Trainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldWomen by Charles BukowskiChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Unappreciated Books
4,337 books — 2,179 voters
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
New Adult Literature
7,192 books — 3,945 voters

The Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsBrighton Rock by Graham GreeneAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Book Titles
11,369 books — 7,740 voters
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Children Act by Ian McEwanInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFranz Kafka's The Castle by David Fishelson
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,481 books — 5,715 voters

The Sluts by Dennis CooperThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
MUST READS!!!
14,430 books — 9,978 voters
Tropic of Capricorn by Henry MillerTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,702 books — 9,822 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Glamorama by Bret Easton EllisNutshell by Ian McEwanTampa by Alissa Nutting
Favorite Books
14,223 books — 9,831 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Information by Martin AmisNotes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyThe End of Everything by Megan AbbottHaunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Smart Summer Reads
12,596 books — 10,470 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Coin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
Stories For Book Lovers
8,328 books — 8,291 voters
Jesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonThe Grifters by Jim ThompsonNovel with Cocaine by M. AgueevMoon Palace by Paul AusterDelta of Venus by Anaïs Nin
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,439 books — 8,374 voters

Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū MurakamiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton EllisCrime by Irvine Welsh
Must Read Classics
1,858 books — 4,637 voters
The Marbled Swarm by Dennis CooperJunky by William S. BurroughsNarcopolis by Jeet ThayilDare Me by Megan AbbottThe Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,635 books — 10,196 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,616 books — 11,180 voters
The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Book Cover Art
12,388 books — 7,098 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonRant by Chuck PalahniukThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Twists
8,336 books — 8,936 voters
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis JohnsonLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.The New York Trilogy by Paul AusterThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGeek Love by Katherine Dunn
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,837 voters

Angels by Denis JohnsonMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelySave Yourself by Kelly BraffetJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonGeek Love by Katherine Dunn
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,083 books — 12,160 voters
Money by Martin AmisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyCrime by Irvine WelshCrash by J.G. Ballard
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,754 books — 16,483 voters

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyIsland by Aldous HuxleyThe Trial by Franz KafkaBut What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck Klosterman
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,607 books — 16,239 voters
The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.Dubliners by James JoyceHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergTampa by Alissa NuttingFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,101 books — 16,964 voters

The Book of Illusions by Paul AusterAnimal Farm by George OrwellDubliners by James JoyceFilth by Irvine Welsh
Best for Book Clubs
14,508 books — 18,306 voters
The Marbled Swarm by Dennis CooperThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
What To Read Next
20,163 books — 24,051 voters

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck KlostermanLess Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldDarkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerNutshell by Ian McEwan
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,637 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Grifters by Jim ThompsonTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyPale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books Ever
75,719 books — 281,545 voters