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
31st out of 975 books — 958 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Swallows of Lunetto by Joseph FasanoThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria RilkeThe Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing by Joseph FasanoDeliverance by James Dickey
Novels by Poets
3rd out of 73 books — 54 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
590th out of 7,889 books — 49,787 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieHowards End by E.M. ForsterMy Ántonia by Willa Cather
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
37th out of 530 books — 777 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
32nd out of 102 books — 484 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
111th out of 1,184 books — 2,768 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann HesseTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books that make you think.
87th out of 1,131 books — 1,103 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Literary Fiction
95th out of 1,550 books — 1,358 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Changed My World
307th out of 3,289 books — 3,261 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books You Need to Read to be Considered Well-Read
74th out of 721 books — 404 voters

1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLes Misérables by Victor HugoHamlet by William Shakespeare
Best European Literature
47th out of 807 books — 305 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Classics Ever Written
49th out of 481 books — 281 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Literature
72nd out of 509 books — 630 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
383rd out of 1,329 books — 5,853 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
SZ-Bibliothek - 100 Great Novels of the 20th Century
9th out of 100 books — 64 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books that Changed My World View
40th out of 467 books — 411 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeSwann’s Way by Marcel ProustThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Belle Époque
21st out of 383 books — 152 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Metafiction
61st out of 442 books — 578 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoySwann's Way by C.K. Scott MoncrieffCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pompous Books to Read in Public
28th out of 267 books — 152 voters
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfThe Waves by Virginia WoolfThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Great Stream of Consciousness Novels
21st out of 132 books — 193 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Books Really Worth Re-Reading
45th out of 716 books — 294 voters
The Pythagorean by Alexander MorpheighAll This & More by Peng ShepherdBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonRecursion by Blake Crouch
Works of Fiction Every Philosophy Student Should Read
33rd out of 154 books — 113 voters

The Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Trial by Franz KafkaChess Story by Stefan ZweigLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
Best Austrian Literature
5th out of 136 books — 60 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
67th out of 336 books — 637 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacPrey by Michael CrichtonThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherThe Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
Thought Provoking Books
49th out of 532 books — 364 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best classics
51st out of 349 books — 331 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMy Life in France by Julia Child
Books About Paris
65th out of 720 books — 573 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Modern-day Classics
48th out of 364 books — 191 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
43rd out of 365 books — 326 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
500 Masterworks of Fiction (You pick 'em)
35th out of 493 books — 104 voters

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