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The Top Must-Read Books of All Time

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Must-Read Books everyone should read

Need a good read? Take a look at this list of the best must-read books of all time, suitable for every one of all ages, creeds and color. Featuring the newest YA novels reviewed by popular literary channels on YouTube, these are the novels, autobiographies, and short books that you should consider when you ask yourself, "What book should I read next?" If you somehow made it through school without reading the classic - or you're still in school - be sure to check them out to expand your literary horizons.

An eclectic mix that does not cater solely to the sensibilities of the literati, culturati, illuminati or even paparazzi. With some hidden gems in here, it's a great list to consider when looking for something to read next.  

"Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are" is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread' - François Mauriac. Give fellow voters the best tips you can on the top books of all time that they must read by voting on your personal favorites and downvoting those you didn't enjoy.

 

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  • Horton Hatches the Egg
    121

    Horton Hatches the Egg

    Dr. Seuss
    1,374 votes
    • First Published: 1940
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Dune
    122

    Dune

    Frank Herbert
    2,155 votes
    • First Published: 1965
    • Subjects: Galaxy, Space opera, Adventure
    • Genres (Book): Philosophy, Planetary romance, Military science fiction, Conspiracy fiction, Psychological thriller
    • Original Language: English Language
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
    123

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Ernest Hemingway
    1,829 votes
    • First Published: 1940-10-21
    • Subjects: Literature, Classics, Spanish Civil War, Military, Erotica
    • Genres (Book): War novel, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Crime and Punishment
    124

    Crime and Punishment

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    3,392 votes
    • First Published: 1866
    • Subjects: Popular literature, Conscience, Classics, Murder
    • Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Suspense, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: Russian Language
  • David Copperfield
    125

    David Copperfield

    Charles Dickens
    1,811 votes
    • First Published: 1850
    • Subjects: Coming of age, Child labour, 19th century, History, England
    • Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel, Künstlerroman
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Holes
    126

    Holes

    Louis Sachar
    1,481 votes
    • First Published: 1998-08-20
    • Subjects: Literature, Classics, Cambodia, Adventure, Friendship
    • Genres (Book): Satire, Children's literature, Fiction, Young adult literature, Adventure fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
    127

    And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

    Dr. Seuss
    1,454 votes
    • First Published: 1937-12-21
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Glass Menagerie
    128

    The Glass Menagerie

    Tennessee Williams
    1,043 votes
  • King Lear
    129

    King Lear

    William Shakespeare
    1,344 votes
    • Subjects: Popular literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Metamorphosis
    130

    The Metamorphosis

    Franz Kafka
    2,053 votes
    • First Published: 1915
    • Subjects: Literary, Education, Literature, Classics, Drama
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Absurdist fiction, Fiction, Novella, Fantasy
    • Original Language: German Language
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    131

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    Maya Angelou
    1,387 votes
    • First Published: 1969
    • Subjects: Literary, Arkansas, Women, United States of America, 20th century
    • Genres (Book): Biography, Autobiographical novel, Autobiography
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
    132

    Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

    Dr. Seuss
    1,456 votes
    • First Published: 1970
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
  • Night
    133

    Night

    Elie Wiesel
    1,002 votes
    • First Published: 1955
    • Subjects: Literary, Entertainment, Poland, Modern history, World War II
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature, Biography, Fiction, Autobiography, Novel
    • Original Language: Yiddish Language
  • Amelia Bedelia
    134

    Amelia Bedelia

    Garrett Christopher
    562 votes
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
    135

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    Tennessee Williams
    961 votes
    • Subjects: Popular literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • East of Eden
    136

    East of Eden

    John Steinbeck
    1,278 votes
    • First Published: 1952-09
    • Subjects: California, Prostitution
    • Genres (Book): Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Divine Comedy
    137

    The Divine Comedy

    Dante Alighieri
    2,575 votes
    • First Published: 1555
    • Subjects: Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, Afterlife
    • Genres (Book): Epic poetry
  • A Clockwork Orange
    138

