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 1,876 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 1,577 books — 2,471 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 891 books — 2,488 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 253 books — 115 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLes Misérables by Victor HugoGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Over a 1000 Pages
59th out of 236 books — 236 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
11096th out of 78,428 books — 292,346 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 — 155 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
1244th out of 7,719 books — 14,391 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMaus I by Art SpiegelmanLiv's Secrets by Janet LevineThe Chosen by Chaim PotokMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Best Jewish Books
34th out of 399 books — 131 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
92nd out of 444 books — 123 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 76 books — 20 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

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
455th out of 2,081 books — 2,439 voters
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

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceBy Night in Chile by Roberto BolañoHard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter2666 by Roberto Bolaño
LOB Top 50
17th out of 50 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

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
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

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
429th out of 653 books — 311 voters

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
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Borrowers by Mary NortonThe Unhoneymooners by Christina LaurenThe Dogs by Robert CalderThe Chrysalids by John Wyndham
The [noun, pl.]
63rd out of 181 books — 14 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

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
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul ScottEnglish Passengers by Matthew KnealeCopenhagen by Michael FraynTouch Not the Cat by Mary  StewartThe American by Henry James
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
763rd out of 1,956 books — 267 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniRoom by Emma Donoghue
2011: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
878th out of 1,801 books — 439 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
7989th out of 9,484 books — 2,172 voters

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