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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kermit Voit (34 Lists)



The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanSkagboys by Irvine WelshMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelyFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Thrillers
4,904 books — 6,359 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathImperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,446 books — 16,346 voters

Geek Love by Katherine DunnBig Sur by Jack KerouacA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles BukowskiFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Rooting for the Bad Guy
689 books — 1,472 voters
Audition by Ryū MurakamiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Weirdest Books Ever
1,184 books — 1,195 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,122 books — 1,826 voters
The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Less Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisThe Fall by Albert Camus
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,256 voters

Frisk by Dennis CooperFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Factotum by Charles Bukowski
Darkest Books of All Time
1,312 books — 1,729 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Quality Dark Fiction
2,638 books — 3,644 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksMoon Palace by Paul Auster
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,139 voters
The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisPost Office by Charles BukowskiFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Best Transgressive Fiction
893 books — 973 voters

Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine WelshA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,287 books — 11,631 voters
Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami
New Adult Literature
7,194 books — 4,161 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
Best Book Titles
12,164 books — 8,565 voters
You Will Know Me by Megan AbbottA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBig Sur by Jack KerouacPiercing by Ryū Murakami
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,599 books — 6,018 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
MUST READS!!!
15,245 books — 10,919 voters
The Informers by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiDark Places by Gillian FlynnCrash by J.G. BallardThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
Must Read Books- Different Genres
14,928 books — 11,161 voters

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessConcrete Island by J.G. BallardInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAngels by Denis Johnson
Favorite Books
14,983 books — 10,610 voters
The Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHaunted by Chuck PalahniukPerfume by Patrick SüskindRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Smart Summer Reads
13,371 books — 11,416 voters

Choke by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFactotum by Charles BukowskiNobody Move by Denis JohnsonFrisk by Dennis Cooper
Stories For Book Lovers
8,475 books — 8,723 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Factotum by Charles BukowskiThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,529 books — 8,796 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonNutshell by Ian McEwanLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Must Read Classics
1,877 books — 4,716 voters
Moon Tiger by Penelope LivelySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,269 books — 10,938 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,338 books — 11,920 voters
Diary by Chuck PalahniukCrash by J.G. BallardThe End of Everything by Megan AbbottFight Club by Chuck PalahniukYou Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Best Book Cover Art
12,395 books — 7,092 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Twists
8,626 books — 9,689 voters
Howl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergSkagboys by Irvine WelshHaunted by Chuck PalahniukMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelyThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,765 books — 8,983 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,242 books — 12,534 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,472 books — 17,691 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeBut What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck KlostermanAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,535 books — 17,464 voters
High-Rise by J.G. BallardGeek Love by Katherine DunnOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,827 books — 17,850 voters


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