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James by Percival EverettThe Safekeep by Yael van der WoudenStone Yard Devotional by Charlotte WoodHeld by Anne MichaelsCreation Lake by Rachel Kushner
Booker Prize 2024 Longlist
13 books — 37 voters
Elysium by Sandra Russell Clark
Must-Have Cemetery Books
204 books — 94 voters

Hot Milk by Deborah LevyEileen by Ottessa MoshfeghThe Sellout by Paul BeattyThe Schooldays of Jesus by J.M. CoetzeeHis Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Man Booker Prize Longlist 2016
13 books — 8 voters
Fifteen Dogs by André AlexisHotels of North America by Rick MoodyTender by Belinda McKeon
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2016
176 books — 196 voters

Billie by Anna Gavalda
Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2016
152 books — 97 voters
Wonder Boys by Michael ChabonThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
Best Adult Fiction
50 books — 15 voters

Wonder Boys by Michael ChabonThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLord of the Flies by William Golding
100 Books To Read Before I Turn 18
49 books — 7 voters
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
Best Fiction Set in Academia
157 books — 156 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir NabokovIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteWonder Boys by Michael Chabon
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
100 books — 312 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Shining by Stephen King
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
774 books — 462 voters

Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Books Ever
78,299 books — 291,894 voters
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve ToltzRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Quirky Dark Novels
133 books — 175 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 985 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
538 books — 1,892 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainHamlet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,936 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books that will get you thinking
73 books — 81 voters

Acid Row by Minette Walters
City Streets
872 books — 104 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Ice House by Minette Walters
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,446 books — 16,347 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Non-Fiction Books
100 books — 180 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWicked by Gregory Maguire
Best for Book Clubs
15,318 books — 19,577 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters