The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,438 books — 2,187 voters
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,959 books — 1,411 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
4,620 books — 5,645 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
2,112 books — 1,731 voters

Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickSnuff by Chuck PalahniukTrain Dreams by Denis Johnson
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,201 books — 1,688 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonSnuff by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,664 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFrisk by Dennis CooperHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Disturbingly Enticing
496 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
683 books — 1,467 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
600 books — 430 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Most Messed Up
857 books — 523 voters

Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 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
1,192 books — 1,189 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
1,107 books — 1,718 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
3,289 books — 3,260 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 — 585 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
1,302 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
2,518 books — 3,234 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
1,568 books — 2,119 voters

Delta of Venus by Anaïs NinA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Transgressive Fiction
871 books — 968 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
3,214 books — 11,341 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
4,366 books — 2,204 voters
New Adult Literature
7,164 books — 3,962 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
11,719 books — 8,046 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
10,507 books — 5,814 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!!!
14,719 books — 10,356 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
14,166 books — 10,247 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
14,586 books — 10,116 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
12,925 books — 10,816 voters


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