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Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,556 books — 2,728 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
YA Violence & Abuse Novels
699 books — 871 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonJust Listen by Sarah DessenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySome Boys by Patty BlountThe Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
Young Adult Books About Rape & Sexual Abuse
369 books — 591 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
532 books — 379 voters

Bloodraven by P.L. NunnSpecial Forces - Soldiers by Aleksandr VoinovThe Riding School by C.P. MandaraDark Soul Vol. 1 by Aleksandr VoinovNeko by P.L. Nunn
Depraved Minds Club (DMC) Recommendations
299 books — 372 voters
Hate List by Jennifer BrownNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel ShriverThis Is Where It Ends by Marieke NijkampGive a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
School Shooting Fiction
99 books — 356 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSome Boys by Patty BlountThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Breaking the Silence: Talking About Violence Against Women
477 books — 350 voters
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsPetals on the Wind by V.C. AndrewsIf There Be Thorns by V.C. AndrewsSeeds of Yesterday by V.C. AndrewsMy Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews
Scandalous books you STILL can't believe your parents let you read
156 books — 343 voters

Reason to Breathe by Rebecca DonovanThe Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window by Kirsty MoseleyEasy by Tammara WebberHopeless by Colleen HooverThe Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
YA Abuse with New Love
92 books — 338 voters
Den of Vipers by K.A. KnightFour Psychos by Kristy CunningBroken Bonds by J. BreeThe Gladiator's Downfall by Kristen BanetGypsy Blood by Kristy Cunning
Reverse Harem - Badass Heroines Only
320 books — 333 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Land by Aleron KongKilling Floor by Lee ChildMonster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Best violent action novels
358 books — 324 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth
Games of Death
166 books — 283 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best EXPLICIT books
647 books — 266 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum1984 by George OrwellThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Most Disturbing Books
253 books — 240 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMissoula by Jon KrakauerSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonAsking for It by Kate HardingThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Books About Rape and Rape Culture
423 books — 192 voters
The Cavalier by Israh AziziExhale Love by Donn PhillipsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
what to read over and over again.
287 books — 181 voters

COOPER by Elizabeth JacobsRock Chick Rescue by Kristen AshleyWild Man by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Redemption by Kristen AshleyUntil November by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Romantic Suspense-Climatic stories that have our hearts racing
333 books — 161 voters
Bloodraven by P.L. NunnSpecial Forces by Aleksandr VoinovCut & Run by Madeleine UrbanThat's What Brothers Do by Derekica SnakeCaptive Prince by C.S. Pacat
M/M Books With Negative/Offensive/Hurtful/Aggressive/Damaging Actions Between Protagonists (possible spoilers)
100 books — 152 voters

October Snow by Jenna BrooksFalse Security by Angie MartinThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Domestic Violence in Fiction
275 books — 143 voters
You by Caroline KepnesDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Books Involving Stalking
282 books — 126 voters

It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyCritique by Daniel I. RussellThe Cruise by Anthony HulseSilence Of The Lambs by Thomas HarrisIt by Stephen King
Books That You Shouldn't Read While Eating
78 books — 92 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Charm of Finches by Suanne LaqueurThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Voyages of Trueblood Cay by Suanne Laqueur
Sexual Violence Against Men in Fiction
185 books — 78 voters

Captive Prince by C.S. PacatCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatKings Rising by C.S. PacatCaptive by Jex LaneRescue Me by Scarlet Blackwell
M/M Books with Dysfunctional Relationships
63 books — 72 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyNot Okay by Brett Axel
Dark Literary Fiction
131 books — 51 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGhost Tamer by Meredith R. LyonsIn the Ring by Sierra IsleyYou Shouldn't Be Here by Lauren ThomanSadie by Courtney Summers
Women Standing Up To Violent Men
60 books — 46 voters
It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie ColeLover Awakened by J.R. WardSouls Unfractured by Tillie ColeRaze by Tillie ColeReap by Tillie Cole
Books with rape, attempted rape, or sexual violence.
145 books — 31 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniChildren of Memory by Adrian TchaikovskyEl Eternauta by Héctor Germán Oesterheld100 Bullets, Vol. 1 by Brian AzzarelloBatman by Mariko Tamaki
Violence & Revenge, Commotio & Trauma
8 books — 31 voters
A Dirty Job by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck PalahniukCatch-22 by Joseph HellerBloodsucking Fiends by Christopher MooreUck It List by Jimmy Tudeski
Best Dark Comedy
59 books — 30 voters

Valhalla by Ari BachRagnarök by Ari BachGuðsríki by Ari BachSkinhead... The Life I Chose by Spike PittCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Most Violent Teen/YA Books
33 books — 26 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonDeerskin by Robin McKinleyI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouLost in Los Angeles by Jenny LynneSecret Room by Emily June Street
Novels with Rape as a Theme
32 books — 22 voters

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