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The Girl by Samantha Geimer
Books about Pedophiles
33 books — 17 voters
Martyr! by Kaveh AkbarGlorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
81 books — 220 voters

As I Descended by Robin Talley
Titles from Macbeth
22 books — 21 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradBartleby the Scrivener by Herman MelvilleHam on Rye by Charles BukowskiJunkie. by William S. BurroughsOn the Yard by Malcolm Braly
Maximum Security Book Club
10 books — 2 voters

Hotels of North America by Rick Moody
Matches on the Cover
104 books — 23 voters
The Collector by John FowlesDeath in Venice by Thomas MannThe Lover by Marguerite DurasNine and a Half Weeks by Elizabeth McNeill
All-Consuming “Love”
41 books — 8 voters

The Red House Mystery by A.A. MilneThe A.B.C. Murders by Agatha ChristieStrangers on a Train by Patricia HighsmithThe Drowner by John D. MacDonaldThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Books Mentioned in Eight Perfect Murders
47 books — 7 voters
Gun, With Occasional Music by Jonathan LethemThe Manual of Detection by Jedediah BerryMade to Kill by Adam ChristopherJohannes Cabal the Detective by Jonathan L. HowardThe Final Solution by Michael Chabon
Best Offbeat Detective Novel Genre Mashups
133 books — 79 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Under Eighteen Heroines in Romance
47 books — 17 voters
Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle GeorgeMacbeth by Jo NesbøThe Serpent of Venice by Christopher MooreEnter the Body by Joy McCulloughThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Shakespeare Retellings
157 books — 183 voters

The Book of V. by Anna Solomon
Biblical Fiction - Queen Esther (Hadassah)
34 books — 44 voters
Checkpoint by Nicholson Baker
Targets
6 books — 5 voters

Suddenly, a Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret
Goldfish
73 books — 21 voters
Suddenly, a Knock on the Door by Etgar KeretSelected Shorts by Symphony SpaceOut of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Fishbowl Covers
41 books — 10 voters

Sundome, Vol. 1 by Kazuto OkadaHistoire d'O | Story of O by Pauline Réage
What To Hide
31 books — 4 voters
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen by Camille LaurensKafkaesque by Peter Kuper
Fabulous Fourteen
188 books — 20 voters

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodThe Lover by Marguerite Duras
Taboo: Young Girls (underage) With Mature Men
29 books — 26 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne1984 by George Orwell
Illicit Love
481 books — 334 voters

His Favorites by Kate WalbertAll the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodThe Panopticon by Jenni FaganJesus Saves by Darcey SteinkeInnocents by Cathy Coote
That's what she said
9 books — 1 voter
Tampa by Alissa NuttingMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellThe Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
Student-Teacher Affair Novels
387 books — 1,784 voters

The Lover by Marguerite DurasWhores on the Hill by Colleen CurranThe Tracey Fragments by Maureen MedvedThe Panopticon by Jenni FaganInnocents by Cathy Coote
there's something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls
320 books — 184 voters
Dream Children by A.N. WilsonTampa by Alissa NuttingThe End of Alice by A.M. HomesTaming the Beast by Emily MaguireSchooling by Heather McGowan
Pedo
136 books — 26 voters

Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony BurgessGertrude and Claudius by John UpdikeA Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Best Shakespeare Retellings
69 books — 38 voters
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda JulyBlithe Spirit by Noël CowardLamb by Christopher MooreEverything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells TowerThen We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Yellowest Books Ever
1,817 books — 579 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceConfessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas de QuinceyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Addicts
270 books — 348 voters