1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shining by Stephen  KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Quality Dark Fiction
2,513 books — 3,232 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace2666 by Roberto BolañoAntkind by Charlie Kaufman
competition list
99 books — 3 voters

After Dark by Haruki MurakamiNight Film by Marisha PesslChanging the Subject by Stephen-Paul MartinLa Maison de Rendez-Vous and Djinn by Alain Robbe-GrilletRemember to Recycle by Tantra Bensko
Novels That Remind Me Of David Lynch
22 books — 7 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WThe Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark FrostA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul TremblaySolaris by Stanisław Lem
If you liked Twin Peaks...
27 books — 15 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMetamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz KafkaHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Surrealist Literature
264 books — 213 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodKindred by Octavia E. ButlerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Surrealist Reading List
15 books — 2 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Books with a Surreal Feel to them
31 books — 8 voters

Maldoror and the Complete Works by Comte de LautréamontNadja by André BretonThe Hearing Trumpet by Leonora CarringtonIlluminations by Arthur RimbaudThe Seventh Horse and Other Tales by Leonora Carrington
Best Surrealist or Dadaist Books
126 books — 104 voters

The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig ClevengerSkagboys by Irvine WelshKiss Me, Judas by Will Christopher BaerBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeGallant by V.E. Schwab
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Trial by Franz KafkaSiddhartha by Hermann HesseLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books Which Provoke Inner Thought
182 books — 146 voters


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