Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,535 books — 2,548 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
2,003 books — 1,529 voters

Delta of Venus by Anaïs NinRant by Chuck PalahniukFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
Thrillers
4,838 books — 5,973 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyBlood and Guts in High School by Kathy AckerTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,203 books — 1,917 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,283 books — 1,820 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Snuff by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisIsland by Aldous HuxleyFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,430 books — 16,268 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 197 voters
The Fever by Megan AbbottRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Nobody Move by Denis JohnsonThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Rooting for the Bad Guy
689 books — 1,471 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Anti-heroes in Books
601 books — 430 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttSkagboys by Irvine WelshStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleTrainspotting by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Most Messed Up
874 books — 530 voters

The Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsMoon Palace by Paul Auster
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 790 voters

Hunger by Knut HamsunFrisk by Dennis CooperThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Weirdest Books Ever
1,184 books — 1,193 voters
Big Sur by Jack KerouacFrisk by Dennis CooperThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,122 books — 1,818 voters

The Informers by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books That Changed My World
3,287 books — 3,254 voters
The Drowned World by J.G. BallardThe New York Trilogy by Paul AusterFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 584 voters

The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Darkest Books of All Time
1,310 books — 1,720 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Quality Dark Fiction
2,614 books — 3,423 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDiary by Chuck PalahniukQueer by William S. BurroughsTrainspotting by Irvine WelshHell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
Cult Classics
1,570 books — 2,125 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttHam on Rye by Charles BukowskiThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Best Transgressive Fiction
894 books — 973 voters
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoycePale Fire by Vladimir NabokovHam on Rye by Charles BukowskiFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,276 books — 11,604 voters

Big Sur by Jack KerouacInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Fall by Albert CamusSave Yourself by Kelly BraffetTropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Best Unappreciated Books
4,380 books — 2,238 voters
The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.
New Adult Literature
7,192 books — 4,124 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine WelshImperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton EllisThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Book Titles
12,060 books — 8,424 voters
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyDead Men's Trousers by Irvine WelshThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,583 books — 5,942 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Death of Bunny Munro by Nick CaveThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
MUST READS!!!
15,134 books — 10,784 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Must Read Books- Different Genres
14,767 books — 10,921 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleSkagboys by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukNarcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Favorite Books
14,900 books — 10,477 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Smart Summer Reads
13,279 books — 11,245 voters


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