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John Dies at the End by David Wong
The Most Humorous and Entertaining Fantasy Books
68 books — 78 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Stories For Book Lovers
8,331 books — 8,211 voters

Down and Out in Paris and London by George OrwellLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Oliver Twist by Charles DickensCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Underclass
375 books — 131 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,851 books — 21,780 voters

The Inferno by Dante AlighieriThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
New York Review Books - Classics
532 books — 881 voters
1984 by George Orwell
UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,548 books — 548 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Philosophical Literature
1,145 books — 2,747 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Some of the Better Books I've Finished
20 books — 4 voters

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Di... by Jonas Jonasson
Novels for the Wanderer
155 books — 122 voters
Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam MansbachThe Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,918 books — 2,058 voters

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Beat Generation Literature
114 books — 47 voters
1984 by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacTropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library
101 books — 245 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,209 books — 1,244 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Books I wish I had never read
1,279 books — 1,327 voters

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketFive on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton
Favorite books from my childhood
4,380 books — 7,399 voters
1984 by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Guardian Top 100 books of all time
100 books — 166 voters

The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert RankinThe Dance of the Voodoo Handbag by Robert RankinDead Bitch Army by Andre DuzaThe Beggar's Opera by John Gay
There Ought to be a Band
2,435 books — 1,109 voters
John Dies at the End by David WongBag of Bones by Stephen KingTick Tock by Dean KoontzChasm by Stephen LawsWorld War Z by Max Brooks
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,958 voters

Stardust by Neil GaimanWicked by Gregory MaguireScarlet by Marissa MeyerCinder by Marissa MeyerTithe by Holly Black
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters
Charles Middleworth by Guy PortmanThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSh*t My Dad Says by Justin HalpernThe Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,285 books — 7,883 voters

Charles Middleworth by Guy PortmanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
British Wit and Humour
557 books — 302 voters
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks by William S. BurroughsThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacThe Subterraneans by Jack KerouacLonesome Traveler by Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac's Best
21 books — 101 voters

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieWhere Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. ForsterThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisLast Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Most Poetic Book Titles
2,064 books — 890 voters
1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
My Essential Speculative Fiction Library
49 books — 40 voters

Tithe by Holly BlackStardust by Neil Gaiman
Books about Faery
1,115 books — 2,321 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy
Best Russian Literature
510 books — 2,273 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky1984 by George OrwellThe Odyssey by HomerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,576 books — 13,097 voters
1984 by George Orwell
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,209 books — 10,037 voters

Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,085 books — 2,694 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Female Lead Characters
4,827 books — 5,827 voters