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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Travis Benzin (16 Lists)



A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessIt by Stephen KingThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,290 books — 11,633 voters
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
218 books — 318 voters

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Murakami Ranked
20 books — 61 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,446 books — 16,347 voters

The Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Shining by Stephen KingWhite Fang by Jack LondonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,146 books — 10,186 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Best of Hemingway
28 books — 172 voters

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
767 books — 1,012 voters
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best of the Pulps
388 books — 212 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoLord of the Flies by William GoldingOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books Ever
78,302 books — 291,911 voters
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
420 books — 321 voters

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,254 books — 1,659 voters
Monster of God by David Quammen
Wanderlust
1,091 books — 1,197 voters

Chop Shop by Tim DownsShoofly Pie by Tim DownsThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Best Christian Fiction
2,692 books — 2,663 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Beach Reads 2015
1,737 books — 2,264 voters

The Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Song of the Dodo by David Quammen
The Natural World: Natural Science and Natural History for Adults
800 books — 302 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey1984 by George Orwell
Stories For Book Lovers
8,473 books — 8,731 voters