A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jedd Taylor (24 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthySwan Song by Robert McCammonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,311 books — 3,586 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Animal Farm by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Science Fiction
3,889 books — 8,033 voters

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,273 books — 11,706 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoDune by Frank HerbertAnimal Farm by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,617 books — 6,113 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Writers who committed suicide
538 books — 290 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,458 books — 2,340 voters

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklSiddhartha by Hermann HesseSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books that make you think.
1,182 books — 1,229 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLord of the Flies by William Golding
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,231 books — 3,982 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Best Humorous Books
4,488 books — 8,335 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.1984 by George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,087 books — 26,974 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardGreat Expectations by Charles DickensAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Twists
8,731 books — 9,897 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
The Most Influential Books
1,499 books — 5,328 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertChildren of Dune by Frank HerbertGod Emperor of Dune by Frank HerbertDune Messiah by Frank HerbertThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
best hard science fiction
453 books — 851 voters
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Best Books of the 14th Century
63 books — 356 voters

Much Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareUtopia by Thomas More
Best Books of the 16th Century
189 books — 547 voters
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Best Books of the 17th Century
334 books — 713 voters

A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works by Jonathan SwiftAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
Best Books of the 18th Century
374 books — 1,016 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,744 books — 6,933 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoDune by Frank HerbertThe Intelligent Universe by James N. GardnerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books Ever
79,412 books — 296,020 voters
The Intelligent Universe by James N. GardnerA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleDune by Frank HerbertAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,227 books — 15,975 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoAnimal Farm by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,935 books — 125,056 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,837 books — 26,141 voters