History ClusterFBomb / Literature

* ''The Barrytown Trilogy'' by Roddy Doyle (the first book of which was ''TheCommitments'') pretty much has at least one 'fuck' per page in each book, and quite often more. There's also a liberal sprinkling of [[CountryMatters c-words]]. Apparently this is a fairly accurate portrayal of working-class Ireland.

* ''LadyChatterleysLover'' was controversial and banned for its use of "fuck" and other words, but unlike the more typical modern ClusterFBomb, the context is explicit portrayals of characters having sex and talking dirty to each other. Who could have predicted ahead of time that when they decriminalized the ban on using the word "fuck" in literature/media, dirty talk would still be as much of a fringe phenomenon as it was before, while the far more striking trend is the popularization of comics who break the taboos against obscenity just for the hell of it?

* In the book ''{{Lamb}}'' (a comedy about Jesus' best friend), the narrator is resurrected in our time to write his version of the Gospel. He also includes random comments on his bewilderment in the modern world, including a rant on curses, which lampshades this.

* ''ClosingTime'', the sequel to Joseph Heller's ''Literature/CatchTwentyTwo'', had this peppery exchange between Milo Minderbinder and the decidedly irreverent Ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen, regarding Yossarian's likely response to their schemes to defraud the United States government:

* Spoofed in ''Discworld/TheTruth'' where Mr. Tulip is likely to drop "---ing" bombs. Yes, he actually pronounces the dashes. ("An ---ing ''werewolf''? Are you ---ing kidding me?!") Terry Pratchett has referred to what it sounds like as "the Englishman's version of the bushman 'click' language". Sacharissa later tries to curse the same way, but leaves out the dashes (she just yells "ing", and proclaims it to be very satisfying).

* [[{{Havemercy}} Rook]] is the fucking king of the cluster F-bomb. According to a tally kept on the LJ comm, he says 'fuck' or some variation of the word 188 times. His most famous sentence is "Where the fuck is fucking Niall?", which is one third fucked.

* Played with in ''[[BloodyJack My Bonny Light Horseman]]'' Given that Mary Faber is a young lady in RegencyEngland, she unleashes a cluster ''Bless'' Bomb on the First Lord of the Admiralty.

* Literature/{{Prey}} by Creator/MichaelCrichton definitely qualifies. One character utters five F-bombs in one ''sentence''.

* DaveBarry, in the introduction to his novel ''Tricky Business'', repeatedly warns the reader that "'''THIS BOOK CONTAINS BAD WORDS.'''" This paragraph can be found repeating continually through several of its chapters:

* ''InDeath'': A particularly impressive instance of this occurs in ''Treachery In Death'' [[BerserkButton Turns out its a very bad idea to threaten Eve Dallas in front of her fellow cops.]]:

* Used liberally in ''JohnDiesAtTheEnd''. In one memorable fuckin' moment, when Dave is being threatened by Robert North...\\

"No, no. Keep driving," said a soft voice in my ear. "She will not bite if you keep driving."\\

* Used liberally in ''JohnDiesattheEnd''. In one memorable fuckin' moment, when Dave is being threatened by Robert North...\\

* The poem ''[[http://www.cyberspike.com/clarke/chicktow.html Evidently Chickentown]]'' by John Cooper Clarke is a prime example of the Cluster F Bomb, using the word 83 times throughout the poem (though in some versions, he tones it down by saying "bloody" instead).

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in TheSubjectSteve. There is a lot of swearing going on, but it's not intended to be cool or [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty.]] It's quite casual and apathetic, like everything else in the book.

*** See also ''TheTommyknockers'', where he refers to himself as that fella who lives up Bangor way, and his books as being full of monsters and dirty words.

** This is lampshaded in ''{{It}}'', where one of the characters notes that his author friend used the F word 206 times in his latest novel.

* ''HouseOfLeaves'', anyone? To quote Johnny Truant;

** But it's best when [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xtcB457jqQ narrated]] by former PlaySchool presenter Noni Hazlehurst

* Literature/{{Prey}} by MichaelCrichton definitely qualifies. One character utters five F-bombs in one ''sentence''.

* Pick a novel by Creator/StephenKing. Any of them. He was criticized enough for it that one aspect of Annie Wilkes (the villain of the novel ''{{Misery}}'') was a near-frothing intolerance for bad language in her favorite author's books.

** Pretty much any book by ChristopherMoore. Pull one off the shelf, open it to any page, and you're guaranteed to see the word "fuck" at least once.

* In ''Literature/HumaneTyranny'', Tiffany is the only character with a disdain for swearing and does not swear at all. Everyone else swears a lot.

* Explicitly averted in ''TheLordOfTheRings'', where Tolkien explains that evil creatures talk like this all the time, but [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis he cleaned it up]]: