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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books You Need to Read to be Considered Well-Read
721 books — 404 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Authors With Only One Novel
133 books — 120 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Short Reads
834 books — 382 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
380 books — 423 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
250 books — 925 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Short & Sweet Treats Under 250 Pages
965 books — 365 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSaint Richard Parker by Merlin FrancoThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSomeone Else's Bucket List by Amy T. MatthewsThe Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Best Humor Writing
807 books — 800 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Great Short Short Books
574 books — 507 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Quick Reads
1,059 books — 718 voters