The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick CaveTrainspotting by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisRant by Chuck Palahniuk
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,418 books — 2,156 voters
Howl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleDead Babies by Martin Amis
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,957 books — 1,392 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Thrillers
4,578 books — 5,570 voters
Glamorama by Bret Easton EllisSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyThe Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,090 books — 1,699 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellLullaby by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 198 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,468 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 429 voters
Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradDiary by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Most Messed Up
845 books — 514 voters

The Sluts by Dennis CooperThe Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,266 books — 791 voters

Save Yourself by Kelly BraffetThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyCoin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Trial by Franz KafkaFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,105 books — 1,718 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,189 voters
Angels by Denis JohnsonTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDark Places by Gillian Flynn
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 586 voters

Angels by Denis JohnsonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles BukowskiHunger by Knut Hamsun
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,713 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Quality Dark Fiction
2,501 books — 3,217 voters

Crash by J.G. BallardA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 445 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,121 voters

Post Office by Charles BukowskiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 966 voters
Dark Rooms by Lili AnolikFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe New York Trilogy by Paul AusterThe Trial by Franz KafkaBrighton Rock by Graham Greene
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,186 books — 11,245 voters

The Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksBut What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck KlostermanLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Unappreciated Books
4,337 books — 2,179 voters
The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksYou Will Know Me by Megan AbbottDare Me by Megan Abbott
Best Book Titles
11,369 books — 7,740 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles BukowskiFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,481 books — 5,715 voters
But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck KlostermanThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
MUST READS!!!
14,431 books — 9,980 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Haunted by Chuck PalahniukClown Girl by Monica DrakeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,704 books — 9,822 voters
Nutshell by Ian McEwanStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleSnuff by Chuck PalahniukQueer by William S. BurroughsNovel with Cocaine by M. Agueev
Smart Summer Reads
12,596 books — 10,470 voters

The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessDelta of Venus by Anaïs NinThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Stories For Book Lovers
8,328 books — 8,292 voters
Pale Fire by Vladimir NabokovTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Grifters by Jim ThompsonLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisDiary by Chuck Palahniuk
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,439 books — 8,375 voters

Dead Babies by Martin AmisFactotum by Charles BukowskiUlysses by James JoyceInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Must Read Classics
1,858 books — 4,637 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFactotum by Charles Bukowski
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,635 books — 10,197 voters


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