Best Anti-heroes in Books

1.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,020 ratings
2.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,632 ratings
3.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,150 ratings
4.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,908 ratings
5.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,165 ratings
6.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,744 ratings
7.
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 558,628 ratings
8.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,084 ratings
9.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,977 ratings
10.
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating — 63,282 ratings
11.
Factotum
Factotum 3.92 avg rating — 74,337 ratings
12.
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 17,411 ratings
13.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 174,907 ratings
14.
Lunar Park
Lunar Park 3.65 avg rating — 30,298 ratings
15.
Invisible Monsters
Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,316 ratings
16.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,194 ratings
17.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,555 ratings
18.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,834 ratings
19.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,925 ratings
20.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,219 ratings
21.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,418 ratings
22.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,285 ratings
23.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,051 ratings
24.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,787 ratings
25.
Othello
Othello 3.89 avg rating — 428,027 ratings
26.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,181 ratings
27.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,064 ratings
28.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,076 ratings
29.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,322 ratings
30.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,887 ratings
31.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,878 ratings
32.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,379 ratings
33.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,418 ratings
34.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,133 ratings
35.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating — 320,838 ratings
36.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,451 ratings
37.
The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game
The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game 4.10 avg rating — 1,760 ratings
38.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,975 ratings
39.
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses 4.05 avg rating — 57,182 ratings
40.
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,646 ratings
41.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,643 ratings
42.
Medea
Medea
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating — 84,381 ratings
43.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,706 ratings
44.
Not Okay
Not Okay 4.44 avg rating — 142 ratings
45.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,363 ratings
46.
Richard III
Richard III 3.91 avg rating — 57,229 ratings
47.
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
by: Anne Rice
4.11 avg rating — 212,573 ratings
48.
The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, #4)
The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 142,006 ratings
49.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating — 85,822 ratings
50.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,044 ratings
51.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,164 ratings
52.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,073 ratings
53.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,677 ratings
54.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 3.78 avg rating — 199,202 ratings
55.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,518 ratings
56.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,355 ratings
57.
The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6)
The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6) 4.08 avg rating — 94,392 ratings
58.
The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5)
The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 159,213 ratings
58.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.15 avg rating — 3,427 ratings
60.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,235 ratings
61.
Beautifully Cruel (Beautifully Cruel, #1)
Beautifully Cruel (Beautifully Cruel, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 53,710 ratings
62.
The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3)
The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 139,666 ratings
63.
Faust, First Part
Faust, First Part 3.83 avg rating — 84,123 ratings
64.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,840 ratings
65.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
66.
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1)
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 19,304 ratings
67.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 214,008 ratings
68.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,581 ratings
69.
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 3.85 avg rating — 177,948 ratings
70.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,321 ratings
71.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating — 232,007 ratings
72.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 4.18 avg rating — 14,594 ratings
73.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4.06 avg rating — 63,547 ratings
74.
The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl #2)
The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl #2) 3.96 avg rating — 158,752 ratings
74.
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 35,727 ratings
76.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,330 ratings
77.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,332 ratings
78.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,322 ratings
79.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,188 ratings
80.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,784 ratings
81.
Hit Man (Keller, #1)
Hit Man (Keller, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 6,474 ratings
82.
Island
Island 3.85 avg rating — 34,947 ratings
83.
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 30,370 ratings
84.
Dead Men's Trousers
Dead Men's Trousers 4.18 avg rating — 4,831 ratings
85.
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 — 370,586 ratings
86.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,078 ratings
87.
Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2)
Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 21,068 ratings
88.
King Lear
King Lear 3.91 avg rating — 232,682 ratings
89.
The Reaper (Dark Verse, #2)
The Reaper (Dark Verse, #2)
by: RuNyx
4.29 avg rating — 93,917 ratings
90.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,164 ratings
91.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,957 ratings
92.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating — 216,990 ratings
93.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,679 ratings
94.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus 3.68 avg rating — 33,426 ratings
95.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,266 ratings
96.
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 129,721 ratings
97.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana 3.94 avg rating — 39,684 ratings
98.
Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7)
Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7)
by: J.R. Ward
4.36 avg rating — 119,186 ratings
99.
The Idiot
The Idiot 4.21 avg rating — 207,635 ratings
100.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,420 ratings
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