Factotum by Charles BukowskiA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,391 books — 2,129 voters
Money by Martin AmisThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,950 books — 1,368 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Thrillers
4,546 books — 5,518 voters
Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Fall by Albert CamusThe Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,062 books — 1,657 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,170 books — 1,612 voters
Brighton Rock by Graham GreeneThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyGeek Love by Katherine Dunn
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,294 books — 15,451 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Secret History by Donna TarttTrainspotting by Irvine WelshCrime by Irvine Welsh
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 198 voters
Moon Palace by Paul AusterKilling Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Rooting for the Bad Guy
684 books — 1,467 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 429 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Factotum by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs
Most Messed Up
830 books — 509 voters

Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,266 books — 793 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
Narcopolis by Jeet ThayilTrainspotting by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukNobody Move by Denis JohnsonDarkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,106 books — 1,734 voters

The Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisDark Places by Gillian FlynnHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,206 voters
The Informers by Bret Easton EllisThe Sluts by Dennis CooperFactotum by Charles BukowskiGrowth of the Soil by Knut HamsunInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 586 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,726 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Quality Dark Fiction
2,474 books — 3,218 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Factotum by Charles BukowskiThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
580 books — 444 voters
Glue by Irvine WelshThe Trial by Franz KafkaCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Narcopolis by Jeet ThayilFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Cult Classics
1,566 books — 2,139 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttSkagboys by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukCrash by J.G. BallardTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Transgressive Fiction
866 books — 969 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyAdjustment Day by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,180 books — 11,133 voters

Filth by Irvine WelshChoke by Chuck PalahniukMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Unappreciated Books
4,350 books — 2,182 voters
Diary by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh
Best Book Titles
11,362 books — 7,622 voters

Lullaby by Chuck PalahniukIn the Miso Soup by Ryū MurakamiSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukCrime by Irvine Welsh
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,503 books — 5,742 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
MUST READS!!!
14,369 books — 9,985 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,638 books — 9,829 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisWomen by Charles BukowskiBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Favorite Books
14,192 books — 9,842 voters

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Invisible by Paul AusterInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoThe Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Smart Summer Reads
12,575 books — 10,456 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Stories For Book Lovers
8,357 books — 8,256 voters


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