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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris (22 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerLolita by Vladimir NabokovMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,546 books — 123,913 voters
This Changes Everything by Naomi KleinFeral by George Monbiot
Best Environmental Books
1,093 books — 1,250 voters

1984 by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,491 books — 5,298 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerJohn Dies at the End by David Wong
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,438 books — 2,388 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Political Novels
156 books — 211 voters
The Lost World by Michael Crichton1984 by George Orwell
Best Technothrillers Ever
718 books — 1,052 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerLolita by Vladimir NabokovBlindness by José SaramagoThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Postmodern Genius
519 books — 585 voters
Embassytown by China Miéville1984 by George Orwell
Science Fiction using Languages or Linguistics as a Plot Device
70 books — 119 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Buried Giant by Kazuo IshiguroThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,348 books — 4,668 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovBlindness by José SaramagoPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Waiting For....Classic Post Modern Literature
158 books — 43 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,752 books — 6,906 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Stand by Stephen King
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,875 books — 6,998 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Establishment by Owen Jones
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,049 books — 15,769 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,965 books — 10,855 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe City & the City by China Miéville
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters
The Establishment by Owen Jones1984 by George OrwellPrivate Island by James MeekInequality and the 1% by Danny DorlingChavs by Owen Jones
Best Books To Become An Informed UK Voter
133 books — 49 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Sympathy for the Devil
340 books — 320 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,881 voters
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,991 books — 26,643 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerMort by Terry PratchettSmall Gods by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Books
4,421 books — 8,089 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLess Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellBlindness by José SaramagoLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,287 books — 11,631 voters