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Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukNobody Move by Denis JohnsonThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldSkagboys by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Most Unique Books Of All Time
362 books — 154 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Most original
1,199 books — 654 voters

Choke by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
978 books — 615 voters
The Trial by Franz KafkaMoney by Martin AmisLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisPiercing by Ryū MurakamiTropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Unconventional, Seductive, Intelligent and Dizzyingly Surreal
745 books — 389 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Taboo Reads
1,784 books — 2,641 voters
The Children Act by Ian McEwanThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldSkagboys by Irvine WelshIsland by Aldous HuxleyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
New Cult Classics
295 books — 159 voters

Delta of Venus by Anaïs NinThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttSkagboys by Irvine WelshDubliners by James JoyceLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Well Dodgy Characters
372 books — 190 voters
Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoAudition by Ryū MurakamiFactotum by Charles BukowskiHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
715 books — 554 voters

The Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best EXPLICIT books
648 books — 267 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessPorno by Irvine Welsh4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Books That Leave An Impact
424 books — 139 voters

Time's Arrow by Martin AmisRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Ulysses by James JoyceThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Weird and Wonderful Stories
316 books — 154 voters
Hunger by Knut HamsunInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
Books That Changed My World
3,291 books — 3,257 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Awful People Doing Awful Things
453 books — 211 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseySkagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Cult fction
364 books — 213 voters

Women by Charles BukowskiTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovNobody Move by Denis JohnsonThe Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
Weird, Addictive, Psychological, Must Reads
469 books — 257 voters
The Drowned World by J.G. BallardSkagboys by Irvine WelshGlamorama by Bret Easton EllisThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwanFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Bizarre books
666 books — 416 voters

Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
894 books — 494 voters
Nutshell by Ian McEwanJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonDead Babies by Martin AmisSave Yourself by Kelly BraffetFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Twisted Tales
675 books — 400 voters

Dare Me by Megan AbbottThe Death of Bunny Munro by Nick CaveA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Weirdest Books Ever
1,184 books — 1,195 voters
The Sluts by Dennis CooperSkagboys by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton EllisThe Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,249 books — 1,170 voters

Choke by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisOn the Road by Jack KerouacOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Quality Dark Fiction
2,653 books — 3,642 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Depraved, perverse and subversive fiction and non-fiction
368 books — 178 voters

The Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldNovel with Cocaine by M. AgueevInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukSkagboys by Irvine WelshInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Transgressive and Bizzaro Fiction
323 books — 133 voters
The Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacTrainspotting by Irvine WelshKilling Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanThe Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
Darkest Books of All Time
1,314 books — 1,733 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLord of the Flies by William GoldingFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,140 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Children Act by Ian McEwan
Contemporary Cult Fiction
505 books — 491 voters

The Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Readers From TransgressiveFiction.info Favorite Transgressive Fiction Reads
334 books — 143 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFactotum by Charles BukowskiGeek Love by Katherine DunnLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Transgressive Fiction
893 books — 973 voters

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisIsland by Aldous HuxleyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Cult fiction
539 books — 476 voters