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Lost Stars by Claudia GrayBloodline by Claudia GrayDark Disciple by Christie GoldenLords of the Sith by Paul S. KempThrawn by Timothy Zahn
New Star Wars Canon
146 books — 202 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Modern-day Classics
370 books — 201 voters

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae BrownAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Lesbian Canon
124 books — 117 voters
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Com... by MultatuliDe donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik HermansThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Discovery of Heaven by Harry MulischNooit meer slapen by Willem Frederik Hermans
Dutch Literary Canon
124 books — 95 voters

The Old Testament by AnonymousAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
"...if _______ is not the book version of everything horrible and unjust that the patriarchy stands for, I do not know what is."
158 books — 94 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books That Quote or Reference Other Works In The Title
387 books — 88 voters

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuDream of the Red Chamber by Cao XueqinThe Pillow Book by Sei ShōnagonTao Te Ching by Lao TzuLove in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang
Asian Classics
184 books — 59 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertAvala by Caleb TealBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyHyperion by Dan SimmonsFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Must Read Science Fiction Recommended by SFFBC
124 books — 37 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William Shakespeare
The Complete Shakespeare
53 books — 32 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The betterment list
131 books — 31 voters

Atonement by Ian McEwan1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon
100 books — 23 voters
Thrawn by Timothy ZahnAhsoka by E.K. JohnstonLost Stars by Claudia GrayMaster and Apprentice by Claudia GrayBloodline by Claudia Gray
SW Canon Books ranking
35 books — 21 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Must Read Fantasy Recommended by SFFBC
96 books — 17 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerHamlet by William Shakespeare
Must-reads for students of British philology
103 books — 15 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughThe Lover by Marguerite Duras
Girl Canon
50 books — 14 voters
Stranger Things by Jody HouserStranger Things by Gwenda BondStranger Things by Gina McIntyreStranger Things by Adam ChristopherStranger Things by Jody Houser
Stranger Things Tie-In Materials
23 books — 12 voters

Star Wars by James LucenoResistance Reborn by Rebecca RoanhorseAhsoka by E.K. JohnstonTarkin by James LucenoThrawn by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars - Canon
34 books — 10 voters
Den lille havfrue by Hans Christian AndersenKongens fald by Johannes V. JensenVed vejen by Herman BangPræsten i Vejlby by Steen Steensen BlicherLykke-Per 1 by Henrik Pontoppidan
Den Danske kulturkanon
11 books — 6 voters

Lysistrata by AristophanesMetamorphoses by OvidThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriThe Odyssey by HomerThe Oresteia by Aeschylus
Western Canon In 1 Year
49 books — 5 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithMrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Authors Whose Entire Body of Work Is Worth Reading
60 books — 3 voters

L'epopea di Gilgameš by AnonymousThe Deadly Scrolls by Ellen FrankelWhisk Of Dust by Sherman KennonIl libro delle odi. Classico confuciano della poesia by ConfuciusIliade by Homer
An Endless Trail of Breadcrumbs
38 books — 3 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Mental Floss' The Curious Reader
65 books — 2 voters

Der gelbe Vogel by Myron LevoyDer Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich DürrenmattPioniere in Ingolstadt by Marieluise FleißerDas Testament by Luise Adelgunde Victorie Go...Der Witzling by Luise Adelgunde Victorie Go...
Teresa Reichls Neuer Kanon
92 books — 2 voters
Path of Deceit by Tessa GrattonStar Wars by Jeremy BarlowStar Wars by Kieron GillenStar Wars by Kieron GillenStar Wars by Charles Soule
Star Wars Canon (Books/Comics)
100 books — 2 voters

The Tragical History Of Doctor Faustus by Christopher MarloweParadise Lost by John MiltonFaust by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake by William BlakeThe Complete Poetical Works of Byron by Lord Byron
The Neo-Romantic Satanic Corpus: A Curated Bibliography for Neo-Romantic Satanism Studies: Part I - Literary Works
29 books — 2 voters
Master and Apprentice by Claudia GrayStar Wars by Cullen Bunn
Star Wars Canon Timeline
2 books — 1 voter

Papeles Politicos Sobre Cuba by José Antonio SacoObras completas by José MartíPoesía completa y prosa selecta by Julián del CasalHistoria de Cuba (Classic Reprint) (Spanish Edition) by Ramir... by Vidal Morales y MoralesLos pasos perdidos by Alejo Carpentier
¿Qué libros salvaría José Lezama Lima de una hecatombe?
13 books — 1 voter
Max Havelaar, of de Koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-... by MultatuliVan den vos Reynaerde by Willem die Madocke maecteDe avonden by Gerard ReveDe donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik HermansHet verdriet van België by Hugo Claus
De Nederlandstalige literaire canon(s) anno 2022
99 books — 1 voter

De Fûke by Rink van der VeldeDe smearlappen by Anne WadmanFabryk by Trinus RiemersmaDer binne fan dy dingen by Berber van der GeestTin iis by Tiny Mulder
Friese literatuur
13 books — 1 voter
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram StokerThe Werewolf of Paris by Guy EndoreRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Gothic Literature: Unearthing Old Monsters and Making New Ones
13 books — 1 voter

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