The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
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1,568 books — 2,119 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Suicide
708 books — 494 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams1984 by George Orwell
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,228 books — 3,919 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwanA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck PalahniukLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,239 books — 11,427 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Books that Make you Laugh
3,503 books — 5,082 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir NabokovTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Transgressive Fiction
871 books — 968 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeOliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Best Books Ever
76,891 books — 286,147 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeOliver Twist by Charles DickensInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,919 books — 121,236 voters