Island by Aldous HuxleyThe Book of Illusions by Paul AusterA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Most Unique Books Of All Time
362 books — 153 voters
Money by Martin AmisAudition by Ryū MurakamiPorno by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Most original
1,199 books — 654 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Taboo Reads
1,790 books — 2,644 voters
Frisk by Dennis CooperThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine WelshCocaine Nights by J.G. BallardFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
New Cult Classics
293 books — 160 voters

The Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Well Dodgy Characters
380 books — 203 voters
Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsInvisible by Paul AusterFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
711 books — 552 voters

The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best EXPLICIT books
648 books — 266 voters
Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy AckerFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Books That Leave An Impact
424 books — 139 voters

Ubik by Philip K. DickInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Blade Artist by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAdjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk
Weird and Wonderful Stories
325 books — 171 voters
Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Books That Changed My World
3,292 books — 3,525 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Factotum by Charles BukowskiTrainspotting by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Awful People Doing Awful Things
453 books — 212 voters
Lullaby by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiSkagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Cult fction
361 books — 212 voters

The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick CaveHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardHunger by Knut HamsunCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Bizarre books
666 books — 416 voters

Nutshell by Ian McEwanThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovNobody Move by Denis JohnsonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
919 books — 510 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukHell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Twisted Tales
676 books — 405 voters

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck KlostermanAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Fall by Albert CamusThe Road by Cormac McCarthyHigh-Rise by J.G. Ballard
Weirdest Books Ever
1,186 books — 1,199 voters
Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy AckerSurvivor by Chuck PalahniukThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeSkagboys by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,297 books — 1,194 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Quality Dark Fiction
2,778 books — 4,164 voters

Choke by Chuck PalahniukGrowth of the Soil by Knut HamsunThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Transgressive and Bizzaro Fiction
321 books — 131 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Darkest Books of All Time
1,313 books — 1,687 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,067 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukDelta of Venus by Anaïs Nin
Contemporary Cult Fiction
510 books — 493 voters

Concrete Island by J.G. BallardThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldDark Rooms by Lili Anolik
Cult fiction
538 books — 427 voters