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1	1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 4,230,370 ratings score: 3,898, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 564,413 ratings score: 3,864, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson 4.07 avg rating — 335,871 ratings score: 2,850, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.69 avg rating — 2,752,295 ratings score: 2,574, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.80 avg rating — 1,067,092 ratings score: 2,555, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) by Mario Puzo 4.38 avg rating — 399,417 ratings score: 2,453, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.16 avg rating — 139,827 ratings score: 2,382, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4.29 avg rating — 871,394 ratings score: 2,329, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.88 avg rating — 2,408,400 ratings score: 2,317, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Watchmen (Watchmen, #1-12) by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 539,386 ratings score: 2,308, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.99 avg rating — 1,751,349 ratings score: 2,207, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert 4.26 avg rating — 1,214,035 ratings score: 2,190, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.98 avg rating — 3,598,293 ratings score: 2,045, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell 4.40 avg rating — 168,884 ratings score: 1,981, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 4.09 avg rating — 422,913 ratings score: 1,888, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.50 avg rating — 194,436 ratings score: 1,799, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 725,111 ratings score: 1,739, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 583,346 ratings score: 1,698, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.52 avg rating — 177,652 ratings score: 1,695, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,239,382 ratings score: 1,694, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) by Raymond Chandler 3.96 avg rating — 148,821 ratings score: 1,562, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.35 avg rating — 255,539 ratings score: 1,558, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 3.80 avg rating — 421,990 ratings score: 1,546, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 806,534 ratings score: 1,528, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 3.81 avg rating — 306,524 ratings score: 1,486, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.32 avg rating — 83,167 ratings score: 1,397, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 3.43 avg rating — 488,341 ratings score: 1,326, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.89 avg rating — 102,341 ratings score: 1,301, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Odyssey by Homer 3.80 avg rating — 1,021,933 ratings score: 1,250, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Three Musketeers (The D'Artagnan Romances, #1) by Alexandre Dumas 4.09 avg rating — 312,161 ratings score: 1,241, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3.90 avg rating — 43,463 ratings score: 1,230, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,040,251 ratings score: 1,201, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 4.20 avg rating — 707,333 ratings score: 1,177, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Iliad by Homer 3.90 avg rating — 426,567 ratings score: 1,170, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,229,580 ratings score: 1,154, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Call of the Wild by Jack London 3.90 avg rating — 407,565 ratings score: 1,142, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 3.92 avg rating — 895,520 ratings score: 1,116, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson 3.99 avg rating — 47,279 ratings score: 1,109, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson 3.84 avg rating — 58,823 ratings score: 1,096, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.09 avg rating — 1,316,257 ratings score: 1,065, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden 4.29 avg rating — 62,089 ratings score: 1,058, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 300,501 ratings score: 1,055, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) by James Clavell 4.29 avg rating — 50,660 ratings score: 1,041, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Bro Code by Matt Kuhn 3.70 avg rating — 11,751 ratings score: 979, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell 3.93 avg rating — 18,081 ratings score: 963, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller 4.26 avg rating — 181,812 ratings score: 950, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 643,669 ratings score: 936, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3.90 avg rating — 845,376 ratings score: 911, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.05 avg rating — 430,548 ratings score: 909, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	'Salem's Lot by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 420,363 ratings score: 898, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 205,869 ratings score: 894, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 3.98 avg rating — 154,695 ratings score: 894, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3,585 ratings score: 876, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) by Irvine Welsh 4.10 avg rating — 162,442 ratings score: 874, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie 4.09 avg rating — 25,613 ratings score: 868, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) by James Clavell 4.18 avg rating — 38,386 ratings score: 856, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Holy Bible: The New King James Version by Anonymous 4.53 avg rating — 52,119 ratings score: 835, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) by Tom Clancy 4.10 avg rating — 366,569 ratings score: 814, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl 4.15 avg rating — 22,346 ratings score: 811, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 867,464 ratings score: 809, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 477,098 ratings score: 807, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men by Adam Prince (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 800, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Think Fast or Die by Simon W. Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 797, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.08 avg rating — 625,478 ratings score: 784, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Road Not Taken and Other Poems by Robert Frost 4.27 avg rating — 38,516 ratings score: 773, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 169,368 ratings score: 750, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 3.98 avg rating — 281,494 ratings score: 743, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) by Raymond Chandler 4.19 avg rating — 40,440 ratings score: 722, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe 4.19 avg rating — 236,966 ratings score: 713, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 140,350 ratings score: 680, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 4.01 avg rating — 219,192 ratings score: 675, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean 4.14 avg rating — 45,336 ratings score: 658, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4) by Clive Cussler 3.99 avg rating — 27,431 ratings score: 645, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.14 avg rating — 44,930 ratings score: 643, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4.07 avg rating — 132,344 ratings score: 635, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3.81 avg rating — 55,954 ratings score: 618, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Native Son by Richard Wright 4.02 avg rating — 96,273 ratings score: 617, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.98 avg rating — 845,601 ratings score: 617, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean 4.13 avg rating — 18,044 ratings score: 601, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola 4.15 avg rating — 72,693 ratings score: 598, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Hellboy, Vol. 2: Wake the Devil by Mike Mignola 4.21 avg rating — 17,604 ratings score: 598, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	From Hell by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 39,341 ratings score: 589, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Along the Watchtower by David Litwack (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 588, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey 4.19 avg rating — 47,295 ratings score: 570, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse 4.13 avg rating — 172,308 ratings score: 553, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett 3.92 avg rating — 33,860 ratings score: 551, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove, #2) by Larry McMurtry 4.03 avg rating — 17,374 ratings score: 536, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) by James Fenimore Cooper 3.70 avg rating — 95,794 ratings score: 520, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) by Robert M. Pirsig 3.78 avg rating — 223,162 ratings score: 517, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Scalped, Vol. 1: Indian Country (Scalped, #1) by Jason Aaron 4.01 avg rating — 7,603 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1) by John D. MacDonald 3.91 avg rating — 16,930 ratings score: 461, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Little Big Man by Thomas Berger 4.27 avg rating — 7,882 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway 3.82 avg rating — 41,746 ratings score: 441, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Pseudonym) 4.09 avg rating — 167,646 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 53,314 ratings score: 416, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 204,615 ratings score: 413, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) by Raymond Chandler 4.06 avg rating — 24,157 ratings score: 407, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Two Week Traveller by Matthew Lightfoot (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Scattershot by Richard Goodwin (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	A Deadly Shade of Gold (Travis McGee #5) by John D. MacDonald 4.10 avg rating — 6,340 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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772 books · 404 voters · list created March 11th, 2009 by Loren Toddy (votes) .