    A Clockwork Orange

    Anthony Burgess
    2,214 votes
    • First Published: 1962
    • Subjects: Brainwashing, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction, Satire, Dystopia, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Godfather
    139

    The Godfather

    Mario Puzo
    2,024 votes
    • First Published: 1969-03-10
    • Subjects: Literature, Drama, Adventure, United States of America, Organized crime
    • Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Don Quixote
    140

    Don Quixote

    Miguel de Cervantes
    3,110 votes
    • First Published: 1605
    • Subjects: Music, 16th century, Literary, Literature, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Picaresque novel, Satire, Farce, Parody
    • Original Language: Old Spanish language, Spanish Language
  • Arabian Nights
    141

    Arabian Nights

    1,990 votes
  • The BFG
    142

    The BFG

    Roald Dahl
    966 votes
    • First Published: 1982
    • Subjects: Literature, Classics, Adventure, Family
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Pelican Brief
    143

    The Pelican Brief

    John Grisham
    1,383 votes
    • First Published: 1992
    • Subjects: Espionage, Literature, Classics, Adventure, United States of America
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Witches
    144

    The Witches

    Roald Dahl
    983 votes
    • First Published: 1983
    • Subjects: Literature, Classics, Adventure, Family, English Literature
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • A Farewell to Arms
    145

    A Farewell to Arms

    Ernest Hemingway
    1,501 votes
    • First Published: 1929
    • Subjects: Literary, World War I, Literature, Classics, Italy
    • Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Neverending Story
    146

    The Neverending Story

    Michael Ende
    1,463 votes
    • First Published: 1979
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: German Language
  • Anna Karenina
    147

    Anna Karenina

    Leo Tolstoy
    2,650 votes
    • First Published: 1877
    • Subjects: Music, Upper class, Literature, Russia, Adultery
    • Genres (Book): Literary realism, Novel
    • Original Language: Russian Language
  • Heart of Darkness
    148

    Heart of Darkness

    Joseph Conrad
    2,111 votes
    • First Published: 1899
    • Subjects: Literary, Imperialism, 19th century, English Language, German Language
    • Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Fiction, Novella
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Roots
    149

    Roots

    Alex Haley
    1,437 votes
    • First Published: 1976-08-17
    • Subjects: Miniseries, Slavery, Kunta Kinte
    • Genres (Book): Biography, Autobiographical novel, Autobiography, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Walden
    150

    Walden

    Henry David Thoreau
    979 votes
    • First Published: 1854
    • Subjects: Home, Ecology, Music, Literary, Walden Pond
    • Genres (Book): Nature, Philosophy, Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Sun Also Rises
    151

    The Sun Also Rises

    Ernest Hemingway
    1,036 votes
    • First Published: 1926-10-22
    • Subjects: Literary, Education, Literature, France, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Children's literature, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • A Game of Thrones
    152

    A Game of Thrones

    George R. R. Martin
    1,604 votes
    • First Published: 1996-08-06
    • Subjects: Epic film, Literature, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Political strategy, Fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Inferno
    153

    Inferno

    Dante Alighieri
    529 votes
  • Ender's Game
    154

    Ender's Game

    Orson Scott Card
    1,249 votes
    • First Published: 1985
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Collected Poems
    155

    The Collected Poems

    Robert Frost
    1,089 votes
    • First Published: 1930
    • Subjects: Poetry, Robert Frost
    • Genres (Book): Poetry, Anthology
  • The Story of Ferdinand
    156

    The Story of Ferdinand

    Munro Leaf
    606 votes
    • First Published: 1936
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • War and Peace
    157

    War and Peace

    Leo Tolstoy
    2,809 votes
    • First Published: 1869
    • Subjects: Popular literature, Name day, Napoleonic Wars, Russia, History
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, War novel, Historical novel, Philosophical fiction
    • Original Language: French Language, Russian Language
  • The Jungle
    158

