8 Best Books With Unreliable Narrators

8 Best Books With Unreliable Narrators

An unreliable narrator, who deliberately or by virtue of his mental instability distorts accounts of the story.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

This is the story of a deranged couple, where the wife goes missing on their fifth anniversary. Consequently, each of the narrators ends up telling their side.

Jazz by Toni Morrison

Jazz by Toni Morrison

In this haunting story, a middle aged man, who works as a door-to-door salesman for cosmetics shoots his teenage lover.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

This story takes place in the dark academic setting of Hailsham, an elite college which churns out well behaved students that fit perfectly into the world.

The People In The Trees

The People In The Trees

This book follows a young doctor who investigates a tribal community in the Micronesian islands for their particular demography.

Room by Emma Donoghue

Room by Emma Donoghue

This psychological thriller is a poignant tale of a mother’s love for her son. Ma gives Jack a relatively good life within the confines of the room she is kidnapped in.

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

This book is in the form of metafiction. Basically, the renowned author of a long poem dies, and his dysfunctional neighbour Kinbote steps in as the editor of the book.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

In this Man Booker winning book, Haddon crafts the story of Christopher, a child prodigy when it comes to maths, patterns and diagrams.

17 and Gone by Nova Ren Suma

17 and Gone by Nova Ren Suma

The protagonist of this story is a 17 year old girl who has hallucinations of other 17 year old girls who have disappeared without a trace.