Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshPiercing by Ryū MurakamiOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,429 books — 2,160 voters
Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonQueer by William S. BurroughsHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,956 books — 1,389 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Thrillers
4,602 books — 5,596 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshDead Men's Trousers by Irvine WelshGlue by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
2,102 books — 1,706 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Bachman Books by Richard  BachmanHigh-Rise by J.G. Ballard
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,193 books — 1,654 voters
Jesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine WelshOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,314 books — 15,563 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Factotum by Charles BukowskiInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 198 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,466 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisHaunted by Chuck PalahniukFranz Kafka's The Castle by David Fishelson
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFactotum by Charles BukowskiA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Most Messed Up
856 books — 521 voters

Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 voters

Women by Charles BukowskiThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathDark Places by Gillian FlynnKilling Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFactotum by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,718 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Tropic of Cancer by Henry MillerIn the Miso Soup by Ryū MurakamiCocaine Nights by J.G. BallardInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters
The Children Act by Ian McEwanSkagboys by Irvine WelshAlmost Transparent Blue by Ryū MurakamiSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyGrowth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis JohnsonQueer by William S. BurroughsJunky by William S. BurroughsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDare Me by Megan Abbott
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,225 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySkagboys by Irvine WelshNarcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters
Nutshell by Ian McEwanThe Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters

You Will Know Me by Megan AbbottAudition by Ryū MurakamiA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 966 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Drowned World by J.G. BallardLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Fever by Megan Abbott
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,302 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiSkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best Unappreciated Books
4,356 books — 2,202 voters
Hell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Information by Martin AmisSurvivor by Chuck PalahniukUbik by Philip K. DickThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Book Titles
11,486 books — 7,883 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,492 books — 5,744 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
MUST READS!!!
14,547 books — 10,187 voters

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickTime's Arrow by Martin AmisThe Informers by Bret Easton EllisHaunted by Chuck PalahniukTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,872 books — 10,017 voters
Dubliners by James JoyceHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardBut What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It ... by Chuck KlostermanThe Drowned World by J.G. BallardLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Favorite Books
14,395 books — 9,982 voters

Perfume by Patrick SüskindJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Factotum by Charles Bukowski
Smart Summer Reads
12,715 books — 10,644 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Stories For Book Lovers
8,341 books — 8,389 voters


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