Snuff by Chuck PalahniukCrash by J.G. BallardThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
spooky scary
99 books — 14 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Fall by Albert Camus
Messed Up Book Club List
114 books — 26 voters

The Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Bleak List
101 books — 13 voters
Geek Love by Katherine DunnThe Death of Bunny Munro by Nick CaveFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterThe Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
Books I Will Never Forget
11,094 books — 7,934 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis JohnsonFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Grifters by Jim Thompson
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldBut What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck KlostermanThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Dark Literary Fiction
132 books — 52 voters

Moon Tiger by Penelope LivelyBut What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck KlostermanCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Favorite Main Characters
238 books — 55 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine WelshClown Girl by Monica DrakeA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessDark Rooms by Lili Anolik
Books that scored a five by me
9,430 books — 2,368 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Interesting reads
128 books — 17 voters

The Informers by Bret Easton EllisThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseySnuff by Chuck Palahniuk
Re-readable For Ever
177 books — 28 voters

Frisk by Dennis CooperInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe End of Everything by Megan Abbott4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
50 coolest Books
111 books — 20 voters

The Grifters by Jim ThompsonSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck KlostermanOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFactotum by Charles BukowskiHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
50 coolest Authors
150 books — 19 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisBig Sur by Jack KerouacFactotum by Charles BukowskiSkagboys by Irvine WelshNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Books With Darker Themes
390 books — 267 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck Klosterman
best book covers
560 books — 121 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Book Titles
11,894 books — 8,172 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Twisted
221 books — 50 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Unique Books
1,202 books — 432 voters
Narcopolis by Jeet ThayilA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSkagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,662 books — 17,996 voters

Notes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,137 books — 12,252 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,889 books — 10,522 voters

Perfume by Patrick SüskindLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,053 books — 10,584 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukCrime by Irvine WelshRant by Chuck PalahniukCrash by J.G. Ballard
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,931 books — 2,081 voters

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis JohnsonLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Most Messed Up
862 books — 524 voters


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