1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,640 books — 17,958 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,966 books — 121,369 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,787 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,353 books — 7,963 voters

Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Surrealist Literature
265 books — 213 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaHamlet by William ShakespeareA Clean Well-Lighted Place by Ernest HemingwayOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Existential Fiction
452 books — 777 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,090 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonLooking for Alaska by John Green
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,679 books — 12,180 voters
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsJunky by William S. Burroughs
Substance Abuse & Addiction
717 books — 1,316 voters

On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Beat Lit
235 books — 182 voters