Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryTrue Grit by Charles PortisBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Westerns
43rd out of 1,386 books — 1,515 voters
Stoner by John  WilliamsChess Story by Stefan ZweigThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonThe Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy CasaresA Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
New York Review Books - Classics
27th out of 531 books — 890 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyTrue Grit by Charles PortisAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Literary Westerns
14th out of 283 books — 386 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
23rd out of 313 books — 115 voters

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryTrue Grit by Charles PortisAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyThe Son by Philipp Meyer
Best Contemporary Western Novels
39th out of 120 books — 141 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
2778th out of 7,899 books — 49,788 voters

Underworld by Don DeLilloBorn Slippy by Tom LutzAmerican Tabloid by James EllroyLibra by Don DeLilloThe Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer
FAVORITE AMERICAN BOOKS
7th out of 13 books — 8 voters
In the Distance by Hernan DiazLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryBlood and Thunder by Hampton SidesThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittLight Changes Everything by Nancy E. Turner
Best Frontier Literature
23rd out of 109 books — 34 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryWarlock by Oakley HallThe Shootist by Glendon SwarthoutTrue Grit by Charles PortisKomantcia by Harold Keith
My Favorite Westerns
2nd out of 32 books — 5 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyRed Country by Joe AbercrombieJosey Wales by Forrest CarterOn the Road by Jack KerouacThree-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories by Elmore Leonard
Westerns to read
16th out of 27 books — 1 voter

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyTrue Grit by Charles PortisLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryDeadwood by Pete DexterDesperadoes by Ron Hansen
Grim Western Fiction
8th out of 13 books — 2 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareThe Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. SeussThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Books 1958
152nd out of 152 books — 48 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroSatantango by László KrasznahorkaiVoss by Patrick WhiteBaron Wenckheim's Homecoming by László KrasznahorkaiSeiobo There Below by László Krasznahorkai
Alex's Reading List
51st out of 100 books — 2 voters
News of the World by Paulette JilesThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryOutlawed by Anna NorthUpright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
[ATY 2023] Western
118th out of 401 books — 103 voters

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me by Richard FariñaNog by Rudolph WurlitzerWarlock by Oakley HallHeart of the Original by Steve AylettMao II by Don DeLillo
Pynchonia
3rd out of 9 books — 1 voter
Hard Times by Charles DickensThe Quiet American by Graham GreenePère Goriot by Honoré de BalzacMoll Flanders by Daniel DefoeTender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Los demasiados libros 2
74th out of 200 books — 3 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryTrue Grit by Charles PortisCentennial by James A. MichenerIn the Distance by Hernan DiazAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Western Core
52nd out of 53 books — 4 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryNews of the World by Paulette JilesThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittInland by Téa ObrehtTrue Grit by Charles Portis
Popsugar 2020 - A Western
79th out of 202 books — 129 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
826th out of 908 books — 450 voters
Night by Elie WieselConfessions of a Mask by Yukio MishimaBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacTo the Islands by Randolph Stow
1958 Literary Fiction
19th out of 24 books — 3 voters

Stoner by John  WilliamsButcher's Crossing by John  WilliamsThe Rim of Morning by William  SloaneAugustus by John  WilliamsNothing But the Night by John  Williams
New York Review Books - American Fiction
16th out of 24 books — 5 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14901st out of 15,187 books — 16,793 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareDracula by Bram StokerRebecca by Daphne du MaurierNight by Elie Wiesel
One Word Titles
1791st out of 2,557 books — 266 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1292nd out of 1,563 books — 18,684 voters