The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFactotum by Charles BukowskiTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Gillian Flynn Read Alikes
84 books — 31 voters
Geek Love by Katherine DunnIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik
Domestic Noir
203 books — 56 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyNovel with Cocaine by M. AgueevThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.
Brilliant Psychological Thrillers
211 books — 142 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshSkagboys by Irvine WelshGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Psychological Thrillers/Mystery
322 books — 361 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukPorno by Irvine WelshSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Ten Best Crime/Mystery/Thrillers
1,223 books — 1,045 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Thrillers
1,875 books — 1,822 voters
Dark Rooms by Lili AnolikOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters

Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFactotum by Charles BukowskiAdjustment Day by Chuck PalahniukInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Literary Mysteries
2,649 books — 4,828 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiNutshell by Ian McEwanThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
945 books — 1,566 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
If You Loved The Hunger Games
780 books — 1,356 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAlmost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,627 books — 2,890 voters

Dark Places by Gillian FlynnAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,199 books — 7,458 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanSurvivor by Chuck Palahniuk
All-Time Awesome Books
12,682 books — 8,392 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksSkagboys by Irvine WelshIsland by Aldous Huxley
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,095 books — 5,812 voters

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Bachman Books by Richard  BachmanPiercing by Ryū MurakamiThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,541 books — 2,702 voters
The Marbled Swarm by Dennis CooperPiercing by Ryū Murakami
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
2,005 books — 1,658 voters

The Fall by Albert CamusRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Drowned World by J.G. BallardAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Thrillers
4,860 books — 6,115 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,220 books — 2,045 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyNutshell by Ian McEwan
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,299 books — 1,961 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,437 books — 16,295 voters

The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanConcrete Island by J.G. BallardUlysses by James JoyceA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 197 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Skagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Rooting for the Bad Guy
689 books — 1,471 voters

Audition by Ryū MurakamiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSurvivor by Chuck PalahniukDare Me by Megan AbbottThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Anti-heroes in Books
601 books — 430 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshLullaby by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyPerfume by Patrick SüskindSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Most Messed Up
877 books — 534 voters


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