The Big Books of Fall

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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,961 books — 3,656 voters
The Western Canon by Harold BloomIlluminations by Walter BenjaminAspects of the Novel by E.M. ForsterPoetics by AristotleWhy Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino
Works of Literary Criticism
469 books — 110 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,800 books — 27,062 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellNineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellLes Misérables by Victor HugoJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Everyman Library Classics
174 books — 96 voters

Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu MiaojinLast Words from Montmartre by Qiu MiaojinConfessions of a Mask by Yukio MishimaLie With Me by Philippe BessonIf Not, Winter by Sappho
LGBTQ literature in English translation
254 books — 67 voters