The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerHunger by Knut HamsunFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySnuff by Chuck Palahniuk
Ten Best Crime/Mystery/Thrillers
1,223 books — 1,021 voters

Snuff by Chuck PalahniukAudition by Ryū MurakamiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Best Thrillers
1,772 books — 1,612 voters
Junky by William S. BurroughsLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSkagboys by Irvine WelshGrowth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine WelshThe Information by Martin AmisLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,598 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
939 books — 1,565 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
If You Loved The Hunger Games
683 books — 1,347 voters
The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.The Room by Hubert Selby Jr.Skagboys by Irvine WelshTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonGlamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,522 books — 2,710 voters

Jesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Bachman Books by Richard  BachmanFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,722 books — 6,635 voters

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,601 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFrisk by Dennis CooperThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Fever by Megan Abbott
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,568 voters

Angels by Denis JohnsonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFrisk by Dennis Cooper
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,467 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiPerfume by Patrick SüskindCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,230 voters
Porno by Irvine WelshStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters

Ham on Rye by Charles BukowskiOn the Road by Jack KerouacLolita by Vladimir NabokovNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 966 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,302 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Favorite Books
14,374 books — 9,976 voters
Filth by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles BukowskiNotes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
All-Time Awesome Books
11,905 books — 7,626 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAlmost Transparent Blue by Ryū MurakamiCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,063 books — 5,742 voters
Dark Rooms by Lili AnolikThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Trial by Franz KafkaFilth by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Smart Summer Reads
12,706 books — 10,634 voters

Glue by Irvine WelshStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
Stories For Book Lovers
8,345 books — 8,389 voters
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwanOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyInvisible by Paul AusterIn the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,440 books — 8,421 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSkagboys by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,649 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,712 books — 10,323 voters


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