Best Quirky Dark Novels

1.
Geek Love
Geek Love 3.95 avg rating β€” 71,412 ratings
2.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,680,888 ratings
3.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating β€” 273,835 ratings
4.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating β€” 950,719 ratings
5.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,154,034 ratings
6.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating β€” 813,352 ratings
7.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating β€” 697,855 ratings
8.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating β€” 395,389 ratings
9.
Cruddy
Cruddy 4.16 avg rating β€” 6,539 ratings
10.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating β€” 9,798 ratings
11.
Plague of Angels (The Descended, #1)
Plague of Angels (The Descended, #1) 3.52 avg rating β€” 1,107 ratings
12.
Observatory Mansions
Observatory Mansions 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,064 ratings
13.
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers 3.85 avg rating β€” 101,544 ratings
14.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating β€” 826,362 ratings
15.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,731,902 ratings
16.
The Giant's House
The Giant's House 3.65 avg rating β€” 7,897 ratings
16.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors 3.77 avg rating β€” 400,436 ratings
18.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating β€” 323,019 ratings
19.
A Fraction of the Whole
A Fraction of the Whole 4.14 avg rating β€” 23,931 ratings
20.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating β€” 191,484 ratings
21.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain 4.23 avg rating β€” 545,704 ratings
22.
The Boy Detective Fails
The Boy Detective Fails
by: Joe Meno
3.90 avg rating β€” 3,279 ratings
23.
Her Fearful Symmetry
Her Fearful Symmetry 3.27 avg rating β€” 95,642 ratings
24.
The Little Friend
The Little Friend 3.48 avg rating β€” 79,066 ratings
25.
The Colour of Milk
The Colour of Milk 4.05 avg rating β€” 10,518 ratings
26.
Lives of the Monster Dogs
Lives of the Monster Dogs 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,363 ratings
27.
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck 3.79 avg rating β€” 6,884 ratings
28.
The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman 3.69 avg rating β€” 39,572 ratings
29.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 3.54 avg rating β€” 61,941 ratings
30.
The Road to London
The Road to London really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 39 ratings
31.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 362,987 ratings
32.
Mister Pip
Mister Pip 3.68 avg rating β€” 23,800 ratings
33.
A Gracious Plenty
A Gracious Plenty 3.98 avg rating β€” 2,646 ratings
33.
Zod Wallop
Zod Wallop 4.10 avg rating β€” 551 ratings
35.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3.80 avg rating β€” 195,815 ratings
36.
The Philosopher's Apprentice
The Philosopher's Apprentice 3.44 avg rating β€” 828 ratings
37.
Weave World
Weave World 4.13 avg rating β€” 33,643 ratings
38.
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride 3.83 avg rating β€” 49,007 ratings
39.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,270 ratings
40.
The Bear in a Muddy Tutu
The Bear in a Muddy Tutu 3.80 avg rating β€” 174 ratings
40.
A Complicated Kindness
A Complicated Kindness 3.69 avg rating β€” 27,736 ratings
40.
Something Pretty, Something Beautiful
Something Pretty, Something Beautiful 3.92 avg rating β€” 64 ratings
40.
Spring Water
Spring Water 4.36 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
40.
Mother Teresa's Advice for Jilted Lovers
Mother Teresa's Advice for Jilted Lovers 3.82 avg rating β€” 126 ratings
40.
Accumulation
Accumulation 4.12 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
46.
Showtime (Marvelle Circus, #1)
Showtime (Marvelle Circus, #1) 3.60 avg rating β€” 257 ratings
46.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,997 ratings
48.
Irma Voth
Irma Voth 3.60 avg rating β€” 4,732 ratings
49.
Owls Do Cry
Owls Do Cry 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,016 ratings
49.
The Dogs of Babel
The Dogs of Babel 3.58 avg rating β€” 19,381 ratings
51.
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint 3.97 avg rating β€” 7,572 ratings
52.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating β€” 46,995 ratings
53.
Pandemonium
Pandemonium 3.81 avg rating β€” 3,343 ratings
53.
Headhunter
Headhunter 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,637 ratings
55.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating β€” 31,712 ratings
56.
