2026 Reading Challenge

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
4,605 books — 5,599 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
7,316 books — 15,561 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
683 books — 1,467 voters
Audition by Ryū MurakamiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 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
1,107 books — 1,719 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
3,277 books — 3,185 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
1,275 books — 1,716 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,228 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
1,567 books — 2,120 voters
The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisPost Office by Charles BukowskiFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 967 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
3,196 books — 11,297 voters
Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami
New Adult Literature
7,161 books — 3,941 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
11,482 books — 7,867 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
10,494 books — 5,744 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!!!
14,532 books — 10,165 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
13,856 books — 9,997 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
14,362 books — 9,966 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
12,703 books — 10,626 voters

Choke by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFactotum by Charles BukowskiNobody Move by Denis JohnsonFrisk by Dennis Cooper
Stories For Book Lovers
8,343 books — 8,384 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
9,440 books — 8,417 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
1,861 books — 4,648 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
10,709 books — 10,317 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,709 books — 11,307 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
12,384 books — 7,091 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,967 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?
8,744 books — 8,881 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
12,074 books — 12,192 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
16,832 books — 16,626 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
14,772 books — 16,471 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!
15,190 books — 17,082 voters


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