Hunger by Knut HamsunTropic of Capricorn by Henry MillerBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,620 books — 3,076 voters
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
2,046 books — 1,745 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
4,976 books — 6,375 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
2,276 books — 2,302 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,362 books — 2,199 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
7,477 books — 16,296 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
686 books — 1,480 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles BukowskiIsland by Aldous Huxley
Best Anti-heroes in Books
602 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
886 books — 559 voters

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
You Read a Book about What?
4,146 books — 2,477 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 — 1,196 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 — 1,842 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
3,292 books — 3,276 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 — 584 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Darkest Books of All Time
1,315 books — 1,734 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
2,680 books — 3,846 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...
583 books — 446 voters
Nutshell by Ian McEwanInvisible by Paul AusterSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,154 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsCrash by J.G. BallardInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Transgressive Fiction
894 books — 974 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
3,300 books — 11,656 voters

Dare Me by Megan AbbottLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
Best Unappreciated Books
4,389 books — 2,297 voters
New Adult Literature
7,200 books — 4,166 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
12,279 books — 8,658 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
10,604 books — 6,117 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
MUST READS!!!
15,418 books — 11,140 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
15,185 books — 11,412 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
15,075 books — 10,715 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Smart Summer Reads
13,485 books — 11,550 voters


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