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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ben Sutter (19 Lists)



Miles by Miles Davis
Books on Jazz (nonfiction)
235 books — 64 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessUbik by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
Surreal, Psychedelic, Mind-Bending Novels.
383 books — 180 voters

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickCat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickUbik by Philip K. DickFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
SF Masterworks
200 books — 727 voters
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickUbik by Philip K. DickValis by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
95 books — 411 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,753 books — 14,424 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLolita by Vladimir NabokovFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,207 books — 1,518 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseA Passage to India by E.M. Forster
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
784 books — 1,133 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,446 books — 2,410 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Small Gods by Terry PratchettCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Humorous Books
4,447 books — 8,310 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 630 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAnimal Farm by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,889 voters
1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,708 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
444 books — 123 voters
The Mindful Way through Depression by J. Mark G. Williams
Best Meditation Books
115 books — 146 voters

Contact by Carl Sagan
best hard science fiction
450 books — 876 voters
The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,630 voters

The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. LandesA Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel
Best Economics Books
455 books — 532 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Most Influential Books
1,497 books — 5,309 voters

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Self Help Books
2,359 books — 2,637 voters