Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Ten Best Crime/Mystery/Thrillers
1,223 books — 1,045 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Thrillers
1,797 books — 1,726 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSnuff by Chuck PalahniukHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Sluts by Dennis Cooper
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe New York Trilogy by Paul AusterLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Literary Mysteries
2,578 books — 4,659 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySkagboys by Irvine Welsh
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
941 books — 1,566 voters

The End of Everything by Megan AbbottHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
If You Loved The Hunger Games
780 books — 1,353 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseySkagboys by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,585 books — 2,787 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck PalahniukGone Girl by Gillian FlynnAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,884 books — 6,845 voters

The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Thrillers
4,658 books — 5,726 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisSurvivor by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,337 books — 15,896 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Rooting for the Bad Guy
687 books — 1,470 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiBlood and Guts in High School by Kathy AckerCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,260 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisLord of the Flies by William GoldingFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Quality Dark Fiction
2,545 books — 3,260 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Cult Classics
1,569 books — 2,120 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisPost Office by Charles BukowskiThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwanCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Transgressive Fiction
873 books — 970 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,244 books — 11,523 voters

Save Yourself by Kelly BraffetRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyPorno by Irvine Welsh
Favorite Books
14,760 books — 10,218 voters
Porno by Irvine WelshOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
All-Time Awesome Books
12,395 books — 8,057 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,775 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerWomen by Charles BukowskiLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Sluts by Dennis CooperTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Smart Summer Reads
13,064 books — 10,941 voters

Darkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Stories For Book Lovers
8,413 books — 8,501 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFactotum by Charles BukowskiRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,522 books — 8,573 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovUlysses by James JoyceA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiThe Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
Must Read Classics
1,857 books — 4,673 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,053 books — 10,584 voters


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