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Ulysses by James JoyceThe Miller's Tale by Geoffrey ChaucerFungus the Bogeyman by Raymond BriggsWalter the Farting Dog by William KotzwinkleThe Unexpurgated Code by J.P. Donleavy
Of Fart & Flatulence
52 books — 13 voters
Revolt in 2100 by Robert A. Heinlein1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBend Sinister by Vladimir Nabokov
Dystopian Novels That May Soon Become Reality in Trump's America
192 books — 97 voters

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha ChristieThe Mirror Cracked by Nadie LakeTirra Lirra by the River by Jessica AndersonAll in the Blue Unclouded Weather by Robin KleinI Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
Books whose titles are quotes from 'The Lady of Shalott'
6 books — 4 voters
C by Anna Benson
Books I wish I had never read
1,303 books — 1,370 voters

Triumph and Tragedy by Winston S. ChurchillTragedy and Hope by Carroll QuigleyMin kamp 6 by Karl Ove KnausgårdBestialitetens historie by Jens BjørneboeLa Force des choses I by Simone de Beauvoir
After the Fall of the Third Reich (Non Fiction)
163 books — 25 voters
Trump Temptations by Elijah DanielPresident Trump Sells California by Duke Q. WallaceHell Toupee by Mitch FriedmanFox News Fuckfest by Mandy De Sandra
Books about Donald Trump
304 books — 38 voters

Doctor Glas by Hjalmar SöderbergThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonCoq Rouge by Jan GuillouKarlsson fliegt wieder. by Astrid LindgrenKarlsson vom Dach by Astrid Lindgren
Novels that take place in Stockholm
48 books — 24 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLord of the Flies by William GoldingSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Coming of Age Stories
746 books — 626 voters

Die kleine Hexe by Otfried PreußlerKrabat by Otfried PreußlerDas fliegende Klassenzimmer by Erich KästnerEmil and the Detectives by Erich KästnerDas doppelte Lottchen by Erich Kästner
German Childrens' Books in German
303 books — 111 voters
Emmy Noether by Auguste DickEmmy Noether's Wonderful Theorem by Dwight E. NeuenschwanderSelected Philosophical and Scientific Writings by Émilie du ChâteletPhysical Geography by Mary SomervilleSeduced by Logic by Robyn Arianrhod
Female Scientists
174 books — 109 voters

Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana AlexievichEmmy Noether by Auguste Dick
Women in Translation
932 books — 308 voters
Mykle by Anders HegerLa première chose qu'on regarde by Grégoire DelacourtJ'irai cracher sur vos tombes by Boris VianFriday by Robert A. HeinleinI Will Fear No Evil by Robert A. Heinlein
"...if _______ is not the book version of everything horrible and unjust that the patriarchy stands for, I do not know what is."
162 books — 95 voters

The World of Ptavvs by Larry NivenHave Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
Science-fiction books featuring Pluto
8 books — 3 voters
All You Zombies by Robert A. HeinleinThe Man Who Folded Himself by David GerroldAustin Powers by AnonymousThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerDowntiming the Night Side by Jack L. Chalker
Books that include heinleining
11 books — 5 voters

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinBestialitetens historie by Jens BjørneboeSult by Knut Hamsun
Books you should ideally have read before reading "Min kamp"
62 books — 7 voters
Swan by Naomi CampbellYellow Dog by Martin AmisHamlet's Father by Orson Scott CardSecond Wife by Elizabeth BuchanThe Goodreads Killer by Dave Franklin
Books with a lower average rating than Mein Kampf
208 books — 24 voters

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschMadicken by Astrid LindgrenLotta's Bike by Astrid Lindgren
Children's picture books with strong females
264 books — 190 voters
The Princess and the Cat Vomit by BernardThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschThe Worst Princess by Anna KempMy Rules for Being a Pretty Princess by Heath McKenzieThe Practical Princess by Jay Williams
Anti-Princess books
88 books — 18 voters

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature by Richard RortyClassical Mechanics by Leonard SusskindMin kamp 5 by Karl Ove KnausgårdPrinciples of Physical Cosmology by P.J.E. PeeblesThe Emergence of Life on Earth by Iris Fry
Your Top 5 Reads in 2014
1,603 books — 1,246 voters
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinDouble Star by Robert A. HeinleinOrphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
47 books — 312 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,629 voters
A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony PowellA Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony PowellA Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony PowellA Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony PowellIn Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
The Book Bucket "Top 10 Books" Challenge Compilation
1,080 books — 369 voters

Le modèle standard by Francis MasseProust connu et inconnu by Louis Gautier-VignalA Short History of Astronomy from Earliest Times Through the ... by Arthur BerryFields and Rings by Irving Kaplansky
Ridiculously Underrated Books (20 Ratings or fewer)
2,040 books — 216 voters
The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,943 books — 2,741 voters

The Enchanted Castle by E. NesbitThe Phoenix and the Carpet by E. NesbitMoomin by Tove Jansson
Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...
1,737 books — 870 voters
Grandmaster Preparation by Lev Polugaevsky
Best Russian (Soviet 1917-1991) Literature
201 books — 269 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Flame Alphabet by Ben MarcusUlysses by James JoyceThe Trial by Franz KafkaMoney by Martin Amis
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,291 books — 11,638 voters
Is There a God? by Richard SwinburneWho? by Algis BudrysWhat Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures ... by Richard P. FeynmanDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickWhose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
Titles with a Question Mark?
1,242 books — 131 voters


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