The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
18th out of 984 books — 959 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
397th out of 7,889 books — 49,800 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
1779th out of 77,485 books — 289,340 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
26th out of 907 books — 1,257 voters

The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
78th out of 1,187 books — 2,811 voters
Rubinrot by Kerstin GierInkheart by Cornelia FunkeMomo by Michael EndeSaphirblau by Kerstin GierThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Best German Authors
26th out of 613 books — 707 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwaySiddhartha by Hermann HesseLord of the Flies by William Golding
Nobel Laureates
42nd out of 660 books — 569 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
2230th out of 32,276 books — 123,015 voters

Faust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
German Classics
13th out of 227 books — 151 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantThe Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Art & Artists in Fiction
51st out of 955 books — 1,117 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Stranger by Albert CamusBlindness by José SaramagoThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Best by Nobel Prize Authors
33rd out of 381 books — 284 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Philosophical Fiction
57th out of 342 books — 642 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
465th out of 3,762 books — 3,701 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Bildungsroman book
48th out of 368 books — 331 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Stranger by Albert CamusLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
The Nobel Prize in Literature Goodreads Group Shelf
52nd out of 353 books — 108 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
3447th out of 15,337 books — 17,160 voters
Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Awe of God by John BevereNew Morning Mercies by Paul David TrippThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick WarrenLiving Fearless by Jamie Winship
Self-help and advice
306th out of 1,968 books — 1,302 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Inspiring Books
1050th out of 4,819 books — 3,557 voters
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Little Engine That Could by Watty PiperAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Best Books 1930
10th out of 114 books — 40 voters

The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Plague by Albert CamusThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Books for a Pandemic
89th out of 705 books — 578 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
598th out of 2,599 books — 2,934 voters
Demian by Hermann HesseSiddhartha by Hermann HesseSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseNarcissus and Goldmund by Hermann HesseThe Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
Best of Hermann Hesse
4th out of 14 books — 11 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Great Coming-Of-Age Books
117th out of 864 books — 636 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanLife of Pi by Yann MartelCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Modern-Day Fairy Tales
54th out of 261 books — 309 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
5065th out of 10,562 books — 5,848 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Life Transformation Books
1136th out of 3,688 books — 2,328 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
361st out of 1,084 books — 624 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPOENA DAMNI by Dimitris LyacosBlindness by José SaramagoThe Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Translated Books Project
49th out of 585 books — 75 voters

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