A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ignatius Reilly (19 Lists)



Columbine by Dave CullenAsterios Polyp by David MazzucchelliThe City & the City by China MiévilleStitches by David SmallThis is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Best Books of 2009
1,773 books — 6,933 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerLolita by Vladimir NabokovA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensI, Claudius by Robert GravesBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 985 voters

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,837 books — 26,146 voters
Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 790 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Books That Deserve a Higher Rating (Avg Rating < 4)
772 books — 261 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziThe City & the City by China MiévillePerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLittle Brother by Cory Doctorow
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,157 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Most Exciting Books Coming Out Fall 2011
216 books — 847 voters
Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
345 books — 654 voters

Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesHitch 22 by Christopher HitchensRoom by Emma DonoghueSolar by Ian McEwan
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 663 voters
We by Yevgeny ZamyatinWatchmen by Alan Moore1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
This Is the End...
1,018 books — 1,609 voters

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Children of Men by P.D. James
Dystopia!
1,249 books — 2,825 voters
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe City & the City by China Miéville
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
90 books — 1,632 voters

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
Zombies!
1,717 books — 4,386 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best love story in a book
438 books — 352 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,944 books — 125,083 voters
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 632 voters

1984 by George OrwellWe by Yevgeny ZamyatinBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,089 books — 26,988 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,884 voters

Darkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerLolita by Vladimir NabokovSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books Ever
79,432 books — 296,127 voters