Self-destruction and implosion books, ranked by your taste

Books about people who bring themselves down: every book on Boxlist tagged with the self-destruction and implosion story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 600 books on Boxlist.

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The 100 best rated self-destruction and implosion books

  1. A Piece of Cake

    A Piece of Cake

    Biography · 2006

    5.0 / 5

  2. The Cartel

    The Cartel

    Crime · 2009

    5.0 / 5

  3. The Girl Who Wasn't There

    The Girl Who Wasn't There

    Thriller · 2015

    5.0 / 5

  4. Suicide Notes

    Suicide Notes

    Drama · 2008

    4.9 / 5

  5. A Rumor of War

    A Rumor of War

    Biography · 1977

    4.8 / 5

  6. Justine

    Justine

    Sex · 1791

    4.8 / 5

  7. The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

    Drama · 1886

    4.8 / 5

  8. The Power Broker

    The Power Broker

    Biography · 1974

    4.7 / 5

  9. Elvis and Me

    Elvis and Me

    Biography · 1985

    4.7 / 5

  10. That Was Then, This is Now

    That Was Then, This is Now

    Drama · 1971

    4.7 / 5

  11. Wintergirls

    Wintergirls

    Drama · 2009

    4.7 / 5

  12. The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

    Drama · 1919

    4.7 / 5

  13. The Sinister Trophy

    The Sinister Trophy

    Crime · 1999

    4.7 / 5

  14. Pimp

    Pimp

    Biography · 1967

    4.6 / 5

  15. Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton

    Biography · 2004

    4.6 / 5

  16. The Trouble with Peace

    The Trouble with Peace

    Fantasy · 2020

    4.6 / 5

  17. Glass

    Glass

    Drama · 2007

    4.6 / 5

  18. Oathbringer

    Oathbringer

    Fantasy · 2017

    4.5 / 5

  19. As Good As Dead

    As Good As Dead

    Thriller · 2021

    4.5 / 5

  20. Darkly Dreaming Dexter

    Darkly Dreaming Dexter

    Crime · 2004

    4.5 / 5

  21. Tirza

    Tirza

    Drama · 2006

    4.5 / 5

  22. Garden of Shadows

    Garden of Shadows

    Drama · 1987

    4.5 / 5

  23. Absalom, Absalom!

    Absalom, Absalom!

    Drama · 1936

    4.5 / 5

  24. Sons and Lovers

    Sons and Lovers

    Drama · 1913

    4.5 / 5

  25. Last Exit to Brooklyn

    Last Exit to Brooklyn

    Drama · 1964

    4.5 / 5

  26. John Barleycorn

    John Barleycorn

    Biography · 1913

    4.5 / 5

  27. Will You Be There?

    Will You Be There?

