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
61st out of 593 books — 2,047 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
197th out of 3,936 books — 26,193 voters

The God Eaters by Jesse HajicekThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDark Space by Lisa HenryMind Fuck by Manna FrancisWraeththu by Storm Constantine
Best Science Fiction Books with Gay Main Characters
25th out of 491 books — 518 voters
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
293rd out of 1,874 books — 6,997 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
22nd out of 734 books — 478 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerLuck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
81st out of 2,074 books — 1,976 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
106th out of 1,227 books — 2,771 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
184th out of 1,956 books — 1,885 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
121st out of 1,274 books — 3,437 voters
Bouvard and Pécuchet by Gustave FlaubertDhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyThe Royal Family by William T. VollmannLeg over Leg by Ahmad Faris al-ShidyaqWitz by Joshua Cohen
What should be my first book of 2016
2nd out of 17 books — 42 voters

Dhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyUnder the Poppy by Kathe KojaPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea LawlorThe Passion of New Eve by Angela CarterMadder Love by Peter Dubé
Queer Fantastika
1st out of 108 books — 33 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
88th out of 887 books — 490 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
1417th out of 7,889 books — 49,801 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCall Me By Your Name by André AcimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gay Fiction
275th out of 2,681 books — 3,893 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
25th out of 50 books — 105 voters
1984 by George OrwellDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
100+ Science Fiction Novels Everyone Should Read
65th out of 246 books — 441 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Nobel Prize Contenders
17th out of 78 books — 67 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieDhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyOnce Were Warriors by Alan DuffParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Re-focus: Fiction Written by People of Color
3rd out of 89 books — 47 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMetamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz KafkaHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Best Surrealist Literature
27th out of 266 books — 214 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCall Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Best LGBTQIA literature
240th out of 1,789 books — 2,234 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Nebula Award Runners-Up
26th out of 219 books — 80 voters
The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
This Is the End...
177th out of 1,003 books — 1,598 voters

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerSwordspoint by Ellen KushnerWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerDawn by Octavia E. Butler
Adult SFF by diverse authors, pre-2010 #DiverseClassics
8th out of 127 books — 41 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBinti by Nnedi OkoraforDawn by Octavia E. ButlerLilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
Black Speculative Fiction
33rd out of 352 books — 155 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerMoon Called by Patricia BriggsAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerCinder by Marissa Meyer
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
462nd out of 2,567 books — 2,779 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceBeloved by Toni Morrison
(Not) Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
50th out of 100 books — 160 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinZami by Audre LordeAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Books by LGBTQ People of Color
39th out of 510 books — 145 voters
Wild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
African American Science Fiction
40th out of 263 books — 217 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCatch-22 by Joseph HellerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Flavorwire's 50 Essential Cult Novels
23rd out of 51 books — 33 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Books by Black Authors
118th out of 913 books — 368 voters

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