Adjustment Day by Chuck PalahniukHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Ten Best Crime/Mystery/Thrillers
1,223 books — 1,045 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJunky by William S. BurroughsTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Thrillers
1,794 books — 1,717 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiSkagboys by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Literary Mysteries
2,575 books — 4,655 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
941 books — 1,566 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshDiary by Chuck PalahniukFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine WelshThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
If You Loved The Hunger Games
780 books — 1,353 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,579 books — 2,772 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,867 books — 6,822 voters

The Information by Martin AmisBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwanSnuff by Chuck Palahniuk
Thrillers
4,648 books — 5,711 voters
The Drowned World by J.G. BallardAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,337 books — 15,865 voters

Dark Places by Gillian FlynnThe Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFactotum by Charles BukowskiLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Rooting for the Bad Guy
684 books — 1,469 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksSkagboys by Irvine WelshTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,261 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Road by Cormac McCarthyMoney by Martin AmisChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Quality Dark Fiction
2,537 books — 3,252 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Cult Classics
1,568 books — 2,120 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton EllisCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Transgressive Fiction
871 books — 968 voters
Rant by Chuck PalahniukFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshConcrete Island by J.G. Ballard
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,241 books — 11,487 voters

In the Miso Soup by Ryū MurakamiThe Sluts by Dennis CooperCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Favorite Books
14,740 books — 10,203 voters
Novel with Cocaine by M. AgueevTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe End of Everything by Megan AbbottAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
All-Time Awesome Books
12,353 books — 8,023 voters

Jesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksHam on Rye by Charles BukowskiOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,765 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Smart Summer Reads
13,054 books — 10,917 voters

Factotum by Charles BukowskiInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Informers by Bret Easton EllisThe Sluts by Dennis Cooper
Stories For Book Lovers
8,412 books — 8,499 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,522 books — 8,566 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Sluts by Dennis CooperNotes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Must Read Classics
1,856 books — 4,671 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSkagboys by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,041 books — 10,566 voters


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