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1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerSunshine by Robin McKinleyVampire Academy by Richelle MeadYou Suck by Christopher MooreDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
435 books — 580 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Beasts of Success by Jasun Ether
Cult fiction
538 books — 466 voters
Writing on the Wall by Tracey WardBacks Against the Wall by Tracey WardOdium by Claire C. RileyUntil the End by Tracey WardWarm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Zombies Plus: Best Unconventional Zombie Novels
174 books — 185 voters

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLeanAny Duchess Will Do by Tessa DareThe Sum of All Kisses by Julia QuinnThe Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry ThomasDuke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt
Reader's Choice: Best Historical Romance of 2013
69 books — 134 voters
Eversea by Natasha BoydDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneScary Modsters…and Creepy Freaks by Diane RinellaPunk 57 by Penelope Douglas
Books and Music
122 books — 120 voters

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaGoldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo WillemsThe Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen SchwartzThe Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka
Fractured Fairy Tales for Children
259 books — 92 voters
The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads by Eric RosswoodJourney to Same-Sex Parenthood by Eric RosswoodThe Kid by Dan SavageFun Home by Alison BechdelDoes This Baby Make Me Look Straight? by Dan Bucatinsky
Nonfiction: Gay & Lesbian Parenting
165 books — 83 voters

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinGirl in a Band by Kim GordonClothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys by Viv AlbertineGirls to the Front by Sara MarcusThe Riot Grrrl Collection by Lisa Darms
Grrrls
69 books — 59 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseCloud Atlas by David MitchellMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsLet the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Book Buzz - The Quirky, Heterodox Reads
136 books — 51 voters

In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondFallout by Todd StrasserFront Lines by Michael GrantChoices by Coleen LiebschGrave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Young Adult Alternate Histories
76 books — 51 voters
The Backslider by Levi S. PetersonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Book of Mormon Girl by Joanna BrooksThe Scholar of Moab by Steven L. PeckThe New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker
Alternative Mormon Literature
83 books — 48 voters

The Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellThe Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal by Chris MustacheJonas and the Mountain by Janis HarperA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićIllusions by Richard Bach
Alternative Spiritual Novels
28 books — 48 voters
And Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonMommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa NewmanIn Our Mothers' House by Patricia PolaccoStella Brings the Family by Miriam B. SchifferFamilies, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang
Beyond Heather Has Two Mommies: Picture Books with LGBT Parents
146 books — 47 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyJonas and the Mountain by Janis HarperThe Last Sun by K.D. Edwards
Freaks and Geeks, Beautiful Weirdos, Outsiders and Oddballs
132 books — 45 voters
The One Worth Finding by Teresa SilbersternPreferential Treatment by Heather GuerreThe Devil's Submission by Nicola DavidsonTruly Helpless by Joey W. HillNatural Law by Joey W. Hill
Only the Sweetest F/M Dommes/femdoms
49 books — 43 voters

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie PerkinsThe Upside of Unrequited by Becky AlbertalliWe Are All Made of Molecules by Susin NielsenFrom the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline WoodsonBetween Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters
Books for Teens with LGBT Parents
182 books — 41 voters
Lessons Learned by Laurie KossFun Home by Alison BechdelGirlish by Lara LillibridgeRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsDark Skies by David Haldane
Memoirs by People with LGBT Parents
65 books — 41 voters

The Frank Book by Jim WoodringThe Cage by Martin Vaughn-JamesKagopedia by Shintaro KagoI Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher HanksNew Engineering by Yuichi Yokoyama
Weird Comics
120 books — 26 voters
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon ChangAnimal Spirits by George A. AkerlofGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesThe Economics Anti-Textbook by Roderick HillEnd This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman
Keynesian & Heterodox Economics
35 books — 25 voters

Against Forgetting by Carolyn ForchéExotic Neurotic by Kenneth Jarrett SingletonDisenchanted and Disgruntled by Michelle HartmanCitizen by Claudia RankineOf Poetry and Protest by Philip Cushway
Political and Social Poetry
106 books — 25 voters
Lost Boy by Jacob BlosserJonas and the Mountain by Janis HarperWisdom by Mark D. OwenUltimate Transformation by Marietta TheunissenDeadly Toxins of Unhealthy Churches by Mike Case
Kima Global Publishers
26 books — 23 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceZ213 by Dimitris LyacosPOENA DAMNI by Dimitris LyacosTHE FIRST DEATH by Dimitris LyacosWith the People from the Bridge by Dimitris Lyacos
Alternative and Experimental Literature
44 books — 22 voters
Spindlewood by Marcus AttwaterSacrifice by Helyn DunnA Leaf of Faith by J. Suthern HicksWhere the Garden Begins by J. Suthern HicksMoonheart by Charles de Lint
Fiction: Portal is in Forest or Trees/Hedge
75 books — 14 voters

Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey FiersteinBreakfast with Scot by Michael DowningBear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. KluneWho We Are by T.J. KluneThe Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Gay Dads
86 books — 12 voters
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisThrough the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollReckless by Cornelia FunkeThe Accident by Diane HohJane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore
Fiction: Portal is a Painting, Tapestry or Mirror
116 books — 11 voters

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. SeussCalvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleFairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by P. Craig RussellThe Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Best Subversive Picture Books For Kids
14 books — 8 voters
The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesDown to a Sunless Sea by David GrahamHistoire d'O | Story of O by Pauline RéageFirst Blood by David Morrell
Books With Multiple Endings
4 books — 2 voters

Backstage Pass by J.D. DeCostaPlease Kill Me by Legs McNeilEverybody Loves Our Town by Mark YarmWho Killed Kurt Cobain? The Mysterious Death of an Icon by Ian HalperinServing the Servant by Danny Goldberg
PUNK / ALT / GRUNGE / STRIP + SCENE MEMOIRS
16 books — 2 voters
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie GilmoreFake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher LeeBloom by Kevin PanettaInside Out by Suzanne Francis
Downtown Adventure Fiction
4 books — 1 voter

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