The Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldBefore I Go to Sleep by S.J. WatsonThe Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFaddenThe Paris Apartment by Lucy FoleyNone of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,334 books — 119,082 voters
Haunted by Chuck PalahniukProzac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Mezzanine by Nicholson BakerThe Insult by Rupert Thomson
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
958 books — 573 voters

Howl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergI Miss The World by Violet LeVoitWhat Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire by Charles BukowskiThe Information by Martin AmisThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,206 voters
The Information by Martin AmisGeneration X by Douglas CouplandThe Crow Road by Iain BanksHaunted by Chuck PalahniukSlaves of New York by Tama Janowitz
Cult fiction
537 books — 484 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Children Act by Ian McEwanComplicity by Iain BanksThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,194 books — 1,088 voters
Howl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergSlaves of New York by Tama JanowitzHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
You Read a Book about What?
4,019 books — 2,066 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerHaunted by Chuck PalahniukGeneration X by Douglas CouplandDelta of Venus by Anaïs NinThe Children Act by Ian McEwan
Books That Leave An Impact
423 books — 146 voters
The Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacThe Information by Martin AmisThe Grifters by Jim ThompsonThe Children Act by Ian McEwanNaked in Death by J.D. Robb
Most Unique Books Of All Time
362 books — 161 voters

The Mezzanine by Nicholson BakerHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeAs I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
922 books — 2,386 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiHeart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,725 voters

I Miss The World by Violet LeVoitTime's Arrow by Martin AmisCrank by Ellen HopkinsHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Awful People Doing Awful Things
450 books — 209 voters
Mygale by Thierry JonquetCrank by Ellen HopkinsInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Cult fction
358 books — 207 voters

Crank by Ellen HopkinsImperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton EllisThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekWhat Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire by Charles BukowskiMygale by Thierry Jonquet
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
879 books — 484 voters
Howl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergA Million Little Pieces by James FreyThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekClown Girl by Monica DrakeTime's Arrow by Martin Amis
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 558 voters

Room for a Little One by Martin WaddellScaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas by Mélanie WattBabar and Father Christmas by Jean de BrunhoffThe Lump of Coal by Lemony SnicketJerusalem Inn by Martha Grimes
Winter Seasonal Reads
5,415 books — 1,403 voters