AAPI Heritage Month
The Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienThe Recognitions by William GaddisWittgenstein’s Mistress by David MarksonJ R by William GaddisThe Tunnel by William H. Gass
Best Dalkey Archive Titles
5th out of 152 books — 87 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleUlysses by James JoyceSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
The Shandian Spawn
13th out of 169 books — 49 voters

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov1984 by George OrwellCatch-22 by Joseph HellerA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Larry McCaffery: The 20th Century's Greatest Hits (English Language)
41st out of 106 books — 50 voters
Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleGravity's Rainbow by Thomas PynchonInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Flavorwire's 50 Incredibly Tough Books for Extreme Readers
31st out of 50 books — 105 voters

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
A Postmodernist "Canon"
73rd out of 273 books — 172 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
595th out of 1,875 books — 7,000 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
99th out of 106 books — 985 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Tunnel by William H. GassArcadia by Tom StoppardExercises in Style by Raymond QueneauThe Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice as Chronicled b... by Irmtraud Morgner
Complete Review's A+ & A Rated Books
2nd out of 109 books — 14 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
1863rd out of 7,893 books — 49,819 voters
Stoner by John WilliamsBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy2666 by Roberto BolañoButcher's Crossing by John WilliamsMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Hip Opinions
184th out of 313 books — 116 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
752nd out of 3,156 books — 3,682 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas PynchonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Postmodern Novels
52nd out of 101 books — 110 voters

The Tunnel by William H. GassA Day, a Night, Another Day, Summer by Christine SchuttStories in the Worst Way by Garielle LutzScorch Atlas by Blake ButlerPartial List of People to Bleach by Garielle Lutz
The Sentence is a Lonely Place
1st out of 17 books — 5 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Uplifting Fiction
107th out of 356 books — 308 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceFinnegans Wake by James JoyceThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Most Difficult Novels
290th out of 598 books — 2,056 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeNotes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Absolute Madman
35th out of 125 books — 32 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
23803rd out of 78,078 books — 291,176 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Experimental Books Ever
445th out of 1,122 books — 1,820 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best Books of 1995
106th out of 430 books — 193 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiIce by Anna KavanNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonUlysses by James Joyce
Avant Garde books
55th out of 114 books — 71 voters

Against the Day by Thomas PynchonThe Recognitions by William GaddisJ R by William GaddisThe Rainbow Stories by William T. VollmannYou Bright and Risen Angels by William T. Vollmann
Great books not available on Kindle
7th out of 24 books — 4 voters
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
61 Essential Postmodern Reads: Los Angeles Times
29th out of 66 books — 12 voters

The Decline of the West by Oswald SpenglerBeing and Nothingness by Jean-Paul SartreRide the Tiger by Julius EvolaGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonIn the Buddha's Words by Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi
backlog
30th out of 30 books — 1 voter
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books You Need to Read to be Considered Well-Read
520th out of 728 books — 412 voters

The Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Book of Disquiet by Fernando PessoaHamlet by William ShakespeareFranz Kafka by Franz KafkaAgainst Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans
Doomer Side
22nd out of 75 books — 3 voters
No Longer Human by Osamu DazaiAusterlitz by W.G. SebaldGo Tell It on the Mountain by James BaldwinJourney to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand CélineFinnegans Wake by James Joyce
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16th out of 100 books — 1 voter

Niagara by Michel ButorBottom's Dream by Arno SchmidtDucks, Newburyport by Lucy EllmannThe System of Dante's Hell by Amiri BarakaU.S.A. by John Dos Passos
Difficult Books based on this one image on Twiter
63rd out of 93 books — 4 voters
Goodbye, Columbus by Philip RothPortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothThe Human Stain by Philip RothThe Plot Against America by Philip RothThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Papa Grosserode
8th out of 100 books — 1 voter

The Complete Stories by Clarice LispectorFlights by Olga TokarczukThe Rings of Saturn by W.G. SebaldGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinCorrection by Thomas Bernhard
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48th out of 67 books — 1 voter
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Complete Works of Shakespeare by William ShakespeareOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezFicciones by Jorge Luis Borges
/TrueLit Top 100 All-Time (2021 edition)
74th out of 100 books — 1 voter

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