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
385th out of 1,874 books — 7,000 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsSpirit Bound by Richelle MeadClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareRoom by Emma DonoghueLast Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Best Books of 2010
192nd out of 1,574 books — 2,472 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Thickest Books Ever
211th out of 889 books — 2,489 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Literary Books of All Time
29th out of 252 books — 115 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Over a 1000 Pages
59th out of 231 books — 232 voters
The People of Paper by Salvador PlascenciaThe Instructions by Adam LevinSamuel Johnson Is Indignant by Lydia DavisThe Facts of Winter by Paul PoisselA Child Again by Robert Coover
McSweeny's Fiction
2nd out of 60 books — 8 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
10687th out of 76,082 books — 282,682 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraMiddlemarch by George Eliot
Flavorwire's 25 Big Novels that are Worth Your Time
12th out of 25 books — 23 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternState of Wonder by Ann PatchettThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMudbound by Hillary Jordan
Powell's Indiespensable
45th out of 92 books — 156 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
1237th out of 7,686 books — 14,161 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMaus I by Art SpiegelmanThe Chosen by Chaim PotokMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Best Jewish Books
32nd out of 395 books — 115 voters
Bluets by Maggie NelsonReady Player One by Ernest ClineWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonAsk the Dust by John FanteRadiant Days by Michael A. FitzGerald
Underdog Literature: 2011
12th out of 140 books — 29 voters

2666 by Roberto BolañoThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienMiddlemarch by George Eliot
Greatest Big Novels
30th out of 75 books — 19 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWatership Down by Richard  AdamsEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
93rd out of 444 books — 122 voters

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDog Days by Jeff KinneyRodrick Rules by Jeff KinneyThe Last Straw by Jeff KinneyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
453rd out of 2,066 books — 2,347 voters
Swing Time by Zadie SmithThe Line by Olga GrushinThe Singer's Gun by Emily St. John MandelThe Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson WalkerThe Children Act by Ian McEwan
2023 Tournament of Favorites Longlist Part Two
19th out of 75 books — 5 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrWolf Hall by Hilary MantelAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Literary Fiction of 21st Century
420th out of 643 books — 278 voters
Brother Alive by Zain  KhalidI Will Die in a Foreign Land by Kalani PickhartPew by Catherine LaceyLot by Bryan WashingtonSeverance by Ling  Ma
Young Lions Award Winners & Finalists
13th out of 25 books — 1 voter

The Instructions by Adam LevinBubblegum by Adam LevinThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Plague by Albert CamusThe Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
Top 10 Books with Nuerotic Protagonists
1st out of 10 books — 1 voter
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
#01
9th out of 100 books — 1 voter

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Borrowers by Mary NortonThe Unhoneymooners by Christina LaurenThe Chrysalids by John WyndhamThe Girls by Emma Cline
The [noun, pl.]
63rd out of 162 books — 13 voters
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonDay Out of Days by Sam ShepardThe Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
San Francisco Gate 2010 100 recommended books
30th out of 100 books — 4 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienTwilight by Stephenie MeyerLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books that Will Forever be a Part of Me
119th out of 241 books — 13 voters
2666 by Roberto BolañoThe Neapolitan Novels by Elena FerranteMy Struggle I-VI by Karl Ove KnausgårdSolenoid by Mircea CărtărescuSeptology by Jon Fosse
Truelit's 100 Best Books of the Quarter Century
90th out of 100 books — 1 voter

The Moviegoer by Walker PercyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBeloved by Toni MorrisonOne Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-ShaykhIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Homecoming Podcast Reading List
25th out of 30 books — 1 voter
You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave EggersA Hologram for the King by Dave EggersAll My Puny Sorrows by Miriam ToewsThe Wild Things by Dave EggersMaps and Legends by Michael Chabon
Mc Sweeney's Fiction & Non-Fiction
35th out of 88 books — 4 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothAllegiant by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
What we've read so far in...2014
7886th out of 9,382 books — 2,038 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1093rd out of 1,548 books — 548 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHopeless by Colleen HooverDivergent by Veronica RothFallen Too Far by Abbi Glines
What we've read so far in 2013...
3884th out of 8,064 books — 2,653 voters
The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Quincunx by Charles PalliserThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonPower And Prediction by Ajay Agrawal
Best Unappreciated Books
2169th out of 4,356 books — 2,202 voters

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