Best Transgressive Fiction

1.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,461 ratings
2.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,938 ratings
3.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,198 ratings
4.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 174,914 ratings
5.
Invisible Monsters
Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,322 ratings
6.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,750 ratings
7.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,668 ratings
8.
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating — 63,286 ratings
9.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,981 ratings
10.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,100 ratings
11.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,675 ratings
12.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,264 ratings
13.
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 17,414 ratings
14.
Factotum
Factotum 3.92 avg rating — 74,342 ratings
15.
Lunar Park
Lunar Park 3.65 avg rating — 30,302 ratings
16.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,677 ratings
17.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,602 ratings
18.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,783,002 ratings
19.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,345 ratings
20.
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero 3.60 avg rating — 95,143 ratings
21.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,694 ratings
22.
Choke
Choke 3.71 avg rating — 218,461 ratings
23.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,900 ratings
24.
Filth
Filth 3.82 avg rating — 31,466 ratings
25.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,158 ratings
26.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn 3.92 avg rating — 28,775 ratings
27.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,612 ratings
28.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,757 ratings
29.
Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution 4.32 avg rating — 6,865 ratings
30.
Survivor
Survivor 3.93 avg rating — 122,588 ratings
31.
Haunted
Haunted 3.59 avg rating — 109,651 ratings
32.
Junky
Junky 3.85 avg rating — 69,891 ratings
33.
Post Office
Post Office 3.93 avg rating — 135,724 ratings
34.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,655 ratings
35.
Ham on Rye
Ham on Rye 4.14 avg rating — 115,672 ratings
36.
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction 3.72 avg rating — 50,556 ratings
37.
Mean Spirited
Mean Spirited 4.28 avg rating — 5,616 ratings
38.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,940 ratings
39.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,597 ratings
40.
Wayward Spirits (Witches of Palmetto Point #2)
Wayward Spirits (Witches of Palmetto Point #2) 4.42 avg rating — 7,386 ratings
41.
The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12)
The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 2,307 ratings
42.
Snuff
Snuff 3.22 avg rating — 66,023 ratings
43.
A Very Bad Thing
A Very Bad Thing 4.15 avg rating — 40,384 ratings
44.
The Witches of Scotland Book 1 (The Dream Dancers: Akashic Chronicles, #1)
The Witches of Scotland Book 1 (The Dream Dancers: Akashic Chronicles, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 6,826 ratings
45.
The Last Guest House
The Last Guest House 3.79 avg rating — 3,584 ratings
46.
The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3)
The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 39,114 ratings
47.
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions 4.12 avg rating — 20,732 ratings
48.
Lullaby
Lullaby 3.74 avg rating — 102,493 ratings
49.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,519 ratings
50.
Diary
Diary 3.65 avg rating — 80,383 ratings
51.
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town 3.86 avg rating — 82,847 ratings
52.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,547 ratings
53.
Story of the Eye
Story of the Eye 3.65 avg rating — 24,378 ratings
54.
Devil's Snare (Witches of Palmetto Point #3)
Devil's Snare (Witches of Palmetto Point #3) 4.40 avg rating — 6,032 ratings
55.
Crash
Crash 3.59 avg rating — 28,424 ratings
56.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,343 ratings
57.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,547 ratings
58.
Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel
Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel 4.02 avg rating — 559 ratings
59.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,534 ratings
60.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,767 ratings
61.
The Demon
The Demon 3.90 avg rating — 3,485 ratings
62.
The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to Keep the Truth Hidden
The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to Keep the Truth Hidden 3.71 avg rating — 6,959 ratings
63.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,214 ratings
64.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden 3.54 avg rating — 34,489 ratings
65.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,887 ratings
66.
Tampa
Tampa 3.33 avg rating — 54,250 ratings
67.
Geek Love
Geek Love 3.95 avg rating — 71,409 ratings
68.
Guts
Guts 3.87 avg rating — 15,093 ratings
69.
Money
Money 3.70 avg rating — 25,093 ratings
70.
The Room
The Room 3.70 avg rating — 6,546 ratings
71.
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey 3.84 avg rating — 69,635 ratings
72.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog 4.09 avg rating — 68,439 ratings
73.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,353 ratings
74.
Porno (Mark Renton, #3)
Porno (Mark Renton, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 26,365 ratings
75.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,253 ratings
76.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,409 ratings
77.
Delta of Venus
Delta of Venus 3.61 avg rating — 24,715 ratings
78.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,740 ratings
79.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock 3.69 avg rating — 34,853 ratings
80.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,399 ratings
81.
Blood and Guts in High School
Blood and Guts in High School 3.46 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
82.
The Shining
The Shining 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,484 ratings
83.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,078 ratings
84.
The Contortionist's Handbook
The Contortionist's Handbook 3.97 avg rating — 11,350 ratings
85.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,630 ratings
86.
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead 4.19 avg rating — 78,036 ratings
87.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating — 528,265 ratings
88.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,139 ratings
89.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,888 ratings
90.
Mysterious Skin
Mysterious Skin 4.16 avg rating — 12,039 ratings
91.
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins 3.66 avg rating — 5,466 ratings
92.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,648 ratings
93.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,953 ratings
94.
The Blade Artist (Mark Renton, #4)
The Blade Artist (Mark Renton, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 7,939 ratings
95.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,906 ratings
96.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,105 ratings
97.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,225 ratings
98.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,087 ratings
99.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,066 ratings
100.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating — 206,751 ratings
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