The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,499 books — 2,410 voters
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,986 books — 1,492 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine WelshTime's Arrow by Martin AmisThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Thrillers
4,796 books — 5,899 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,173 books — 1,897 voters

Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickSnuff by Chuck PalahniukTrain Dreams by Denis Johnson
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,265 books — 1,803 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonSnuff by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,401 books — 16,242 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFrisk by Dennis CooperHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 197 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Pale Fire by Vladimir NabokovDiary by Chuck Palahniuk
Rooting for the Bad Guy
689 books — 1,471 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Anti-heroes in Books
601 books — 430 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Most Messed Up
868 books — 528 voters

Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 790 voters

Rant by Chuck PalahniukNutshell by Ian McEwanFactotum by Charles BukowskiRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Weirdest Books Ever
1,184 books — 1,193 voters
Story of the Eye by Georges BatailleHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSkagboys by Irvine WelshNobody Move by Denis Johnson
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,122 books — 1,818 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books That Changed My World
3,287 books — 3,254 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisIn the Miso Soup by Ryū MurakamiBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 584 voters

Save Yourself by Kelly BraffetThe Book of Illusions by Paul AusterInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Darkest Books of All Time
1,304 books — 1,718 voters
Rant by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySkagboys by Irvine WelshGlamorama by Bret Easton EllisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Quality Dark Fiction
2,598 books — 3,358 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonDark Rooms by Lili AnolikFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Cult Classics
1,570 books — 2,124 voters

Delta of Venus by Anaïs NinA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Transgressive Fiction
894 books — 972 voters
Nobody Move by Denis JohnsonThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,266 books — 11,597 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Skagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksDark Rooms by Lili Anolik
Best Unappreciated Books
4,377 books — 2,213 voters
New Adult Literature
7,187 books — 4,104 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeRamonst by A.F. Knott
Best Book Titles
12,022 books — 8,410 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoFactotum by Charles BukowskiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyHigh-Rise by J.G. Ballard
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,581 books — 5,940 voters

Moon Palace by Paul AusterCrash by J.G. BallardHaunted by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
MUST READS!!!
15,115 books — 10,766 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Must Read Books- Different Genres
14,731 books — 10,876 voters

The Cement Garden by Ian McEwanTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Favorite Books
14,878 books — 10,461 voters
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Big Sur by Jack KerouacFight Club by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Sluts by Dennis Cooper
Smart Summer Reads
13,247 books — 11,221 voters


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