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1		A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 789,461 ratings score: 15,200, and 161 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Holy Bible: New International Version by Anonymous 4.63 avg rating — 99,784 ratings score: 14,696, and 148 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs 3.46 avg rating — 100,489 ratings score: 11,243, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 621,751 ratings score: 10,743, and 110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 211,298 ratings score: 10,154, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 661,279 ratings score: 8,832, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3.80 avg rating — 379,173 ratings score: 8,646, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 4.20 avg rating — 793,584 ratings score: 8,606, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 3.91 avg rating — 1,531,785 ratings score: 8,519, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,966,529 ratings score: 8,511, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,520,858 ratings score: 8,334, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 3.76 avg rating — 114,790 ratings score: 8,111, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 153,960 ratings score: 7,432, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson 4.06 avg rating — 387,281 ratings score: 6,798, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) by Irvine Welsh 4.12 avg rating — 185,471 ratings score: 6,610, and 73 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Factotum by Charles Bukowski 3.92 avg rating — 77,662 ratings score: 6,356, and 71 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. 4.12 avg rating — 69,851 ratings score: 6,140, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis 3.65 avg rating — 31,401 ratings score: 6,094, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.28 avg rating — 445,104 ratings score: 5,828, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20		The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 2,067,462 ratings score: 5,706, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21		Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) by Irvine Welsh 4.07 avg rating — 18,366 ratings score: 5,629, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22		Codex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phantasie. by Luigi Serafini 4.49 avg rating — 3,956 ratings score: 5,028, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23		Geek Love by Katherine Dunn 3.95 avg rating — 74,918 ratings score: 4,774, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24		Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 4.02 avg rating — 49,909 ratings score: 4,590, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25		Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.98 avg rating — 2,141,819 ratings score: 4,216, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26		Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.94 avg rating — 1,782,744 ratings score: 4,179, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27		Finnegans Wake by James Joyce 3.68 avg rating — 13,872 ratings score: 4,116, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28		The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami 4.14 avg rating — 324,071 ratings score: 3,883, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29		If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino 4.01 avg rating — 116,328 ratings score: 3,668, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30		A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick 4.02 avg rating — 112,912 ratings score: 3,488, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31		Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution by Edward Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 6,512 ratings score: 3,457, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32		Ubik by Philip K. Dick 4.11 avg rating — 128,041 ratings score: 3,207, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33		Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott 3.81 avg rating — 79,892 ratings score: 3,139, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34		Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.03 avg rating — 4,776,092 ratings score: 3,075, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35		Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.70 avg rating — 3,298,947 ratings score: 3,004, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36		Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9,107 ratings score: 2,964, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37		Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 4.25 avg rating — 105,190 ratings score: 2,923, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38		The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea 4.01 avg rating — 16,324 ratings score: 2,888, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39		The Stranger by Albert Camus 4.03 avg rating — 1,507,655 ratings score: 2,834, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40		Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 71,391 ratings score: 2,748, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41		The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) by Paul Auster 3.86 avg rating — 89,682 ratings score: 2,731, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42		The Witches of Scotland (The Dream Dancers: Akashic Chronicles, #1) by Steven P. Aitchison (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 8,550 ratings score: 2,688, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43		Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire 3.50 avg rating — 695,921 ratings score: 2,619, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44		The Girls Are Gone by Michael Brodkorb (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 8,261 ratings score: 2,611, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45		Crash by J.G. Ballard 3.66 avg rating — 34,328 ratings score: 2,531, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46		The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 86,958 ratings score: 2,463, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47		Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 4.11 avg rating — 572,171 ratings score: 2,420, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48		The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12) by Scott Blade (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 2,815 ratings score: 2,389, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49		Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 1,094 ratings score: 2,386, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50		A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 49,569 ratings score: 2,358, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51		Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel by Jack Moffet 3.98 avg rating — 561 ratings score: 2,315, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52		The Last Guest House by Caroline Mitchell (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 4,236 ratings score: 2,300, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53		