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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
115th out of 3,291 books — 11,634 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
1952nd out of 78,325 books — 291,977 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
491st out of 7,878 books — 49,827 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboNight by Elie Wiesel
Most Depressing Book of All Time
105th out of 1,229 books — 3,943 voters

Lalka by Bolesław PrusFerdydurke by Witold GombrowiczBlood of Elves by Andrzej SapkowskiSolaris by Stanisław LemQuo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Best Polish Books
26th out of 578 books — 557 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
100th out of 1,434 books — 1,777 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Well-Written Holocaust Books
66th out of 918 books — 2,975 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
WWII Historic Fiction
97th out of 1,504 books — 1,598 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Writers who committed suicide
20th out of 459 books — 288 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
3167th out of 15,898 books — 18,633 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Around the World in 100 Books
127th out of 1,327 books — 715 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels
62nd out of 100 books — 295 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
99th out of 995 books — 802 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Experimental Books Ever
231st out of 1,122 books — 1,826 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHatchet by Gary PaulsenCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William GoldingLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Survival Stories
186th out of 1,181 books — 1,667 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
29th out of 50 books — 105 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
1277th out of 7,911 books — 26,314 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Books with birds in the title
134th out of 2,023 books — 278 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Birds
39th out of 718 books — 105 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Trial by Franz KafkaSiddhartha by Hermann HesseLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books Which Provoke Inner Thought
42nd out of 182 books — 146 voters

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Books you read that you weren't supposed to read
41st out of 148 books — 206 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwan
World War II Fiction
266th out of 1,463 books — 2,166 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertHotel by Arthur HaileyA Charlie Brown Christmas by Justine Korman FontesFox in Socks by Dr. SeussThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best Books 1965
31st out of 218 books — 64 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum1984 by George OrwellThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Most Disturbing Books
31st out of 254 books — 241 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
War and Travel on The Guardian's 1000 novels everyone must read
111th out of 132 books — 69 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
Rising Up and Rising Down
7th out of 81 books — 27 voters

1984 by George OrwellAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLord of the Flies by William Golding
Darkest Books of All Time
415th out of 1,314 books — 1,732 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
141st out of 808 books — 419 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughBirdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Birds and Bees
20th out of 553 books — 42 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Must Read Classics
702nd out of 1,878 books — 4,716 voters

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