Visceral: Shivers & Thrills
Some books, more than others, affect readers via the extraordinarily powerful images they bring forth and the way they speak to every sense. These are books we feel in our bodies as much as our brains, and they can span a wide range of focuses, from hard-hitting stories of war and other miseries; erotic passages; razor-sharp, evocative poetry; shocking challenges to the status quo; sensual descriptions of food, land, bodies, etc.; and of course, stories of love and loss. Not surprisingly, these are some of the books we remember most.

Vs.

19 Knives

Dead Girls

1996

Ablutions

how the gods pour tea

The Orenda

Sweetness in the Belly

High-Water Mark

Savage Love

On earth as it is

Leak

Maidenhead

A Killing Winter

De Niro's Game

Bone Cage, The

Broom Broom

How to Make Love to a Negro without Getting Tired
A Novel

Light Lifting

Anatomy of a Girl Gang

Bull Head

Chez l'arabe
Stories