1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,043 voters

Notes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Alienation as a literary theme
64 books — 14 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
1,215 books — 2,811 voters

The Conspiracy Against the Human Race by Thomas LigottiBlindsight by Peter WattsDeath on the Installment Plan by Louis-Ferdinand CélineJourney to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand CélineBetter Never to Have Been by David Benatar
A Bitter Pill -- Pessimistic Books
14 books — 6 voters