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Perfume by Patrick SüskindJohnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukBeatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
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600 books — 2,064 voters

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447 books — 777 voters

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567 books — 423 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainWaiting by Debra GinsbergHeat by Bill BufordWaiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
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215 books — 100 voters
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1,609 books — 3,292 voters

Gone for Good by Harlan CobenTell No One by Harlan Coben
Favorite Harlan Coben
28 books — 191 voters
1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Must Read Classics
1,888 books — 4,750 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,399 voters
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
Best Historical Fiction
8,044 books — 26,725 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieShutter Island by Dennis LehaneGone for Good by Harlan CobenProjection by Keith Ablow
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,506 books — 16,447 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumInterview with the Vampire by Anne RicePrimal Fear by William DiehlThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,679 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.1984 by George OrwellMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,817 books — 49,853 voters