Darkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Children Act by Ian McEwan
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,617 books — 11,189 voters
Skagboys by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyHeart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
Best Book Cover Art
12,388 books — 7,097 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTampa by Alissa NuttingLunar Park by Bret Easton EllisThe Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine Welsh
Best Twists
8,342 books — 8,957 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyMoney by Martin AmisHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,744 books — 8,861 voters

Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFactotum by Charles Bukowski
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,083 books — 12,163 voters
1984 by George Orwell
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,757 books — 16,490 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonDiary by Chuck Palahniuk
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,659 books — 16,282 voters
Factotum by Charles BukowskiThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Fall by Albert CamusThe Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanMoon Palace by Paul Auster
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,109 books — 16,965 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.The Goldfinch by Donna TarttHunger by Knut HamsunTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
What To Read Next
20,164 books — 24,051 voters
The New York Trilogy by Paul AusterRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Dead Babies by Martin AmisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukGlamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,415 books — 119,708 voters


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