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Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireEasy by Tammara WebberRule by Jay CrownoverHopeless by Colleen HooverThe Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
Tattooed Love Boys
1,196 books — 3,322 voters
Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilJust Kids by Patti SmithChronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLife by Keith RichardsOur Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,442 books — 1,344 voters

No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsThe Dirt by Tommy LeeThe Heroin Diaries by Nikki SixxLife by Keith RichardsSlash by Slash
Best Books on Rock and Roll
891 books — 1,278 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

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.1984 by George OrwellCatch-22 by Joseph HellerDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Bibles for the Revolution
403 books — 181 voters
Fetish Transcendence by BillierosieRebellious Slave by BillierosieMagic America by C.E. MedfordMay Day by Thom StarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Freaky, Odd, and Thought-Twisting but Overall Compelling Reads
192 books — 117 voters

Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilGet in the Van by Henry RollinsOur Band Could Be Your Life by Michael AzerradNOFX by Jeff AlulisWe Got the Neutron Bomb by Marc Spitz
Best punk books
125 books — 96 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

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly LemmingKate by Tate JamesHate by Tate JamesFree Me by Ashley N. RostekDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Heroines Who Dye Their Hair Crazy Colors (Blue, Pink, Green, Purple, etc.)
183 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

22 daydreams by Chris RoseWood, Talc And Mr. J by Chris RoseThe Porn Detective by Stevie TurnerGrit by Karl WigginsOnce Upon a Road Trip by Angela N. Blount
Fave Autobiographical Books
63 books — 33 voters
The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself by Nicholas TanekPunk by K.D. McQuainRock 'n' Roll Babes From Outer Space by Linda JaivinMissing Side of a Rubik's Cube by C. EnyoThe Acid Diary by Daniel S. William Fletcher
Hard drugs, kinky sex, and an endless amount of music references
25 books — 21 voters

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeGormenghast by Mervyn PeakeThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternStardust by Neil Gaiman
Adult Fantasy of Manners
55 books — 20 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesSabriel by Garth NixSorcery of Thorns by Margaret RogersonSorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. WredeThe Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
YA Fantasy of Manners
43 books — 14 voters

Komoreby by Su VidaThe Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1 by Gerard WayMall Goth by Kate LethThe Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1 by Kieron GillenHack/Slash by Tim Seeley
Goth/Alternative main characters
23 books — 10 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanMall Goth by Kate LethThe Skull by Jon Klassen
Goth Babies and Kids
36 books — 10 voters

Camp Spirit by Axelle LenoirThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanDeath by Neil GaimanThe Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1 by Kieron GillenKim & Kim, Vol. 1 by Magdalene Visaggio
Queer Comic Books With Punk/Goth Characters
26 books — 7 voters
Sluts and Whores by C.E. HoffmanWe're Not Here to Entertain by Kevin MattsonI'm Not Holding Your Coat by Nancy BarileLoose Gravel by Ginny FanthomeSelftitled by Nicole Morning
Razorcake Book Reviews, 2020-present
49 books — 7 voters

Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilBurning Down the Haus by Tim MohrPunk Paradox by Greg GraffinEngland's Dreaming by Jon SavageGirls to the Front by Sara Marcus
Punk History, Biographies, and Fiction
62 books — 5 voters
Punk 57 by Penelope DouglasThe Bleak Beginning by Amber VantThe Risk by Elle Kennedy
Bad Boy And Popular Girl
3 books — 4 voters

Angela's Arm by Roland AllnachThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickFlow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. DickVALIS by Philip K. Dick
The (never official) World/Inferno Friendship Society book list
45 books — 3 voters
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1 by Roberto Aguirre-SacasaThe Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1 by Gerard WayThe Crow by James O'BarrThe Me You Love in the Dark by Skottie YoungSquad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Graphic Novels for Goths
10 books — 3 voters

Rebel Girl by Kathleen HannaGirl Gangs, Zines , and Powerslides by Natalie PorterGirls to the Front by Sara MarcusWe Were Feminists Once by Andi ZeislerSurf Like A Woman by Pauline Menczer
Women in Subcultures
26 books — 3 voters
This Must Be the Place by David BowmanTalking Heads by Barry MilesThe Name of This Book Is Talking Heads by Krista ReeseWhat the Songs Look Like by Talking HeadsTalking Heads by David Gans
Complete Talking Heads
12 books — 2 voters

Between a Heart and a Rock Place by Pat BenatarEngland's Dreaming by Jon SavageWish You Were Here by Leslie SimonThe City by Dale TaylorBlue Monday, Vol. 2 by Chynna Clugston Flores
Alternative Press Featured These Books
49 books — 2 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William GibsonTank Girl by Alan C. MartinWaste Tide by Chen Qiufan
Cyberpunk And High Tech Microchip Futures
13 books — 2 voters

Invader Zim Vol. 1 by Jhonen VásquezEverybody Hurts by Leslie SimonAnthology of Emo by Tom MullenAnthology of Emo Volume 2 by Tom MullenSellout by Dan Ozzi
Emo Subculture
14 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

Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilLa vendetta delle Punk by Vivien GoldmanAmerican punk hardcore by Steven BlushAmerica indie 1981-1991. Dieci anni di rock underground by Michael AzerradIl (grande) sogno inglese by Jon Savage
Movimento Punk
18 books — 1 voter
Wild Wild World of the Cramps by Ian JohnstonHells Bent On Rockin' by Craig Brackenridge
Psychobilly!
2 books — 1 voter

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