2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Frederick Steinback (57 Lists)



Growth of the Soil by Knut HamsunRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Less Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisNotes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Disturbingly Enticing
496 books — 197 voters
Glue by Irvine WelshConcrete Island by J.G. BallardTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,466 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters
Dark Places by Gillian FlynnNarcopolis by Jeet ThayilRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
Most Messed Up
856 books — 521 voters

Invisible by Paul Auster4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Factotum by Charles Bukowski
Books I'd Break Into A Bookstore Or Library For
1,033 books — 434 voters
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshSkagboys by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Weirdest Books Ever
1,187 books — 1,183 voters
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeSave Yourself by Kelly BraffetAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,718 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Skagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books That Changed My World
3,288 books — 3,207 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisSave Yourself by Kelly BraffetFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNotes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Darkest Books of All Time
1,276 books — 1,719 voters
The Sluts by Dennis CooperFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshGlamorama by Bret Easton EllisBrighton Rock by Graham Greene
Quality Dark Fiction
2,511 books — 3,230 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters
Pale Fire by Vladimir NabokovTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonSometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
Cult Classics
1,568 books — 2,120 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyUlysses by James JoyceCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
Best Transgressive Fiction
870 books — 967 voters
The Grifters by Jim ThompsonA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHigh-Rise by J.G. Ballard
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,316 voters

Angels by Denis JohnsonTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonQueer by William S. BurroughsDead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh
Best Unappreciated Books
4,365 books — 2,203 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Best Book Titles
11,492 books — 7,925 voters

The Marbled Swarm by Dennis CooperFilth by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,501 books — 5,761 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshHell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine Welsh
MUST READS!!!
14,562 books — 10,224 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisAnimal Farm by George OrwellAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiFilth by Irvine Welsh
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,889 books — 10,079 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTime's Arrow by Martin Amis
Favorite Books
14,403 books — 10,018 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Information by Martin AmisBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Factotum by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Smart Summer Reads
12,731 books — 10,678 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessDare Me by Megan Abbott
Stories For Book Lovers
8,343 books — 8,396 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisDubliners by James JoyceThe Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,435 books — 8,419 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,653 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshTime's Arrow by Martin AmisThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.Moon Palace by Paul AusterA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,733 books — 10,361 voters
Train Dreams by Denis JohnsonHaunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Secret History by Donna TarttHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,726 books — 11,373 voters

Frisk by Dennis CooperDark Rooms by Lili AnolikInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Book Cover Art
12,372 books — 7,091 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukHaunted by Chuck PalahniukMoney by Martin AmisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,891 voters


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