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message 1: by F.D. (new)

Mar 18, 2009 10:44AM

The Measure of a Man

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message 2: by Loren (new)

Mar 25, 2009 10:51PM

Awesome. Thanks F.d.

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message 3: by Travis (new)

Jun 01, 2010 04:28PM

This list needs some Robert Howard.

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message 4: by you know (new)

Oct 23, 2010 03:52PM

Interview with the Vampire? Really? Louis spends most of his time moping around, boning male vampires, and a little girl vampire. Not MANLY.

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message 5: by Travis (new)

Oct 23, 2010 04:27PM

"Queen of the Damned' I could see, as all the vampires act like super heroes and travel the world beating each other up, 'Interview' is pretty wussy.

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message 6: by Sophie (last edited Apr 08, 2011 01:00PM) (new)

Apr 08, 2011 12:59PM

because obviously women wouldn't want to read any of these books (even though I've read plenty of them) and any men who didn't find them appealing wouldn't be "real men" (whatever that means).

This list is appalling.

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message 7: by Travis (new)

Apr 08, 2011 01:23PM

No, this list is fun.
It's the guy version of chick lit.

It's celebrating literary testosterone and various forms of 'manliness', most of which are as realistic as a bodess ripper, an 80's action movie or an episode of 'Sex in the city'.

It's escapism.

If you've read plenty of the books on the list then talk about which ones you like, or if you think a book should have been rated higher (Iliad got more votes then the Odyssey?) or just enjoy the fact that this may be the only list on goodreads that doesn't include 'Twilight'.

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message 8: by Sophie (new)

Apr 08, 2011 02:02PM

Travis wrote: "No, this list is fun.
It's the guy version of chick lit."

With your use of the term "chick lit" I fear you're missing my point entirely, I'll leave it at that.

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message 9: by Travis (new)

Apr 08, 2011 02:41PM

If your point was more than PC outrage, you're probably right.
Hopefully you'll find a list you'll enjoy.

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message 10: by Travis (new)

Nov 08, 2011 07:38PM

Why do people go onto lists of stuff they don't like and announce they don't like it?
I don't like 'Twilight', which is why I don't post on those lists.I go to the lists of stuff I like.

Personally, I think somebody with a sense of humor slipped Virginia Wolfe on the list. I would have gone with 'Orlando' myself.

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message 11: by Travis (new)

Nov 09, 2011 09:13AM

Not meaning to be a jerk or call you out, Susannah, just an observation, as I've seen this happen on a couple lists.

Plus, I think anyone who is taking a list with this title seriously, needs to relax, maybe go read some 'chick-lit'.

and that was a joke, before anyone yells at me.

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message 12: by you know (new)

Nov 25, 2011 10:38PM

has anything been written by ron swanson.

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message 13: by Micah (last edited Jan 16, 2012 06:10PM) (new)

Jan 16, 2012 06:09PM

Sophie wrote: "because obviously women wouldn't want to read any of these books (even though I've read plenty of them) and any men who didn't find them appealing wouldn't be "real men" (whatever that means).

This list is appalling"

Come on. There are dozens of Female oriented lists on listopia. We're just having a little fun. Unless you don't like fun.

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message 14: by Bryan (new)

Sep 09, 2012 05:32PM

More Robert E Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Clancy, hell even some of the Mack Bolan novels would not hurt.