    The Jungle

    Upton Sinclair, Jr.
    983 votes
    • First Published: 1906-02-28
    • Subjects: Literary, Education, Socialism, Capitalism, Working class
    • Genres (Book): Politics, Fiction, Political fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Tuesdays with Morrie
    159

    Tuesdays with Morrie

    Mitch Albom
    1,334 votes
    • Genres (Book): Fiction
  • Invisible Man
    160

    Invisible Man

    Ralph Ellison
    1,504 votes
    • First Published: 1952
    • Subjects: Literary, Literature, Classics, United States of America, Places
    • Genres (Book): Bildungsroman, Children's literature, Fiction, Novel, Social commentary
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Go Ask Alice
    161

    Go Ask Alice

    Beatrice Sparks
    868 votes
    • First Published: 1971-03-05
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull
    162

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Richard Bach
    1,023 votes
    • First Published: 1970
    • Subjects: Literary, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Spirituality, Self-help, Fiction, Novella
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Paradise Lost
    163

    Paradise Lost

    John Milton
    1,234 votes
    • First Published: 1667
    • Subjects: The Bible, Astrology, Paradise of Fools, Fall of man
    • Genres (Book): Poetry, Epic poetry
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Lolita
    164

    Lolita

    Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
    2,088 votes
    • First Published: 1955
    • Subjects: Literary, Literature, Classics, Drama, Erotica
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, Tragicomedy, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language, Russian Language
  • The Bell Jar
    165

    The Bell Jar

    Sylvia Plath
    1,550 votes
    • First Published: 1963
    • Subjects: Literary, Literature, Classics, Feminism, Literary criticism
    • Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Children's literature, Autobiographical novel, Fiction, Autobiography
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
    166

    Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

    Dr. Seuss
    1,082 votes
    • First Published: 1962
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
  • Oh Say Can You Say?
    167

    Oh Say Can You Say?

    Dr. Seuss
    1,055 votes
    • First Published: 1979
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
  • The Fault in Our Stars
    168

    The Fault in Our Stars

    John Green
    1,350 votes
    • First Published: 2012-01-10
    • Genres (Book): Young adult literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Andromeda Strain
    169

    The Andromeda Strain

    Michael Crichton
    527 votes
    • First Published: 1969-05-12
    • Subjects: Espionage, American science fiction, Adventure, Arizona
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Techno-thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Complete Poems
    170

    The Complete Poems

    Emily Dickinson
    491 votes
  • Siddhartha
    171

    Siddhartha

    Hermann Hesse
    1,215 votes
    • First Published: 1922
    • Subjects: Literary, Gautama Buddha, Literature, Classics, Buddhism
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction
    • Original Language: German Language
  • Leaves of Grass
    172

    Leaves of Grass

    Walt Whitman
    1,056 votes
    • First Published: 1855-07-04
    • Subjects: Literature, Politics and government, Walt Whitman, Classics, Drama
    • Genres (Book): Poetry, Children's literature, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
    173

    I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!

    Dr. Seuss
    1,050 votes
    • First Published: 1978
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
  • The Clan of the Cave Bear
    174

    The Clan of the Cave Bear

    Jean M. Auel
    304 votes
    • Subjects: Europe, Women
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Historical novel, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Into the Wild
    175

    Into the Wild

    Jon Krakauer
    474 votes
    • First Published: 1996
    • Subjects: Hitchhiking, Biography, Alaska, Adventure, Travel
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Non-fiction, Biography, Travel, Autobiography
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Alchemist
    176

    The Alchemist

    Paulo Coelho
    1,522 votes
    • First Published: 1988
    • Subjects: Literary, Mythology, New Age, Literature, Visionary
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Quest, Drama, Historical fiction, Fiction
    • Original Language: Portuguese Language
  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles
    177

    Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Thomas Hardy
    1,132 votes
    • First Published: 1891
    • Subjects: Popular literature
    • Genres (Book): Tragedy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Once and Future King
    178

    The Once and Future King

    T. H. White
    812 votes
    • First Published: 1958
    • Subjects: Popular literature
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Stranger in a Strange Land
    179

