Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienUlysses by James JoyceMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
55th out of 2,709 books — 13,257 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
79th out of 3,297 books — 11,649 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
11th out of 599 books — 2,062 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
1104th out of 78,573 books — 292,856 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
332nd out of 7,874 books — 49,837 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHoly Bible by AnonymousNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Weirdest Books Ever
3rd out of 1,184 books — 1,196 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
266th out of 6,264 books — 4,836 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Experimental Books Ever
28th out of 1,122 books — 1,839 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  Ritz
Recommended by Reading Challengers
465th out of 6,342 books — 4,861 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Transgressive Fiction
23rd out of 894 books — 974 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
758th out of 6,582 books — 4,993 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
2nd out of 715 books — 554 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cult Classics
78th out of 1,576 books — 2,150 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Postmodern Genius
12th out of 519 books — 584 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
1492nd out of 32,690 books — 124,195 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
73rd out of 1,201 books — 1,517 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCoraline by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Trippy Books
14th out of 854 books — 907 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Best Book Titles
595th out of 12,234 books — 8,639 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
178th out of 4,018 books — 26,690 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsJunky by William S. Burroughs
Beat Lit
4th out of 236 books — 182 voters
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksCrank by Ellen HopkinsA Million Little Pieces by James FreyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Substance Abuse & Addiction
14th out of 723 books — 1,323 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
254th out of 1,338 books — 5,929 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Cult fiction
63rd out of 540 books — 486 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
The Worst Books of All Time
269th out of 8,117 books — 19,897 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireLife of Pi by Yann MartelAtonement by Ian McEwanOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Abandoned Books
39th out of 1,463 books — 1,462 voters

1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Quality Dark Fiction
119th out of 2,671 books — 3,765 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
95th out of 1,314 books — 1,733 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Absurdist Fiction
10th out of 323 books — 296 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Scar Tissue by Anthony KiedisJunky by William S. BurroughsTweak by Nic Sheff
Addicts
6th out of 273 books — 353 voters

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