Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles BukowskiFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,438 books — 2,194 voters
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,959 books — 1,417 voters

Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanDiary by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
Thrillers
4,621 books — 5,652 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,112 books — 1,736 voters

Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,202 books — 1,694 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovBig Sur by Jack KerouacAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisQueer by William S. Burroughs
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,667 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshThe Road by Cormac McCarthyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Disturbingly Enticing
496 books — 197 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,466 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovFight Club by Chuck PalahniukInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukPorno by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Most Messed Up
857 books — 523 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathAngels by Denis JohnsonRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Weirdest Books Ever
1,192 books — 1,190 voters

The Marbled Swarm by Dennis CooperOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFilth by Irvine WelshSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,718 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyThe Book of Illusions by Paul AusterThe Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,260 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Darkest Books of All Time
1,302 books — 1,718 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksSkagboys by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Quality Dark Fiction
2,518 books — 3,233 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Basketball Diaries by Jim CarrollA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiSkagboys by Irvine WelshTrainspotting by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Cult Classics
1,568 books — 2,119 voters
Howl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergTrainspotting by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFight Club by Chuck PalahniukUlysses by James Joyce
Best Transgressive Fiction
871 books — 968 voters

Pale Fire by Vladimir NabokovThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Marbled Swarm by Dennis CooperThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,344 voters
Ham on Rye by Charles BukowskiMoon Palace by Paul AusterThe Fall by Albert CamusThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Unappreciated Books
4,365 books — 2,203 voters

Nobody Move by Denis JohnsonSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyThe Secret History by Donna TarttLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
Best Book Titles
11,732 books — 8,063 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardSkagboys by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,507 books — 5,814 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
MUST READS!!!
14,755 books — 10,376 voters
Queer by William S. BurroughsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Trial by Franz KafkaDarkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Must Read Books- Different Genres
14,196 books — 10,267 voters

Lullaby by Chuck PalahniukInvisible by Paul AusterUbik by Philip K. DickNovel with Cocaine by M. Agueev
Favorite Books
14,599 books — 10,135 voters
Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyChoke by Chuck PalahniukAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
Smart Summer Reads
12,945 books — 10,833 voters

Adjustment Day by Chuck PalahniukJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonFactotum by Charles BukowskiConcrete Island by J.G. Ballard
Stories For Book Lovers
8,362 books — 8,463 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFactotum by Charles BukowskiLess Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisThe Trial by Franz KafkaRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,446 books — 8,499 voters


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