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On the Road by Jack KerouacHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsJunky by William S. Burroughs
Beat Lit
235 books — 182 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingCrossed by Ally CondieMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsShiver by Maggie StiefvaterFallen by Lauren Kate
Cold-Colored Covers
1,064 books — 157 voters

The Sword Thief by Peter LerangisOne False Note by Gordon KormanThe Maze of Bones by Rick RiordanBeyond the Grave by Jude WatsonThe Black Circle by Patrick Carman
Most "Techy" Cover Design
90 books — 148 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahKnow My Name by Chanel MillerJust Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Highest Rated Non-Sequel Books (Average Rating 4.5+, 1000+ Ratings)
95 books — 82 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Yeah, These Books Are Awesome!
94 books — 59 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Witch of Willow Hall by Hester FoxWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonIn the Woods by Tana French
Autumn Seasonal Reads
76 books — 52 voters

Revenge by Stevie TurnerYou Really Are Full of Shit, Aren't You? by Karl WigginsSex in the Title by Zack LoveMad Love by Lynessa LayneComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Underrated Books That Need Many More Readers
91 books — 46 voters
My Lady Love by Bridgitte LesleyFairest by Gail Carson LevineSchool of Fear by Gitty DaneshvariThe Frog Princess by E.D. BakerBroken Point by Donna K. Childree
Awesomeness!
65 books — 43 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteCold Mountain by Charles FrazierCat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee WilliamsThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Hot and Cold
825 books — 42 voters
The Past by Kenneth ThomasOnce Upon a Road Trip by Angela N. BlountA Storm Rises by Rose GarciaThe School for Good and Evil by Soman ChainaniFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
Coolest YA Covers Ever
131 books — 30 voters

Starblood, the graphic novel. by Carmilla VoiezThe Techno Witch by Alex LetnerLiberators by Alex LetnerPARADOX by Alex LetnerThe Fairway by Alex Letner
The Best Graphic Novels (NOT MANGA) According To Goodreads Users?
87 books — 23 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
50 coolest Books
111 books — 20 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles Bukowski
50 coolest Authors
150 books — 19 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumIt by Stephen KingUnder the Eagle by Simon ScarrowZefram's Journey by Louis H. SaltzmanBinti by Nnedi Okorafor
Unlikely/Unusual But Great Friendships In Fiction Novels
42 books — 19 voters

In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondChase the Dark by Annette MarieDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesFighting by Cat PhoenixA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Baddass Main Character with Romance
17 books — 18 voters
The Kids That Never Quit by Fabian GrantHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingVagabonds in France by Michael A. BarryAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Best Excitement Books
10 books — 17 voters

Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneDead by Morning by Kayla KrantzShe's My Dad by Iolanthe Woulff
Cool Indie books
31 books — 16 voters
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
61 Essential Postmodern Reads: Los Angeles Times
66 books — 12 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenMy Life Next Door by Huntley FitzpatrickSorcery of Thorns by Margaret RogersonThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Read if your a librarian's daughter
24 books — 12 voters
Sally Ride by Lynn SherrHandprints on Hubble by Kathryn D. SullivanThrough the Glass Ceiling to the Stars by Eileen M. CollinsTo Space and Back by Sally RideAstronauts by Jim Ottaviani
Books by or about Female Astronauts
43 books — 12 voters

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyMiss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind by Heidi AshworthEarthly Powers by David AndersonFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse NearNothing About Business by Harjeet Khanduja
Cool Books (My Fav Books)
13 books — 6 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Acid Diary by Daniel S. William FletcherOn Method Acting by Edward Dwight EastyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. W
What would Johnny Depp read?
25 books — 5 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Awesome over-hyped books!
17 books — 5 voters
The Grimm Legacy by Polly ShulmanLarkspur by Anastacia HawkinsUglies by Scott WesterfeldSurviving Moose Lake by Karl SteamFloors by Patrick Carman
I want to go there!
11 books — 4 voters

Crazy Cool by Tara JanzenDeadly Cool by Gemma HallidayCool Hand Hank by Kathleen EagleCalm, Cool & Adjusted by Kristin BillerbeckGeek with the Cat Tattoo by Theresa Weir
Romance Novels with Cool in the Title
17 books — 2 voters
Middlemarch by George EliotAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovTouching from a Distance by Deborah CurtisInvitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
eclectic collection
20 books — 2 voters

We Three Heroes by Lynette NoniVardaesia by Lynette NoniGraevale by Lynette NoniDraekora by Lynette NoniRaelia by Lynette Noni
Books That Should Be Motion Pictures
6 books — 1 voter

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