The Big Books of Fall
The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Trial by Franz KafkaSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
31st out of 951 books — 973 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
588th out of 7,826 books — 49,874 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
35th out of 523 books — 780 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 105 books — 492 voters
The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Philosophical Literature
112th out of 1,215 books — 2,803 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books that make you think.
128th out of 1,181 books — 1,213 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Four Jacks Annotated, Uncensored by Robert PavchickThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Literary Fiction
113th out of 1,627 books — 1,660 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Changed My World
306th out of 3,297 books — 3,489 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 731 books — 422 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
48th out of 829 books — 308 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
48th out of 483 books — 284 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 510 books — 633 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
390th out of 1,321 books — 5,899 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 101 books — 65 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
54th out of 483 books — 447 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 384 books — 153 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 446 books — 584 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoySwann's Way by Marcel ProustCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pompous Books to Read in Public
29th out of 270 books — 161 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 — 194 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 KawaguchiRecursion by Blake CrouchLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
Works of Fiction Every Philosophy Student Should Read
33rd out of 154 books — 114 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 Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde1984 by George OrwellThe Stranger by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskySophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Best Philosophical Fiction
71st out of 354 books — 716 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerPrey by Michael CrichtonThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Thought Provoking Books
45th out of 527 books — 302 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best classics
53rd out of 350 books — 332 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
68th out of 724 books — 582 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 Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Modern-day Classics
48th out of 366 books — 198 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
44th out of 376 books — 334 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
500 Masterworks of Fiction (You pick 'em)
36th out of 494 books — 112 voters

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