    Stranger in a Strange Land

    Robert A. Heinlein
    1,052 votes
    • First Published: 1961-06-01
    • Subjects: Consumerism, Classics, Mars
    • Genres (Book): Fiction, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Art of War
    180

    The Art of War

    Sun Tzu
    545 votes
    • First Published: 1913
    • Subjects: Philosophy, Technology, New Age, Art, Strategy
    • Genres (Book): Philosophy, Military science, Treatise, Fiction, Economics
    • Original Language: Chinese language
  • The Stranger
    181

    The Stranger

    Albert Camus
    1,446 votes
    • Subjects: Literary, Existentialism, Literature, Algeria, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Existentialism, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Absurdist fiction, Fiction
    • Original Language: French Language, English Language
  • Utterly Cold Blooded
    182

    Utterly Cold Blooded

    Truman Capote
    1,343 votes
    • First Published: 1966
    • Subjects: Social science, Kansas, Criminology, Espionage, Perry Smith
    • Genres (Book): True crime
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Common Sense
    183

    Common Sense

    Thomas Paine
    579 votes
    • First Published: 1776-01-10
    • Subjects: Political freedom, History of the United States, England
    • Genres (Book): Non-fiction
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    184

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Tennessee Williams
    460 votes
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Mere Christianity
    185

    Mere Christianity

    C. S. Lewis
    209 votes
    • First Published: 1952
    • Subjects: Christianity, Pride, Theology, Existence of God, Religion
    • Genres (Book): Inspirational
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
    186

    The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

    Dr. Seuss
    547 votes
    • First Published: 1938-09-01
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
    187

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Arthur C. Clarke
    1,024 votes
    • First Published: 1951
    • Subjects: Computers
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Tale of Despereaux
    188

    The Tale of Despereaux

    Kate DiCamillo
    495 votes
    • First Published: 2003
    • Subjects: Classics, Folklore, Animal
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Republic
    189

    The Republic

    Plato
    1,181 votes
    • First Published: -0379
    • Subjects: Metaphysics, Medieval, Ancient Greece, Ethics, Current events
    • Genres (Book): Philosophy, Fiction, Reference, Inspirational
    • Original Language: Greek Language
  • Good Work, Amelia Bedelia
    190

    Good Work, Amelia Bedelia

    Peggy Parish
    337 votes
  • Mansfield Park
    191

    Mansfield Park

    Jane Austen
    960 votes
    • First Published: 1814-07
    • Subjects: Popular literature, Literary, Education, Literature, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, Bildungsroman, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Name of the Rose
    192

    The Name of the Rose

    Umberto Eco
    1,351 votes
    • First Published: 1980
    • Subjects: Literary, Literature, Classics, Italy, History
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Suspense, Historical fiction, Historical whodunnit, Mystery
    • Original Language: Italian Language
  • Madame Bovary
    193

    Madame Bovary

    Gustave Flaubert
    1,354 votes
    • First Published: 1856
    • Subjects: Popular literature, Literary, Literature, France, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, Literary realism, Modernism, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: French Language
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude
    194

    One Hundred Years of Solitude

    Gabriel García Márquez
    1,129 votes
    • First Published: 1967
    • Subjects: Latin America
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Magic realism, Novel
    • Original Language: Spanish Language
  • Doctor Zhivago
    195

    Doctor Zhivago

    Boris Pasternak
    355 votes
    • First Published: 1957
    • Subjects: White movement, Bolshevik, Russian Civil War, Russian Revolution, Love
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, Fiction, Novel, Historical novel
    • Original Language: Russian Language
  • Ulysses
    196

    Ulysses

    James Joyce
    1,192 votes
    • First Published: 1922-02-02
    • Subjects: Ireland, Men
    • Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5-book Boxed Set
    197

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5-book Boxed Set

    Rick Riordan
    525 votes
    • First Published: 2011-08-30
  • The Federalist Papers
    198