Galore: A Novel
Galore: A Novel 3.75 avg rating β€” 5,752 ratings
57.
Being There
Being There 3.86 avg rating β€” 14,757 ratings
58.
Alva & Irva: The Twins Who Saved a City
Alva & Irva: The Twins Who Saved a City 3.75 avg rating β€” 376 ratings
59.
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by: Mark Dunn
3.94 avg rating β€” 56,073 ratings
59.
A Map of the World
A Map of the World 3.81 avg rating β€” 74,022 ratings
59.
The Magician
The Magician 3.58 avg rating β€” 5,241 ratings
62.
The Somnambulist
The Somnambulist
by: Essie Fox
3.35 avg rating β€” 2,140 ratings
63.
Case Histories
Case Histories 3.79 avg rating β€” 119,790 ratings
64.
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror 3.29 avg rating β€” 31,892 ratings
65.
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm 3.65 avg rating β€” 6,085 ratings
66.
What Hides Within
What Hides Within really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 298 ratings
66.
The Box Of Mirrors
The Box Of Mirrors 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
66.
Nude Men
Nude Men 3.50 avg rating β€” 594 ratings
66.
Goldenland Past Dark
Goldenland Past Dark 3.77 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
66.
Monster Behind the Wheel
Monster Behind the Wheel 3.92 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
66.
Little Hands Clapping
Little Hands Clapping 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,622 ratings
66.
First Night of Summer
First Night of Summer 3.95 avg rating β€” 237 ratings
66.
Bad Elephant Far Stream
Bad Elephant Far Stream 4.51 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
66.
Dead Medium
Dead Medium 3.67 avg rating β€” 638 ratings
66.
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Blue 3.77 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
66.
The Hunt
The Hunt 3.60 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
66.
Shadows Burned In
Shadows Burned In 3.54 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
66.
Life Expectancy
Life Expectancy 4.02 avg rating β€” 39,314 ratings
66.
Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery
Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery 4.13 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
66.
Beneath the Mall of Madness (Jaspar Windisle Adventures #1)
Beneath the Mall of Madness (Jaspar Windisle Adventures #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
66.
The Devil's Intern (The Devil's, #1)
The Devil's Intern (The Devil's, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,621 ratings
66.
Man in the Dark
Man in the Dark 3.63 avg rating β€” 11,522 ratings
66.
Hide the Elephant
Hide the Elephant 4.18 avg rating β€” 363 ratings
66.
Gunshot Victims Unit
Gunshot Victims Unit 3.90 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
66.
A Mirror for Witches
A Mirror for Witches 3.88 avg rating β€” 243 ratings
66.
The Wizard of Meudon
The Wizard of Meudon 4.45 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
66.
Train to the Edge of the Moon
Train to the Edge of the Moon 3.78 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
66.
Animal Lovers
Animal Lovers
by: Rob Palk
3.73 avg rating β€” 116 ratings
66.
The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman 3.97 avg rating β€” 22,250 ratings
90.
The Caretaker of Lorne Field
The Caretaker of Lorne Field 3.84 avg rating β€” 804 ratings
90.
Pobby and Dingan
Pobby and Dingan
by: Ben Rice
3.87 avg rating β€” 2,131 ratings
90.
The Old Man and Me
The Old Man and Me 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,031 ratings
90.
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird 3.90 avg rating β€” 27,862 ratings
90.
The Book of Illusions
The Book of Illusions 3.90 avg rating β€” 26,199 ratings
90.
The Nobody Show
The Nobody Show 4.21 avg rating β€” 155 ratings
90.
Aunty Ida's Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only) (An Aunty Ida Comedy Invention Book 1)
Aunty Ida's Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only) (An Aunty Ida Comedy Invention Book 1) 3.54 avg rating β€” 155 ratings
90.
Factions of a Dwarf (The Curse of Philos-Aphilos, #1)
Factions of a Dwarf (The Curse of Philos-Aphilos, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
90.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating β€” 41,620 ratings
99.
My Sister, My Love
My Sister, My Love 3.55 avg rating β€” 4,256 ratings
99.
Me & Emma
Me & Emma 3.91 avg rating β€” 22,122 ratings
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