The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.04 avg rating — 1,299,917 ratings score: 2,240, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 40,401 ratings score: 2,205, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55		The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien 3.96 avg rating — 23,963 ratings score: 2,114, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56		Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 28,007 ratings score: 2,025, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57		1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) by Haruki Murakami 3.95 avg rating — 347,955 ratings score: 2,024, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58		Wayward Spirits (Witches of Palmetto Point #2) by Wendy Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 7,610 ratings score: 2,023, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59		Devil's Snare (Witches of Palmetto Point #3) by Wendy Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 6,216 ratings score: 2,022, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60		John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David Wong (Pseudonym) 3.86 avg rating — 86,886 ratings score: 2,000, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61		Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 580,638 ratings score: 1,947, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62		The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.80 avg rating — 3,994,204 ratings score: 1,944, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63		Ulysses by James Joyce 3.76 avg rating — 141,213 ratings score: 1,937, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64		The Voynich Manuscript by Unknown 4.28 avg rating — 1,117 ratings score: 1,936, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65		Valis by Philip K. Dick 3.91 avg rating — 33,720 ratings score: 1,930, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66		The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne 3.72 avg rating — 23,324 ratings score: 1,880, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67		Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.08 avg rating — 78,517 ratings score: 1,773, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68		We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 3.90 avg rating — 315,128 ratings score: 1,733, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69		Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.06 avg rating — 285,336 ratings score: 1,729, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70		Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.19 avg rating — 79,034 ratings score: 1,680, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71		The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.86 avg rating — 200,739 ratings score: 1,674, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72		Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 902,127 ratings score: 1,673, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73		Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams 3.97 avg rating — 150,687 ratings score: 1,629, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74		The World According to Garp by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 242,088 ratings score: 1,556, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75		The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.59 avg rating — 243,245 ratings score: 1,551, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76		Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr. 3.96 avg rating — 34,007 ratings score: 1,550, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77		The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,080,446 ratings score: 1,517, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78		The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 22,248 ratings score: 1,513, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79		Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 447,439 ratings score: 1,511, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80		Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille 3.64 avg rating — 26,586 ratings score: 1,493, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81		Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.29 avg rating — 1,145,113 ratings score: 1,466, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82		Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.16 avg rating — 254,805 ratings score: 1,438, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83		Hunger by Knut Hamsun 4.03 avg rating — 67,964 ratings score: 1,420, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84		The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie 3.71 avg rating — 73,276 ratings score: 1,416, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85		Angels by Denis Johnson 3.99 avg rating — 6,420 ratings score: 1,372, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86		The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.40 avg rating — 410,482 ratings score: 1,363, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87		The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard 3.76 avg rating — 7,455 ratings score: 1,359, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88		Maldoror and the Complete Works by Comte de Lautréamont 4.25 avg rating — 4,021 ratings score: 1,326, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89		Moon Palace by Paul Auster 3.98 avg rating — 30,278 ratings score: 1,286, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90		The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft 4.03 avg rating — 110,518 ratings score: 1,285, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91		Tampa by Alissa Nutting (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 62,575 ratings score: 1,282, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92		Piercing by Ryū Murakami 3.68 avg rating — 21,680 ratings score: 1,237, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93		The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac 3.93 avg rating — 103,477 ratings score: 1,203, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94		Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett 4.28 avg rating — 9,603 ratings score: 1,191, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95		Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 4.39 avg rating — 82,957 ratings score: 1,190, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96		Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 113,011 ratings score: 1,186, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97		Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Daniel Clowes 4.05 avg rating — 8,586 ratings score: 1,181, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98		Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 3.84 avg rating — 227,963 ratings score: 1,180, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99		The Trial by Franz Kafka 3.93 avg rating — 417,756 ratings score: 1,169, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100		A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,309,342 ratings score: 1,158, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by AnnSecret (last edited Dec 29, 2010 03:20AM) (new)

