Hunger by Knut HamsunTropic of Capricorn by Henry MillerBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,472 books — 2,320 voters
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,973 books — 1,447 voters

Coin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisDelta of Venus by Anaïs NinTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Thrillers
4,730 books — 5,828 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,153 books — 1,835 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,245 books — 1,843 voters
Tropic of Cancer by Henry MillerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,348 books — 16,031 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyIn the Miso Soup by Ryū MurakamiThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 197 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Rooting for the Bad Guy
689 books — 1,471 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles BukowskiIsland by Aldous Huxley
Best Anti-heroes in Books
601 books — 430 voters
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonAudition by Ryū MurakamiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisConcrete Island by J.G. BallardDare Me by Megan Abbott
Most Messed Up
863 books — 525 voters

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
You Read a Book about What?
4,094 books — 2,276 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Weirdest Books Ever
1,184 books — 1,193 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacTrainspotting by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,122 books — 1,817 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Stranger by Albert CamusInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,257 voters
Glue by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAnimal Farm by George OrwellSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Darkest Books of All Time
1,302 books — 1,716 voters
Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseySkagboys by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Quality Dark Fiction
2,569 books — 3,276 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonPiercing by Ryū MurakamiInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters
Nutshell by Ian McEwanInvisible by Paul AusterSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Cult Classics
1,570 books — 2,123 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsCrash by J.G. BallardInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Transgressive Fiction
873 books — 970 voters
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck KlostermanLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHeart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,253 books — 11,569 voters

Dare Me by Megan AbbottLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
Best Unappreciated Books
4,377 books — 2,212 voters
New Adult Literature
7,177 books — 4,062 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Book Titles
11,978 books — 8,322 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshSkagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,548 books — 5,835 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
MUST READS!!!
15,051 books — 10,655 voters
The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanRant by Chuck PalahniukSnuff by Chuck PalahniukHam on Rye by Charles BukowskiHowl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
Must Read Books- Different Genres
14,557 books — 10,732 voters

Queer by William S. BurroughsLord of the Flies by William GoldingSkagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisClown Girl by Monica Drake
Favorite Books
14,834 books — 10,359 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Smart Summer Reads
13,154 books — 11,104 voters


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