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Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,952 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Books Ever
78,323 books — 291,970 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
adult dystopias
166 books — 137 voters
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Best Satirical Fiction
149 books — 152 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
British Wit and Humour
562 books — 307 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeGulliver's Travels and ''A Modest Proposal'' by Jonathan SwiftPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenDogs of Orninica by Daniel Unedo
Best Satires
314 books — 537 voters

Dogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Best Lighthearted Literature
634 books — 505 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingDogs of Orninica by Daniel Unedo
Best Social and Political Satires
513 books — 576 voters

Dogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,438 books — 2,390 voters
Dogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoSongs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,150 books — 2,463 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyV for Vendetta by Alan MooreLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Dystopia!
1,232 books — 2,793 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,842 books — 7,771 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka1984 by George OrwellDogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Stranger by Albert Camus
Absurdist Fiction
319 books — 295 voters
Dogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,992 books — 26,651 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,060 books — 15,790 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,095 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,823 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,339 books — 5,884 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William Golding
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,943 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLetter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,191 books — 1,614 voters

The Revolution by Ron PaulA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn1984 by George Orwell
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
944 books — 1,109 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenLone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandFlags of Our Fathers by James D. Bradley
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,213 books — 2,606 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Feminist Books
2,812 books — 3,876 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Best American History Books
2,235 books — 2,731 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,629 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin1984 by George OrwellThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Most Influential Books
1,496 books — 5,301 voters

The Urban Homestead by Kelly CoyneCradle to Cradle by William McDonoughThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinMade from Scratch by Jenna Woginrich
Being "Green"
390 books — 239 voters
Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma GoldmanDogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoHomage to Catalonia by George OrwellV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Essential Books on Anarchism
86 books — 9 voters

1984 by George OrwellDogs of Orninica by Daniel UnedoBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Dissident Rebel Literature
106 books — 59 voters
Dogs of Orninica by Daniel Unedo
Best Anarchist Fiction
103 books — 82 voters


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