The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerThe Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoMeditations by Marcus Aurelius
Best Books of the Ancient World
277 books — 294 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHoles by Louis Sachar
Books for eleven-year-old children
1,005 books — 551 voters

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleCommunion by Whitley StrieberThe Third Chimpanzee by Jared DiamondWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Scully and Mulder Would Approve
7 books — 1 voter
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingCarrie by Stephen  King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingEmpire Falls by Richard RussoThe Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
Books Set in Maine
687 books — 223 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonHoles by Louis SacharLooking for Alaska by John GreenA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Teenage Boy Friendship Books
218 books — 37 voters
Hatchet by Gary PaulsenTiger Eyes by Judy BlumeJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonThe Wave by Todd StrasserCome Sing, Jimmy Jo by Katherine Paterson
1980's Young Adult Standalones
310 books — 23 voters

The Body by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  KingDandelion Wine by Ray BradburySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburySummer of Night by Dan Simmons
Kids-on-Bikes Books
23 books — 6 voters

Hold the Door by HatteressNorth of Normal by Cea Sunrise PersonThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeBeowulf by UnknownThe Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
Book Recommendations For Bran Stark
16 books — 11 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCandide by Voltaire
Myth, Meaning, and Experience
269 books — 92 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Absurdist Fiction
313 books — 286 voters


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