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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Raf Linmans (20 Lists)



The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Superhero Fiction
850 books — 1,245 voters
Stark by Ben Elton
Best Ben Elton Book
16 books — 30 voters

You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers
Mc Sweeney's Fiction & Non-Fiction
88 books — 4 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,337 books — 8,175 voters

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter BiskindAdventures in the Screen Trade by William GoldmanEssential Cinema by Jonathan RosenbaumThe Story of Film by Mark CousinsMasters of Light by Dennis Schæfer
Best Books about The History of World Cinema
276 books — 115 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 630 voters

Blood Music by Greg BearA Maze of Death by Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
SF Masterworks
200 books — 727 voters
Neuromancer by William Gibson1984 by George Orwell
Top 10 Science fiction novels
19 books — 7 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,446 books — 2,410 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyHaunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,301 books — 11,670 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Book Titles
12,312 books — 8,683 voters
Bonita Avenue by Peter BuwaldaLa carte et le territoire by Michel HouellebecqMin kamp 1 by Karl Ove KnausgårdDe witte tijger by Aravind AdigaJ. Kessels by P.F. Thomése
Dé vijftig boeken van de laatste vijf jaar
51 books — 58 voters

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNeuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,775 books — 25,809 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickA Maze of Death by Philip K. DickThe Man who Japed by Philip K. DickSolar Lottery by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
95 books — 411 voters

But Beautiful by Geoff Dyer
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,503 books — 1,424 voters
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonV. by Thomas PynchonInherent Vice by Thomas PynchonSlow Learner by Thomas PynchonVineland by Thomas Pynchon
Ranking the works of Thomas Pynchon
12 books — 263 voters

Het leven is vurrukkulluk by Remco CampertHet West-Vlaams versierhandboek by Thomas BlondeauComeback by Rick de LeeuwTaxi naar de Boerhaavestraat by J.M.H. Berckmans
The best Dutch literature
415 books — 387 voters
Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
710 books — 552 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,332 books — 5,901 voters
Agitator by Tom MesThe Rough Guide to Film Noir by Alexander BallingerEasy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter BiskindThe Stewardess Is Flying The Plane! American Films of the 1970s by Ron HoganThe Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans
Books ABOUT Movies
849 books — 280 voters