Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesUbik by Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick1984 by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,784 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,330 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Scientific Readings for Everyone
150 books — 72 voters

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Best World Philosophy Book
953 books — 1,419 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,200 books — 1,093 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,762 books — 25,999 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick1984 by George OrwellThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,921 books — 1,760 voters

Arrival by Ted ChiangThe Prestige by Christopher PriestWe Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. DickRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyContact by Carl Sagan
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,101 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariEntangled Life by Merlin SheldrakeHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariOther Minds by Peter Godfrey-SmithThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,055 books — 2,054 voters

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.On Writing by Stephen  KingWriting Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson
Best Books on Writing
798 books — 1,326 voters
The Midnight Library by Matt HaigHow to Stop Time by Matt HaigThe Comfort Book by Matt HaigReasons to Stay Alive by Matt HaigNotes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
Best Book by Matt Haig
15 books — 15 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Excellent Space Opera
1,018 books — 3,658 voters
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Grimdarks
479 books — 1,173 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsMostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
28 books — 35 voters
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best of George R.R. Martin
100 books — 2 voters

Inhibitor Phase by Alastair ReynoldsRedemption Ark by Alastair ReynoldsRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsAbsolution Gap by Alastair ReynoldsWalking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Space Horror
327 books — 292 voters
Summer Frost by Blake CrouchHow It Unfolds by James S.A. CoreyArk by Veronica RothFalling Bodies by Rebecca RoanhorseSlow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi
Amazon Original Stories (List 1)
107 books — 16 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,967 books — 5,252 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesI Am Legend by Richard MathesonFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
275 books — 272 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickUbik by Philip K. Dick1984 by George OrwellA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,658 books — 120,524 voters
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best of Ray Bradbury
102 books — 244 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le GuinAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
Hugo Award Winning Novellas
65 books — 79 voters
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan EllisonThe Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinBloodchild by Octavia E. Butler"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison
Hugo Award Winners: Best Short Story
63 books — 53 voters


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