    The Federalist Papers

    James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
    569 votes
    • First Published: 1787
    • Subjects: United States Constitution
    • Genres (Book): Anthology
  • The Silmarillion
    199

    The Silmarillion

    J. R. R. Tolkien
    235 votes
    • First Published: 1977
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Strega Nona
    200

    Strega Nona

    Tomie dePaola
    438 votes
    • First Published: 1975
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • On the origin of species by means of natural selection
    201

    On the origin of species by means of natural selection

    Charles Darwin
    569 votes
  • A Separate Peace*
    202

    A Separate Peace*

    John Knowles
    779 votes
    • First Published: 1959
    • Subjects: Popular literature, New Hampshire, Literature, Young adult, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Naturalism, Bildungsroman, Children's literature, Fiction, Young adult literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Cat's Cradle
    203

    Cat's Cradle

    Kurt Vonnegut
    1,049 votes
    • First Published: 1963
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Satire, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • I Am Legend
    204

    I Am Legend

    Richard Matheson
    895 votes
    • First Published: 1954
    • Subjects: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Horror tales, American, Horror Film, Vampire
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Dystopia, Horror Film, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Mutiny on the Bounty
    205

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall
    1,037 votes
    • First Published: 1932
    • Subjects: 18th century, Great Britain, Mutiny on the Bounty
    • Genres (Book): Novel, History
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Story of Pinocchio
    206

    The Story of Pinocchio

    Katie Daynes, Carlo Collodi
    93 votes
  • Watchers
    207

    Watchers

    Dean Koontz
    428 votes
    • First Published: 1987-02
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Suspense, Children's literature, Horror Film, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Age of Innocence
    208

    The Age of Innocence

    Edith Wharton
    290 votes
    • First Published: 1920
    • Subjects: Literary, Upper class, Marriage, Education, Literature
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    209

    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Philip K. Dick
    950 votes
    • First Published: 1968
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Brothers Karamazov
    210

    The Brothers Karamazov

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    2,143 votes
    • First Published: 1880-11
    • Subjects: Popular literature, Literary, Existence of God, Classics, Family
    • Genres (Book): Suspense, Fiction, Novel, Philosophical fiction
    • Original Language: Russian Language
  • Ivanhoe
    211

    Ivanhoe

    Walter Scott
    938 votes
    • First Published: 1820
    • Subjects: Music, Popular literature, Literary, Literature, Crusades
    • Genres (Book): Historical fiction, Fiction, Historical novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Poisonwood Bible
    212

    The Poisonwood Bible

    Barbara Kingsolver
    1,008 votes
    • First Published: 1998
    • Subjects: Literary, Literature, Belgian Congo, Classics, Family
    • Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The A.B.C. Murders
    213

    The A.B.C. Murders

    Agatha Christie
    808 votes
    • First Published: 1936-01-06
    • Subjects: Classics, England
    • Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Children's literature, Mystery, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Le Morte D'arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
    214

    Le Morte D'arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

    Thomas Malory
    868 votes
    • Subjects: Fisher King
  • On the Road
    215

    On the Road

    Jack Kerouac
    1,902 votes
    • First Published: 1957-09-05
    • Subjects: Literary, Road trip, Literature, Classics, 1950s
    • Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Peter and Wendy
    216

    Peter and Wendy

    J. M. Barrie
    784 votes
    • Subjects: Music, Literature, Young adult, Classics, Drama
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Missing Piece
    217

    The Missing Piece

    Shel Silverstein
    361 votes
    • First Published: 1976
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Cosmos
    218

    Cosmos

    Carl Sagan
    416 votes
    • First Published: 1980
    • Subjects: Cosmology, Science, Astronomy
    • Genres (Book): Mathematics, Popular science, Science
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Pilgrim's Progress
    219

    The Pilgrim's Progress

    John Bunyan
    868 votes
    • First Published: 1678-02
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • As I Lay Dying
    220

    As I Lay Dying

    William Faulkner
    1,036 votes
    • First Published: 1930
    • Subjects: Monarch, Literary, Mississippi, Literature, Classics
    • Genres (Book): Black comedy, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Faust
    221

