that it started for me this parade of books where the main protagonist's pet died. I wasn't looking to be sad over the deaths of fictional animals but for some reason, it seemed to be an unavoidable aspect in all the books in my classroom that I happened to pick up. =_=

It really sucked because I couldn't have a pet IRL so I really emotionally invested in these pets in the books I was reading.

[joy_scenic]

I still remember finishing it during our reading hour in 4th grade and crying, hoping no one would notice 😢

[lannischester]

I had that exact same experience!!! except everyone knew because i was outright sobbing lol.

[anna_drenxavier]

It was my fave book in the fifth grade, and so I listened to the audiobook a few years ago and sobbed hysterically at the ending. It just rips your heart out and flings it off a cliff!

[stevie_moore]

I'll never forget my 6th-grade teacher reading it aloud and bawling when the dogs die.