crime: being an unreliable narrator
If being an unreliable narrator was a crime, these characters would be in trouble
created by bluelien
last updated September, 2026
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I thought no book would come close to I'm Thinking of Ending Things when it comes to the unreliable narrator trope but here you have Japanese Gothic with not 1 but 2 unreliable narrators.
You're so real for putting DLTFI on here. Cruel, but real.
bluelienOP
after everything Andrew put me through, the book deserves itđ
So true, what an emotional roller coaster that book is đ
Yessss fantastic list, I LOVE BEING LIED TO đŁïžđŁïžđŁïž
bluelienOP
lmao SAME (though in some of these the main character is just as confused as we are)
Perfect, they're just like me fr
I love this list! Lie to me, narrators!
A couple of recs:
- The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp (I know I won't shut up about this - I'll shut up when all of you read it!)
- These Familiar Walls by CJ Dotson
- Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (this one is interesting because the narrator doesn't mean to lie to us, but she is unreliable because of her perspective of the events and the information she has, which is fascinating!)
bluelienOP
Thank you for the recs! I've been meaning to get into Paul Tremblay's books so I'm adding these 2 to my tbr hehe
Anytime! These two are the only ones I've read - he's great if you want the plot to sneak up on you
