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Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Nobody Move by Denis JohnsonBlood and Guts in High School by Kathy AckerKilling Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Favorite Books
14,122 books — 9,820 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsPiercing by Ryū MurakamiFight Club by Chuck PalahniukFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Smart Summer Reads
12,521 books — 10,434 voters

The Bachman Books by Richard BachmanFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleThe Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
Stories For Book Lovers
8,331 books — 8,211 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisKilling Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanSkagboys by Irvine WelshCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,403 books — 8,330 voters

Skagboys by Irvine WelshThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerHunger by Knut HamsunFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Must Read Classics
1,851 books — 4,610 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,541 books — 10,139 voters

Moon Tiger by Penelope LivelyThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,525 books — 11,152 voters
Lullaby by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStory of the Eye by Georges Bataille
Best Book Cover Art
12,384 books — 7,100 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyHam on Rye by Charles BukowskiConcrete Island by J.G. BallardGlamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Twists
8,288 books — 8,874 voters
Ham on Rye by Charles BukowskiThe Informers by Bret Easton EllisAdjustment Day by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,759 books — 8,696 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSkagboys by Irvine WelshFactotum by Charles BukowskiChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,077 books — 12,166 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukHunger by Knut Hamsun
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,766 books — 16,414 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonFactotum by Charles BukowskiSkagboys by Irvine WelshLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,485 books — 16,047 voters
The Fall by Albert CamusTrainspotting by Irvine WelshCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Blade Artist by Irvine WelshDare Me by Megan Abbott
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,026 books — 16,969 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
Best for Book Clubs
14,377 books — 18,185 voters
Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFactotum by Charles BukowskiFight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
What To Read Next
20,131 books — 24,072 voters

Money by Martin AmisTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelyChoke by Chuck PalahniukLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,233 books — 118,049 voters
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsThe Fever by Megan AbbottUlysses by James JoyceLunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Books Ever
74,935 books — 277,894 voters


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