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The Stand The Stand (Audiobook)
by (shelved 38 times as evil)
avg rating 4.35 — 868,579 ratings — published 1978
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as evil)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,332,356 ratings — published 1986
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as evil)
avg rating 4.03 — 121,795 ratings — published 1886
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The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, #1) The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as evil)
avg rating 3.90 — 685,179 ratings — published 1982
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The Waste Lands (Dark Tower, #3) The Waste Lands (Dark Tower, #3)
by (shelved 26 times as evil)
avg rating 4.25 — 257,372 ratings — published 1991
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Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4) Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)
by (shelved 26 times as evil)
avg rating 4.27 — 228,889 ratings — published 1997
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as evil)
avg rating 4.20 — 36,678 ratings — published 1963
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The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower, #2) The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as evil)
avg rating 4.24 — 302,438 ratings — published 1987
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Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, #10) Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, #10)
by (shelved 22 times as evil)
avg rating 3.74 — 26,641 ratings — published 2003
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Song of Susannah (Dark Tower, #6) Song of Susannah (Dark Tower, #6)
by (shelved 21 times as evil)
avg rating 4.00 — 182,468 ratings — published 2004
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The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4) The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4)
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avg rating 4.29 — 271,623 ratings — published 1992
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Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #7) Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #7)
by (shelved 21 times as evil)
avg rating 4.09 — 72,678 ratings — published 1998
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The Princess Bride The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as evil)
avg rating 4.27 — 966,318 ratings — published 1973
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Cradle and All Cradle and All (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as evil)
avg rating 3.84 — 36,030 ratings — published 1980
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Transition Transition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as evil)
avg rating 3.87 — 11,858 ratings — published 2009
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,261,166 ratings — published 2007
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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 27,824 ratings — published 2007
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Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, #8) Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, #8)
by (shelved 16 times as evil)
avg rating 3.84 — 57,126 ratings — published 2003
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as evil)
avg rating 3.89 — 163,133 ratings — published 1962
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as evil)
avg rating 3.43 — 578,947 ratings — published 1899
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Swan Song Swan Song (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as evil)
avg rating 4.30 — 79,549 ratings — published 1987
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as evil)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,410,632 ratings — published 2012
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as evil)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,577,391 ratings — published 2012
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,252,777 ratings — published 1954
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The Great Hunt The Great Hunt (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 369,012 ratings — published 1990
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 2,028,483 ratings — published 1890
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The Devil and Miss Prym The Devil and Miss Prym (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 76,284 ratings — published 2000
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No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 272,606 ratings — published 2005
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as evil)
avg rating 4.25 — 850,577 ratings — published 1990
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as evil)
avg rating 4.55 — 875,722 ratings — published
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 2,031,747 ratings — published 1818
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,568,852 ratings — published 1897
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The Eye of the World The Eye of the World (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 617,019 ratings — published 1990
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Hunger (Gone, #2) Hunger (Gone, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as evil)
avg rating 4.02 — 93,253 ratings — published 2009
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The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6) The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6)
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avg rating 4.13 — 75,728 ratings — published 1997
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.46 — 764,059 ratings — published 1952
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 7 times as evil)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,803,706 ratings — published 2005
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,189,887 ratings — published 1954
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 456,363 ratings — published 1967
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
by (shelved 7 times as evil)
avg rating 3.91 — 408,439 ratings — published 1954
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Retribution (Dark-Hunter, #19) Retribution (Dark-Hunter, #19)
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avg rating 4.12 — 22,466 ratings — published 2011
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Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 744 ratings — published 1996
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Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 585 ratings — published
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We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as evil)
avg rating 4.08 — 224,814 ratings — published 2003
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The 48 Laws of Power The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as evil)
avg rating 4.07 — 248,188 ratings — published 1999
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 250,391 ratings — published 1985
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Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2) Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as evil)
avg rating 4.02 — 63,644 ratings — published 1943
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The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as evil)
avg rating 4.03 — 352 ratings — published 1977
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as evil)
avg rating 3.87 — 985,375 ratings — published 1955
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Evil and the Justice of God Evil and the Justice of God (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as evil)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,408 ratings — published 2006
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Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Bad Seed by William MarchThe Omen by David SeltzerPet Sematary by Stephen  KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Evil Kids
149 books — 41 voters
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Evil Family
77 books — 18 voters

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Gregory Maguire
“People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

James  Patterson
“Well, that's an evil smile...”
― James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

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