Long Books
The Road to Jonestown by Jeff GuinnA Thousand Lives by Julia ScheeresSeductive Poison by Deborah LaytonRaven by Tim ReitermanStories from Jonestown by Leigh Fondakowski
JIM JONES & JONESTOWN
4th out of 94 books — 23 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
True Crime
136th out of 738 books — 627 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
263rd out of 1,413 books — 2,027 voters
Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerEscape by Carolyn JessopUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough
Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs
55th out of 262 books — 296 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Books with birds in the title
200th out of 2,023 books — 278 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Books about Horrible Tragedies or Disasters
27th out of 264 books — 62 voters

Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
133rd out of 536 books — 390 voters
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Popsugar 2020 - A Book by or about a Journalist
72nd out of 338 books — 189 voters

Cult Girls by Natalie GrandCult Child by Vennie KocsisBreaking Free by Rachel JeffsWhere's Jimmy? by Kathy JeffordTo Go Beneath the Water by K.L. Miller
Cult Survivors
8th out of 41 books — 41 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLord of the Flies by William Golding
Darkest Books of All Time
636th out of 1,304 books — 1,719 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
1857th out of 5,345 books — 4,698 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
837th out of 1,874 books — 6,999 voters

Beyond the Occult by Colin WilsonThe Mothman Prophecies by John A. KeelSerial Killers by Peter VronskyMind Hunter by John E. DouglasZebra by Clark Howard
Last Podcast on the Left Reading List I
12th out of 23 books — 10 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyRaven by Tim ReitermanLive from New York by Tom ShalesRock Springs by Richard FordNorwood by Charles Portis
Bill Hader's list
2nd out of 15 books — 3 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboNight by Elie Wiesel
Most Depressing Book of All Time
625th out of 1,228 books — 3,937 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
1903rd out of 3,134 books — 480 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerNight by Elie WieselIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Nonfiction Books About Horrifying Events
86th out of 504 books — 186 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Ra Contact by Donald Tully Elkins
favorite non-fiction
1233rd out of 2,899 books — 1,319 voters

Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RulePsycho by Robert Bloch
The Southern Book Club's Reading List
6th out of 56 books — 5 voters
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiUntil the Twelfth of Never by Bella StumboDevil's Knot by Mara LeverittColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best Nonfiction True Crime Novels About Crimes 1900 Onward
10th out of 46 books — 19 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
1411th out of 3,269 books — 11,599 voters
Raven by Tim ReitermanThe White House Years by Henry KissingerThe Social Animal by Elliot AronsonA Theory of Cognitive Dissonance by Leon FestingerMen and Women of the Corporation by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
MWP
1st out of 6 books — 1 voter

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerManson by Jeff GuinnThe World in Flames by Jerald WalkerDiary of a Cult Girl by Crystal BallTroublemaker by Leah Remini
Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Books About Cults.
81st out of 136 books — 3 voters
Anxiety by Danny WinterThe Orphan Conspiracies by James MorcanWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsThe Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonThe Catcher in the Rye Enigma by James Morcan
Books That Prove How Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
25th out of 48 books — 16 voters

The Maid by Nita ProseLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2022: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2022
6616th out of 6,696 books — 579 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteDead Wake by Erik LarsonA Night to Remember by Walter Lord
Non-fiction that reads like a story
19th out of 40 books — 13 voters

The Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLooking at Mexico / Mexico Looks Back by Janet SternburgThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Most Interesting Books About Real People, Real Places & Real Events
95th out of 208 books — 104 voters
Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilDeviant by Harold SchechterThe Spear of Destiny by Trevor RavenscroftPsychic Self-Defense by Dion FortuneThe Morning of the Magicians by Louis Pauwels
Last Podcast on the Left Reference Materials
23rd out of 30 books — 2 voters

The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James BrownJoseph Smith by Richard L. BushmanThe Road to Jonestown by Jeff GuinnNo Man Knows My History by Fawn M. BrodieThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
LPOTL Reading List
7th out of 19 books — 4 voters
Dispatches by Michael HerrStayin’ Alive by Jefferson R. CowieThe White Album by Joan DidionPanic at the Pump by Meg JacobsLadies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning by Jonathan Mahler
America in the 1970s (fiction and nonfiction)
33rd out of 143 books — 24 voters

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