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message 15: by Travis (new)

Sep 09, 2012 05:38PM

Bryan wrote: "More Robert E Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Clancy, hell even some of the Mack Bolan novels would not hurt."

Never a huge Bolan fan. I was more a Remo Williams guy.

But, you can never have too much Howard or Burroughs books.

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message 16: by Bryan (new)

Sep 09, 2012 06:03PM

I have not read the Remo Williams stories, but I loved the movie. I think the Bolan books may have been based off the Remo stories or vice versa.

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message 17: by Travis (new)

Sep 09, 2012 07:50PM

No, they both came out in the great manly paperback rush of the late 70's/early 80's.

Bolan is very serious, tough guy shoot em up.
Remo is more light hearted, almost parody, and focused on martial arts.

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message 18: by Gemi Renske (new)

Jun 16, 2013 08:05PM

I'm loving this list.

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message 19: by Chris (new)

Oct 16, 2013 12:03PM

Holy Bible: The New King James Version.

List is void of any value.

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message 20: by Travis (new)

Oct 16, 2013 01:15PM

Chris wrote: "Holy Bible: The New King James Version.

List is void of any value."

Come on, David takes out Goliath with one rock and Solomon had 1,000 wives.
While i'm not much of a fan of the book myself, it does contain some manly moments.

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message 21: by Va_bank (new)

Apr 15, 2014 07:32PM

Thank you. Need more lists like this. When I search for "Books for men" all I get is gay romance lists.

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message 22: by Hugo (new)

Jun 25, 2014 02:49AM

Punisher Max Series should be here

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message 23: by Kayla (new)

Apr 08, 2015 06:40PM

I'm not sure what the point of this list is??? What exactly is the definition of a "real man"?
Maybe it should be called "Books that Men Read", then the list would truly have a reason for existing.

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message 24: by CarolineB (new)

Aug 07, 2015 07:32AM

This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!

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message 25: by Travis (new)

Aug 07, 2015 08:46AM

CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!"

There are at least four books written by women on this list.
Two of them the first books in series.

Have any women come to this list to check out some potential reading or has it all been outrage?

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message 26: by Amor (new)

Aug 11, 2015 03:49PM

Travis wrote: "CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!"

There are at least four books written by women on this list...."

Me. I came both to check the books and to say it's stupid that these are considered manly somehow.

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message 27: by Travis (new)

Aug 11, 2015 07:33PM

Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!"

There are at least four books written by wome..."

Why is it stupid?

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message 28: by Amor (new)

Aug 12, 2015 11:10PM

Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!"

There are at least four books ..."

A book is a book is a book. I feel this is just a way to call classic books that are centered almost exclusively around male characters (as most classics are anyway). How is a book even manly? Because it's political, because it's philosophical fiction? Has very flawed characters that do reckless and/or violent things? That's the common things I see among many of these.

PD. Four entire books? Wow. I should be so grateful.

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message 29: by Travis (new)

Aug 13, 2015 07:12AM

Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!"

There are at le..."

No, you shouldn't feel grateful.
You just shouldn't feel personally slighted.
It's just a list
And a list, is a list is a list.

If all books were the same, good reads would have one section, entitled 'books'.

No one's saying this is a list only men can read or that you have to read them to get into the club.
Guys can appreciate 'Enchanted April', women can appreciate Conan.

Are you going to the women's book club lists and getting this outraged?

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message 30: by Amor (new)

Aug 13, 2015 04:31PM

Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!"

..."

I didn't imply I interpreted what you mentioned from this list. I don't know why you think you know how I feel (outraged apparently).

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message 31: by Travis (new)

Aug 17, 2015 07:31AM

Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be ..."

I thought that because I was asking about why people were showing up just to be outraged and the next reply was you saying the list was stupid.

Not meaning to pick on you, but due to circumstance you got grouped with the outraged.

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message 32: by Amor (new)

Aug 18, 2015 07:17PM

Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "Emilia wrote: "Travis wrote: "CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then ..."

Please don't worry about it.

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message 33: by Elisa (new)

Jun 17, 2016 03:39PM

This is the book list equivalent of Men's Pocky.

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message 34: by Jacob (last edited Aug 15, 2017 07:28PM) (new)

Aug 15, 2017 07:22PM

Really enjoying the list & the comment section.

Get to find great books and watch feminazis cry. Win-win.

Always a good time.

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message 35: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 27, 2017 08:54AM

Jake wrote: "Really enjoying the list & the comment section.

Get to find great books and watch feminazis cry. Win-win.

Always a good time."

I know right, nothing feels better than watching pathetic feminists burn. :D

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message 36: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Dec 22, 2019 08:02AM

Being a woman, it seems I also read 'real man books' :-)

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message 37: by [deleted user] (new)

Apr 16, 2020 03:33PM

Nothing screams toxic masculinity like this list's title and description.

CarolineB wrote: "This list is disgusting. God forbid a man reads a novel written by a woman. Because then he wouldn't be a real man!!"

Also? Right on, Caroline.

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