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100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,753 books — 6,908 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,874 books — 49,842 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,154 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoOn the Road by Jack KerouacHamlet by William ShakespeareOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,708 books — 124,308 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleLamb by Christopher MooreCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,443 books — 2,401 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanWatchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 9 by Neil GaimanFrom Hell by Alan Moore
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,183 books — 2,016 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction
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Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLast Call by Tim Powers
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,763 books — 25,713 voters