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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jason (70 Lists)



Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceQuiet Flows the Don by Mikhail SholokhovDune by Frank HerbertThe Sot-Weed Factor by John BarthThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,052 books — 15,775 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnd Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail SholokhovThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The 800+ page Gorillaz
459 books — 517 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaBlindness by José SaramagoMetropole by Ferenc Karinthy
Dystopia!
1,232 books — 2,789 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,122 books — 1,826 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaLord of the Flies by William GoldingSatantango by László KrasznahorkaiBlindness by José Saramago1984 by George Orwell
Darkest Books of All Time
1,314 books — 1,732 voters
The Trial by Franz KafkaThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHunger by Knut HamsunGrande Sertão by João Guimarães Rosa
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,709 voters

Nausea by Jean-Paul SartreThe Trial by Franz KafkaHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Existential Fiction
462 books — 785 voters
Satantango by László KrasznahorkaiBlindness by José SaramagoLord of the Flies by William Golding
Quality Dark Fiction
2,641 books — 3,652 voters

Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann HesseThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
988 books — 966 voters
The Trial by Franz KafkaBlindness by José SaramagoLord of the Flies by William GoldingMetropole by Ferenc Karinthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,992 books — 26,647 voters

Nausea by Jean-Paul SartreEinstein’s Dreams by Alan LightmanThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Philosophical Literature
1,204 books — 2,843 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyQuiet Flows the Don by Mikhail SholokhovDead I Well May Be by Adrian McKintyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,530 books — 8,799 voters

Triomf by Marlene van NiekerkQuiet Flows the Don by Mikhail SholokhovIndependent People by Halldór LaxnessThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Descendants of Cain by Hwang Sun-won
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 496 voters
The Sot-Weed Factor by John BarthThe Descendants of Cain by Hwang Sun-wonLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan
Best Historical Fiction
7,898 books — 26,301 voters

Grande Sertão by João Guimarães RosaThe Descendants of Cain by Hwang Sun-won
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,335 books — 1,380 voters
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes by Lazarillo de Tormes
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 545 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Awakening by Kate ChopinHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,752 books — 6,906 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckIn Dubious Battle by John SteinbeckTriomf by Marlene van NiekerkWho Ate Up All the Shinga? by Park Wan-suhIndependent People by Halldór Laxness
The Hardscrabble Life
410 books — 118 voters

Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo YanThe True Story of Ah Q by Lu Xun
Best Novels That Take Place in China
431 books — 1,103 voters
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo YanRed China Blues by Jan Wong
China's Cultural Revolution and its aftermath in fiction and memoir
100 books — 54 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckIn Dubious Battle by John SteinbeckTriomf by Marlene van Niekerk
Social novels
155 books — 42 voters
Triomf by Marlene van NiekerkIn Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
Literature Concerning Social Injustice and Human Suffering (Fiction Only)
201 books — 86 voters

Triomf by Marlene van NiekerkThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckHunger by Knut Hamsun
Underclass
377 books — 131 voters
English with an Accent by Rosina Lippi-Green
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,191 books — 1,613 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDune by Frank HerbertThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,897 books — 18,605 voters
Dead I Well May Be by Adrian McKintyGrande Sertão by João Guimarães RosaQuiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov
Best Manfiction
2,219 books — 553 voters

Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
20th Century Hungarian Literature
148 books — 193 voters
The Sot-Weed Factor by John BarthLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan
Most Amusing Books Ever
35 books — 17 voters

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous
Best Medieval Literature
165 books — 134 voters
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous
New York Review Books - Classics
632 books — 903 voters


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