The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaMagic for Beginners by Kelly LinkInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsSteppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
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4,328 books — 7,873 voters
Apocalypse Culture by Adam ParfreyVoluptuous Panic by Mel GordonLords of Chaos by Michael MoynihanDeath Scenes by Jack HuddlestonLove Sex Fear Death by Timothy Wyllie
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159 books — 55 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,345 books — 1,886 voters
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16 books — 15 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters