1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cult Classics
1,568 books — 2,119 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-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
1,170 books — 2,727 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