I have two. The Ritual and Drowning.
The Ritual is pure smut. 61 chapters and every one contains a graphic, demeaning sex scene. I’m convinced the author was an adult film screenwriter and decided to try their hand at writing a novel. There isn’t a single likable character in this book.
Drowning isn’t a great work of literature. I felt that the characters were very two-dimensional. I hated how naive the author made the protagonist. It made me have a lack of sympathy for her. The ending was series finale of Dexter bad.
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketcham.
Runner up: The Long Walk by Steven King.
The Girl Next Door leaves scars.
I’ll never forget reading that one chapter in the middle of ‘The Girl Next Door’ late night in the middle of October. Just a whole mood… and I haven’t seen an author do that since.
I read the long walk and all I got out of it was the term “jahoobies”.
I loved The Long Walk! But I can see how it might not be everyone’s cup of tea.