The End of Everything by Megan AbbottOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseySkagboys by Irvine WelshAlmost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,423 books — 2,166 voters
The Bachman Books by Richard  BachmanWomen by Charles Bukowski
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,957 books — 1,392 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsBig Sur by Jack Kerouac
Thrillers
4,591 books — 5,590 voters
Ham on Rye by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,095 books — 1,705 voters

Concrete Island by J.G. BallardA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,561 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFactotum by Charles BukowskiOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 198 voters

Concrete Island by J.G. BallardSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyFactotum by Charles BukowskiTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Fall by Albert Camus
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,467 voters
Cocaine Nights by J.G. BallardThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathPiercing by Ryū MurakamiInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 429 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardStory of the Eye by Georges Bataille
Most Messed Up
845 books — 514 voters

Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 792 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,185 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,105 books — 1,719 voters
Dare Me by Megan AbbottThe Bachman Books by Richard  BachmanTrainspotting by Irvine WelshSkagboys by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,189 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 586 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,715 voters

Hell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonDiary by Chuck PalahniukThe Book of Illusions by Paul AusterTropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Quality Dark Fiction
2,503 books — 3,219 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Secret History by Donna TarttTrainspotting by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 445 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessYou Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,123 voters
But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck KlostermanThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 968 voters

Concrete Island by J.G. BallardA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessGeek Love by Katherine DunnNarcopolis by Jeet ThayilRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,190 books — 11,282 voters
Island by Aldous HuxleyGeek Love by Katherine DunnCoin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami
Best Unappreciated Books
4,346 books — 2,180 voters

New Adult Literature
7,168 books — 3,946 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
Best Book Titles
11,373 books — 7,756 voters

The Bachman Books by Richard  BachmanTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerChoke by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,489 books — 5,717 voters
The Room by Hubert Selby Jr.Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoConcrete Island by J.G. BallardFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
MUST READS!!!
14,447 books — 10,017 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyFactotum by Charles BukowskiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
Favorite Books
14,231 books — 9,838 voters
Audition by Ryū MurakamiThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLess Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Smart Summer Reads
12,611 books — 10,494 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukDiary by Chuck PalahniukNutshell by Ian McEwan
Stories For Book Lovers
8,338 books — 8,327 voters
Narcopolis by Jeet ThayilRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Big Sur by Jack KerouacThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,439 books — 8,389 voters


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