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I think Cruddy, by Lynda Barry, is definitely the darkest book I've read, although Gravity's Rainbow is also up there. Cruddy is an illustrated novel - Lynda Barry is also a cartoonist - about a 16-year-old girl, Roberta, who tells the tale of her serial-killer father taking her on a crime...

I get 48 and 51. These lists are pretty interesting - there are many titles I would like to try.

thanks, Martin!

I've got nothing against Milton - he's very fire and brimstone but his tale of human weakness resonates beyond the biblical setting. I just think the "classics" aren't the only place to look for serious reflections (or any other great literary qualities). Atonement by Ian McEwan, for example...

Since my physical-world book club fizzled out due to unresolvable conflicts (rigid classic-o-philes tearfully lauding Milton and mourning the decline of all things literary; best-new-thing-seekers flaunting downloaded reviews and condemning the luddites), I've decided to go cyber. I'll miss the...