For me it was Gerald’s Game by Stephen King. I think it’s a fantastic novel with amazing character development. The main character is extremely realistic and well written. Despite the seemingly silly premise, I was invested throughout the entire thing. The main character’s development is really what sells it for me.
That being said, I am absolutely not reading it again anytime soon. There are two scenes in particular(if you’ve the book I’m sure you know) that managed to make extremely uncomfortable, mortified, and disgusted. My biggest fear is being trapped and helpless, so this book really got to me. Fantastic book, I’m never picking it up again.
Either that or Lord of the Flies… Dear God.
Almost every Stephen King book with an unhappy ending! :)
For example: >! I loved Firestarter! But so many of the main characters died horrific deaths, that it’s hard to reread, knowing what will happen! !<
Similar with >! Christine. It’s well-written, but the main character dies in the end, and again, it’s hard to re-read, knowing what will happen !<
Also >! Under the Dome. Everyone dies, making the struggles during the book seem pointless. (I know that was kind of the point of the story! :). But then it makes it hard to reread, knowing that. !<