    Faust

    Wolfgang von Goethe Johann
    1,011 votes
    • First Published: 1808
    • Genres (Book): Play
  • The Man Who Would Be King
    222

    The Man Who Would Be King

    Rudyard Kipling
    847 votes
    • Subjects: Afghanistan, British Cuisine
    • Genres (Book): Lost World, Adventure fiction
  • The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
    223

    The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

    William L. Shirer
    1,322 votes
    • First Published: 1960
    • Subjects: Europe, Military history, World, Warfare, Fascism
    • Genres (Book): Non-fiction, History
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Sound and the Fury
    224

    The Sound and the Fury

    William Faulkner
    898 votes
    • First Published: 1929
    • Subjects: Literary, Mississippi, Literature, Classics, English Literature
    • Genres (Book): Children's literature, Fiction, Gothic fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Atlas Shrugged
    225

    Atlas Shrugged

    Ayn Rand
    1,579 votes
    • First Published: 1957-10-10
    • Subjects: Literary, Literature, Capitalism, Classics, Adventure
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Mystery, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
    226

    Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

    Tom Stoppard
    289 votes
    • First Published: 1967
    • Genres (Book): Absurdist fiction
  • Utopia
    227

    Utopia

    Thomas More
    372 votes
    • First Published: 1516
    • Subjects: Utopias, Socialism, Political Science, Utopia
    • Original Language: Latin Language
  • Odd Thomas
    228

    Odd Thomas

    Dean Koontz
    332 votes
    • First Published: 2003
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Horror Film, Mystery, Thriller
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Runaway Jury
    229

    The Runaway Jury

    John Grisham
    151 votes
    • First Published: 1996
    • Subjects: Literary, Literature, Classics, Adventure, Trial
    • Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction, Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Foundation
    230

    Foundation

    Isaac Asimov
    282 votes
    • First Published: 1951
    • Subjects: Milky Way, Scientist, Spaceflight
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Novel, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: American English, English Language
  • The Twits
    231

    The Twits

    Roald Dahl
    351 votes
    • First Published: 1980
    • Subjects: Classics, Adventure, Performing arts, English Literature
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • A Room of One's Own
    232

    A Room of One's Own

    Virginia Woolf
    281 votes
    • First Published: 1929-10-24
    • Subjects: Feminism
    • Genres (Book): Non-fiction, Essay
  • The Eyes of the Dragon
    233

    The Eyes of the Dragon

    Stephen King
    387 votes
    • First Published: 1987-02-02
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Plague
    234

    The Plague

    Albert Camus
    943 votes
    • First Published: 1947
    • Subjects: Medical, Literary, Literature, France, Plague
    • Genres (Book): Existentialism, Absurdist fiction, Fiction, Novel, Philosophical fiction
    • Original Language: French Language
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    235

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Hunter S. Thompson
    938 votes
    • Subjects: Rock, Popular culture, Biography, United States of America, 20th century
    • Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Autobiographical novel, Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Ready Player One
    236

    Ready Player One

    Ernest Cline
    161 votes
    • First Published: 2011-08-16
    • Genres (Book): Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
    237

    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

    Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
    918 votes
    • First Published: 1962-11
    • Subjects: Literature, Political repression in the Soviet Union, English Literature, Communism, Soviet Union
    • Genres (Book): Fiction
    • Original Language: Russian Language
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman
    238

    The French Lieutenant's Woman

    John Fowles
    245 votes
    • First Published: 1969
    • Subjects: Betrayal, Love
    • Genres (Book): Romance novel, Historical fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Idiot
    239

    The Idiot

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    1,515 votes
    • First Published: 1869
    • Genres (Book): Novel
    • Original Language: Russian Language
  • The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
    240

    The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

    H. P. Lovecraft
    284 votes
    • First Published: 1999-10-01
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Horror Film, Short story, Science Fiction, Fantasy
    • Original Language: English Language