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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters
Captive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsRaw by Belle AuroraTears of Tess by Pepper WintersConsequences by Aleatha RomigQuintessentially Q by Pepper Winters
Dark, twisted, abusive romance | 2013-2015
396 books — 1,191 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónCirce by Madeline MillerOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books To Read When You're Ill with Corona Virus Or Self-Isolating
331 books — 102 voters
The Sunken Mall by K.D. EdwardsCabbie with a Dangerous Mind by Karl WigginsWhite Boy in Watts by Karl WigginsTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl Wiggins
The Books Y'all Have Read (Thus Far) During the Coronavirus Pandemic
554 books — 33 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Sick Lit
164 books — 25 voters
Fed Up by Sophia ElanHealthcare From The Trenches by Alejandro BadiaDoctors by Sherwin B. NulandHow We Die by Sherwin B. NulandComplications by Atul Gawande
Best Books by Physicians about Healthcare
26 books — 22 voters

Spillover by David QuammenThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsGet Well Soon by Jennifer WrightPandemic by Sonia Shah
Pandemics and Epidemics (nonfiction)
124 books — 14 voters
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. SteadLlama Llama Home with Mama by Anna DewdneyBob, Not Bob! by Liz Garton ScanlonBear Feels Sick by Karma WilsonPigs Make Me Sneeze! by Mo Willems
Picture Books About Sickness
21 books — 10 voters

Lover Eternal by J.R. WardThe King by J.R. WardLover Mine by J.R. WardDark Lover by J.R. WardLover Awakened by J.R. Ward
Paranormal & Fantasy Romance with Disabled, Chronically Ill or Mentally Ill Heroines
30 books — 10 voters
The Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettInferno by Steven HatchThe Great Mortality by John KellyFlu by Gina KolataParasite Rex by Carl Zimmer
Terrifying Plagues
36 books — 9 voters

Sick Kids in Love by Hannah MoskowitzThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenMidnight Sun by Trish CookFive Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
Sick Kids in Love
13 books — 9 voters
Brother by Ania AhlbornDepraved by Bryan SmithUrban Gothic by Brian KeeneDepraved 2 by Bryan SmithOff Season by Jack Ketchum
Cannibal Family Books
22 books — 8 voters

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryThe Hating Game by Sally ThorneThe Right Move by Liz TomfordeThe Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonFrom Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
Sickbed trope (contemporary romances)
90 books — 7 voters
The Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonFight Club by Chuck PalahniukLong Live Hoes by Mr. W.
Crazy First Paragraph Books
7 books — 6 voters

Our Daily Poison by Marie-Monique RobinCracking Jokes by Alan DundesI Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan BradleyIn the Kingdom of the Sick by Laurie EdwardsTouch Me, I'm Sick by Tom Reynolds
That Novel Is Totally "Sick"
143 books — 5 voters
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. JacobsHalf a Crown by Jo WaltonRevelation by C.J. SansomBroken Harbour by Tana French
My One Twitter and Bisted Read of the Year 2012
4 books — 4 voters

Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox by Grace MaccaroneArthur's Chicken Pox by Marc BrownDuff the Giant Killer by Budge WilsonYou Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown by Paula DanzigerI've Got Chicken Pox by True Kelley
Chicken Pox
7 books — 3 voters
Zapped by Ann Louise GittlemanHistory of Natural Hygiene and Principles of Natural Hygiene by Herbert M. SheltonResetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanjay PrasadThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyGetting Well by Herbert M. Shelton
Medical Type Books that help you to get better!
60 books — 3 voters

Hamsters by Susan MeredithHamsters for Dummies by Sarah MontagueThe Hamster By Betsy Sikora Siino by Betsy Sikora SiinoHamsters As a New Pet by Anmarie Barrie
Best Pet Hamster Books
4 books — 2 voters
Born in Ice by Nora RobertsDestined by Allison KraftGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Dalai Lama's Cat by David MichieThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Books To Read When You're Sick In Bed
9 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
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Sick <3
3 books — 1 voter

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa PearceThe Night-Watchmen by Helen CresswellThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannMarianne Dreams by Catherine StorrYesterday's Doll by Cora Taylor
Convalescence
9 books — 1 voter

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