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1984 by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,838 books — 124,636 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,920 books — 6,573 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonMockingbird Wish Me Luck by Charles BukowskiA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,843 voters
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
936 books — 1,528 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,047 books — 3,979 voters
Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilOur Band Could Be Your Life by Michael AzerradRedemption Song by Chris SalewiczLife by Keith RichardsJust Kids by Patti Smith
Best Books on Rock and Roll
908 books — 1,287 voters

On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,207 books — 1,518 voters
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,890 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,036 books — 26,772 voters