![]() The OG of psychological suspense books with unreliable narrators featuring a female lead, The Girl on the Train introduces us to Rachel, a borderline-alcoholic commuter who spies on her neighbor and starts spiraling after witnessing a crime from her train window. But, through Libby’s biased narration, the reader is forced to question if Toby is the only member of the Fleishman family who’s in trouble. Toby Fleishman’s college friend, Libby, who is a loose interpretation of Brodesser-Akner herself, Libby inserts herself into Toby’s Upper East Side marriage and attempts to solve the mystery of his missing wife. Fleishman Is in Trouble By Taffy Brodesser-Akner Ghostwriters = the quintessential unreliable narrators. First Person By Richard FlanaganĪ smart, meta take on the writing process and using the first-person narrative that will appeal to aspiring authors, First Person is the chilling tale of Kif Kehlmann, who thinks he’s found his lucky break ghostwriting for criminal Siegfried “Ziggy” Heidl. This novel shouldn’t shock (the clues are there throughout), yet somehow, through its unreliable narrator, it still does. When his antagonist, Tyler Durden, pushes him to his mental and physical limits, we learn that there’s more to Tyler than first thought. The narrator of Fight Club is an anonymous insomniac with a deteriorating grasp on reality. The twist ending is poignant rather than shocking, and makes the reader feel even more empathy for our somewhat loosey-goosey main character. Loveable Eleanor Oliphant is depressed, neurodivergent, and possibly an alcoholic, but you can’t help but aggressively root for her. ![]() Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine By Gail Honeyman What follows is truly shocking and upends everything you thought you ever knew about Fredrick and Miranda’s relationship. ![]() Narrator Fredrick Clegg seems like a harmless-enough butterfly collecting loner, until we get the voice of the woman he’s taken captive, Miranda Grey. Perhaps one of the most famous unreliable teen narrators, Holden Caulfield’s pessimistic worldview and take on all-things “phoney” renders The Catcher in the Rye a classic. While Esther’s reality is distorted, the reader continues to root for her as she is put through the hell of 1950s psychiatric shock therapy. The Bell Jar By Sylvia PlathĮsther Greenwood’s mental and literal descent into a crawl space in the cellar, and subsequent recovery as she attempts to escape the bell jar suffocating her, is particularly poignant when considering the fate of the book’s author. McEwan’s Second World War masterpiece plays with the unreliability of storytelling through the tricky words of an untrustworthy child. ![]() Plus, it has one of the greatest final lines in modern American literature: “This is not an exit.” Its mundane scenes set in the corporate landscape of 1980s New York are drastically (and literally) slashed against some pretty brutal, yet strangely sleek murder scenes performed by our unreliable anti-hero, Patrick Bateman, that unfold like an experimental stream of consciousness. This is one of the few books I’ve read that had my jaw on the floor. Set in Canada in 1843 and based on a true story, Margaret Atwood brilliantly spins the different versions of events in which the young Irish immigrant may or may not have killed her employer and his lover. Alias Grace By Margaret AtwoodĬonvicted murderess, Grace Marks, might suffer from amnesia, multiple personality disorder, or she might just be a fantastic liar. This river-bound tale of adventure bends and weaves the reader through a series of ironic misunderstandings and misinterpretations that teach an edifying lesson. Young, naïve, and unreliable, Huckleberry “Huck” Finn is your classic aloof narrator. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain And no, they’re not all thrillers, although we are proud to feature some of our favorite plot twist books and experimental fiction recommendations previously profiled on Aspiring Author. Rock Paper Scissors - Best cast of unreliable crazy charactersīelow, you will find 40 stunning books with unreliable narrators that you won’t forget in a hurry.
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