The Greatest Books of All Time on Self Destruction

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
750 Money Martin Amis 1984 British English
2084 Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk 1996 American English
2224 My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 American English
2849 Bad News Edward St Aubyn 1992 British English
5902 Notes From Underground & Other Stories Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 Russian Russian
6002 A Love Affair Dino Buzzati 1963 Italian Italian
6470 The Sound Of My Voice Ron Butlin 1987 British English
6821 Let It Come Down Paul Bowles 1952 American English
6821 The Lost Weekend Charles Jackson 1944 American English
7215 Man Against Himself Karl A. Menninger 1938 American English
9907 Women Charles Bukowski 1978 American English
10052 Diablo GuardiƔn Xavier Velasco 2003 Mexican Spanish
10177 B Utterfield 8 John O'Hara 1935 American English
11849 The Demon Hubert Selby 1976 American English
13715 Tweak Nic Sheff 2007 American English
13878 Love Me Back Merritt Tierce 2014 American English
17117 Crank Ellen Hopkins 2004 American English
17117 Zero Gine Cornelia Pedersen 2013 Norwegian Norwegian