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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
15,466 books — 16,135 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnd Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail SholokhovLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The 800+ page Gorillaz
459 books — 525 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaBlindness by José SaramagoMetropole by Ferenc Karinthy
Dystopia!
1,254 books — 2,847 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,121 books — 1,752 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
1,313 books — 1,687 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 — 1,707 voters

Nausea by Jean-Paul SartreThe Trial by Franz KafkaHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Existential Fiction
469 books — 821 voters
Satantango by László KrasznahorkaiBlindness by José SaramagoLord of the Flies by William Golding
Quality Dark Fiction
2,778 books — 4,161 voters

Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann HesseThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
999 books — 973 voters
The Trial by Franz KafkaBlindness by José SaramagoLord of the Flies by William GoldingMetropole by Ferenc Karinthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,153 books — 27,064 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
1,238 books — 2,891 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
9,647 books — 8,813 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
706 books — 500 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
8,392 books — 27,560 voters

Grande Sertão by João Guimarães RosaThe Descendants of Cain by Hwang Sun-won
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,372 books — 1,583 voters
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes by Lazarillo de Tormes
Best Books of the 16th Century
189 books — 547 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
1,744 books — 6,939 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
417 books — 120 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
437 books — 1,110 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
157 books — 59 voters
Triomf by Marlene van NiekerkIn Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
Literature Concerning Social Injustice and Human Suffering (Fiction Only)
200 books — 86 voters

Triomf by Marlene van NiekerkThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckHunger by Knut Hamsun
Underclass
379 books — 133 voters
English with an Accent by Rosina Lippi-Green
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,275 books — 1,802 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
16,303 books — 19,386 voters
Dead I Well May Be by Adrian McKintyGrande Sertão by João Guimarães RosaQuiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov
Best Manfiction
2,277 books — 558 voters

Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
20th Century Hungarian Literature
149 books — 201 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
166 books — 134 voters
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous
New York Review Books - Classics
631 books — 913 voters


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