    Science fiction · 2006

    4.5 / 5

  28. A Maze of Death

    A Maze of Death

    Science fiction · 1970

    4.5 / 5

  29. I Am Not a Serial Killer

    I Am Not a Serial Killer

    Thriller · 2010

    4.5 / 5

  30. The Things They Carried

    The Things They Carried

    War · 1990

    4.4 / 5

  31. Into Thin Air

    Into Thin Air

    Documentary · 1997

    4.4 / 5

  32. Crank

    Crank

    Drama · 2004

    4.4 / 5

  33. Dom Casmurro

    Dom Casmurro

    Drama · 1899

    4.4 / 5

  34. Kokoro

    Kokoro

    Drama · 1914

    4.4 / 5

  35. The Hours

    The Hours

    Drama · 1998

    4.4 / 5

  36. Memory

    Memory

    Science fiction · 1996

    4.4 / 5

  37. The Fisherman

    The Fisherman

    Horror · 2016

    4.4 / 5

  38. Another Country

    Another Country

    Drama · 1962

    4.4 / 5

  39. Super Pumped

    Super Pumped

    Documentary · 2019

    4.4 / 5

  40. Small Sacrifices

    Small Sacrifices

    Crime · 1987

    4.4 / 5

  41. After We Fell

    After We Fell

    Romance · 2014

    4.4 / 5

  42. Identical

    Identical

    Teen · 2008

    4.4 / 5

  43. Desperate Characters

    Desperate Characters

    Drama · 1970

    4.4 / 5

  44. By Way of Deception

    By Way of Deception

    Biography · 1990

    4.4 / 5

  45. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Science fiction · 2005

    4.4 / 5

  46. Waterland

    Waterland

    Drama · 1983

    4.4 / 5

  47. Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

    Drama · 1866

    4.3 / 5

  48. Flowers for Algernon

    Flowers for Algernon

    Science fiction · 1966

    4.3 / 5

  49. Roadside Picnic

    Roadside Picnic

    Science fiction · 1978

    4.3 / 5

  50. The Brothers Karamazov

    The Brothers Karamazov

    Drama · 1880

    4.3 / 5

  51. House of Leaves

    House of Leaves

    Horror · 2000

    4.3 / 5

  52. Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

    Documentary · 2018

    4.3 / 5

  53. The Godfather

    The Godfather

    Crime · 1969

    4.3 / 5

  54. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Science fiction · 2020

    4.3 / 5

  55. The Terror

    The Terror

    Historical · 2007

    4.3 / 5

  56. After We Collided

    After We Collided

    Romance · 2014

    4.3 / 5

  57. Priest

    Priest

    Romance · 2015

    4.3 / 5

  58. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

    What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

    Drama · 1981

    4.3 / 5

  59. Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of Fallen 7)

    Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of Fallen 7)

    Fantasy · 2007

    4.3 / 5

  60. My Inventions

    My Inventions

    Biography · 1977

    4.3 / 5

  61. Invisible Monsters

    Invisible Monsters

    Drama · 1999

    4.3 / 5

  62. The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

    Drama · 1940

    4.3 / 5

  63. Suttree

    Suttree

    Drama · 1979

    4.3 / 5

  64. When We Cease to Understand the World

    When We Cease to Understand the World

    Drama · 2020

    4.3 / 5

  65. Geek Love

    Geek Love

    Drama · 1989

    4.3 / 5

  66. In Watermelon Sugar

    In Watermelon Sugar

    Fantasy · 1968

    4.3 / 5

  67. Arthas

    Arthas

    Fantasy · 2009

    4.3 / 5

  68. The Shining

    The Shining

    Horror · 1977

    4.2 / 5

  69. The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Drama · 1890

    4.2 / 5

  70. The Bell Jar

    The Bell Jar

    Drama · 1963

    4.2 / 5

  71. All the Bright Places

    All the Bright Places

    Romance · 2014

    4.2 / 5

  72. The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

    Fantasy · 2009

    4.2 / 5

  73. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

    I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

    Science fiction · 1967

    4.2 / 5

  74. Labyrinths

    Labyrinths

    Fantasy · 1962

    4.2 / 5

  75. Heir of Fire

    Heir of Fire

    Fantasy · 2014

    4.2 / 5

  76. Giovanni's Room

    Giovanni's Room

    Drama · 1956

    4.2 / 5

  77. Needful Things

    Needful Things

    Horror · 1991

    4.2 / 5

  78. Harrow the Ninth

    Harrow the Ninth

    Science fiction · 2020

    4.2 / 5

  79. The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

    Drama · 1989

    4.2 / 5

  80. Infinite Jest

    Infinite Jest

    Drama · 1996

    4.2 / 5

  81. The Coldest Winter Ever

    The Coldest Winter Ever

    Drama · 1999

    4.2 / 5

  82. My Dark Vanessa

    My Dark Vanessa

    Drama · 2020

    4.2 / 5

  83. The Tommyknockers

    The Tommyknockers

    Horror · 1985

    4.2 / 5

  84. Shuggie Bain

    Shuggie Bain

    Drama · 2020

    4.2 / 5

  85. On a Pale Horse

    On a Pale Horse

    Fantasy · 1983

    4.2 / 5

  86. Hopscotch

    Hopscotch

    Drama · 1963

    4.2 / 5

  87. Christiane F.

    Christiane F.

    Biography · 1978

    4.2 / 5

  88. You'd Be Home Now

    You'd Be Home Now

    Drama · 2021

    4.2 / 5

  89. Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

    Drama · 1966

    4.2 / 5

  90. Doctor Faustus

    Doctor Faustus

    Drama · 1947

    4.2 / 5

  91. McTeague

    McTeague

    Drama · 1899

    4.2 / 5

  92. The Joke

    The Joke

    Drama · 1967

    4.2 / 5

  93. Wielding a Red Sword

    Wielding a Red Sword

    Fantasy · 1986

    4.2 / 5

  94. Little Girl Lost

    Little Girl Lost

    Biography · 1990

    4.2 / 5

  95. Sinner

    Sinner

    Romance · 2022

    4.2 / 5

  96. The Sheltering Sky

    The Sheltering Sky

    Drama · 1949

    4.2 / 5

  97. The Driver's Seat

    The Driver's Seat

    Psychological · 1970

    4.2 / 5

  98. Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday

    Biography · 1981

    4.2 / 5

  99. A Severed Head

    A Severed Head

    Drama · 1961

    4.2 / 5

  100. L'Assommoir

    L'Assommoir

    Drama · 1877

    4.2 / 5

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