Dec 29, 2010 03:20AM

AnnSecret

The Holy Bible is 2nd on this list? That makes me want to LOL and yell "blasphemy" at the same time.

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message 2: by Hakim (new)

Jan 10, 2012 01:57PM

Hakim

Cheers for that list

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message 3: by Eric (new)

Oct 31, 2012 07:47AM

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Angel Dust Apocalypse needs to be here.

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Oct 31, 2012 11:43AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads

You could add it; it's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the page, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 5: by Eric (new)

Oct 31, 2012 12:25PM

Eric

Thanks, learned something new.

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message 6: by Guillermo (new)

Apr 09, 2013 01:13AM

Guillermo Galvan

The Bible is #1. God does act in mysterious ways.

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message 7: by Gregsamsa (new)

Jul 17, 2013 06:13PM

Gregsamsa

I just came from the "Best Books Ever" list and this one was quite a welcome palate-cleanser after seeing that the top books EVER were dominated by the Harry Potter/Twilight/Hunger Games set.

As for The Holy Bible here's a choice passage:

"When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smites him, and puts forth her hand, and takes him by his private parts: Then you shall cut off her hand, your eye shall not pity her." --Deut. 25:11-12 KJV 2003

Pretty weird, especially for those of us without discernment.

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message 8: by Tammie (new)

Sep 12, 2013 09:21AM

Tammie

I had to scroll through this list to see what was weird. I'm still laughing over Creepy-Ass Dolls. That has got to be one weird book!

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message 9: by Loren (new)

Oct 14, 2013 11:29PM

Loren Butler

I burned the The Holy Bible my parents got me for xmas for a ritual then stole sandman porters now I am going to drown in the puget sound soon.,

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message 10: by ☘Misericordia☘ (new)

Oct 14, 2015 10:09AM

☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣

Ahem, the Bible? At least half of these books are good.

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message 11: by Donna (new)

Apr 14, 2018 12:15AM

Donna Davis

Tammie wrote: "I had to scroll through this list to see what was weird. I'm still laughing over Creepy-Ass Dolls. That has got to be one weird book!"
Right? I saw it and realized my 21 year old daughter would absolutely love that messed-up book for her birthday. I went to a separate screen on my PC and ordered it before I was even done voting on the list.

The cool thing about this list is how subjective it is--why did I vote for Stephen King's The Tommyknockers, but not his other work, all of which is undeniably weird? It's so reflexive, like my instincts all landed in my mouse hand.

This may be the only list I've felt comfortable voting for a few titles I haven't read or even browsed...because how could Creepy-Ass Dolls NOT be weird? And I am ordering my list by weirdness level as opposed to which are my favorite reads. So much fun!

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message 12: by Cedric (new)

Apr 14, 2019 09:26PM

Cedric

I love this list because it's so.,,,,weird! One person's wierd is another person's normal! The unifying theme in the one's I have read here is that they are dark, rather than what I would think of as weird. But plenty of the titles sound weird enough!

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message 13: by Astrid (last edited Apr 23, 2019 11:03AM) (new)

Apr 23, 2019 06:24AM

Astrid Galactic

OMG! I've found my ultimate list of lists. I want to read every book listed.

It all started many, many decades ago when I wandered into the Adult section of the library and finally found a few books that appeared interesting. It was the '60s and life was getting weird and I was bored. It was time for me to move on and start discovering more of life beyond my dull little girl existence. The first book I read from this new world for me was Hubert Selby, Jr's "Last Exit To Brooklyn." Didn't find out until many years later that it had originally been banned. I didn't know. I just thought, "Okay, I had moved over from the Children's section of the library to the Adult section. Adult subjects. That's fine."

Think the second was Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." Loved it!

It was all sideways from there...

Last Exit to Brooklyn

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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message 14: by Donna (new)

Apr 23, 2019 02:12PM

Donna Davis

The system found and removed 3 duplicates.

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message 15: by Randall (new)

May 07, 2019 10:23PM

Randall Barsch

Excited to find such a wonderful list on here. I'm new to goodreads and could use some friends that also enjoy bizarre and weird books. Cheers!

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message 16: by Astrid (last edited May 08, 2019 03:43AM) (new)

May 08, 2019 03:38AM

Astrid Galactic

@Randall - Hi. You mentioned you are new here and looking for friends. I'm not here to socialize. Only wanted a way to keep track of some of my reading which I can't even begin to remember all of. You look interesting so I thought I'd follow along. Enjoy your journey.

It looks like some of your books should qualify for this list. :-D

This is an amazing book site. None other come close.

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message 17: by Gionysius (new)

Jan 21, 2023 05:22PM

Gionysius

Maybe I missed it, but Beelzebub's Tales To His Grandson by Gurdjieff should definitely be on this list. I will add it.

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message 18: by Pandora (last edited Jun 28, 2023 06:02AM) (new)

Jun 28, 2023 06:01AM

Pandora Hecate

lmao, why is the bible there, not complaining or anything but why lllol

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