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Flavorwire's 50 Essential Cult Novels

"Just what is a cult novel? Well, like so many literary terms, the edges blur whenever you try to look right at them, but in the end, you sort of know one when you read one. Sometimes a cult novel is one that the critics panned but the fans love, or sometimes it’s one that both readers and critics love, but a certain contingent of readers really love. Any book with a squadron of rabid fans swearing that it changed their lives quickly seems cultish. Cult novels often come from the fringes, they often represent countercultural perspectives, they often experiment with form. But again: you sort of know one when you see one, and this list contains 50 of the best (or at least the most notable). As always, there are many more good ones out there, and new cults forming all the time across the world, so if your favorite dog-eared novel-of-worship is missing here, add it to the list in the comments."
--- Emily Temple, Flavorwire
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Speedboat
Speedboat
2
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
3
On the Road
On the Road
4
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
5
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner (Williams)
6
Masters of Atlantis (1985)
Masters of Atlantis (1985)
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
8
The Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch
9
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
10
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
11
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
12
Dune
Dune
13
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land
14
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
15
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
16
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
17
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
18
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
19
Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities
20
Watchmen
Watchmen
21
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
22
The Smartest Kid on Earth (Jimmy Corrigan)
The Smartest Kid on Earth (Jimmy Corrigan)
23
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt
24
Blood and Guts in High School
Blood and Guts in High School
25
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls
26
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
27
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
28
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
29
Lanark
Lanark
30
This Is Not a Novel (David Markson)
This Is Not a Novel (David Markson)
31
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
32
Fear of Flying
Fear of Flying
33
Clan of the Cave Bear
Clan of the Cave Bear
34
Dhalgren
Dhalgren
35
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
36
The Black Book (Orhan Pamuk)
The Black Book (Orhan Pamuk)
37
Nightwood
Nightwood
38
The Alexandria Quartet
The Alexandria Quartet
39
Gormenghast
Gormenghast
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