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The Inverted World by Christopher PriestLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Plot Twist
408 books — 650 voters
Ubik by Philip K. DickA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickThe Inverted World by Christopher Priest
Mind-bending Science Fiction
218 books — 155 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,908 books — 3,171 voters
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Best Short Stories of All Time
597 books — 393 voters

Ubik by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Philosophical Science Fiction
418 books — 388 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
3,937 books — 1,935 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Reddit Recommendations
577 books — 762 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousMisery by Stephen KingThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,167 books — 11,106 voters
Ubik by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Trippy Books
830 books — 892 voters

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe New York Trilogy by Paul AusterHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Metafiction
442 books — 576 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,229 books — 3,404 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction
3,615 books — 6,828 voters
The Mind Parasites by Colin Wilson
Lovecraft Would Be Pleased
85 books — 61 voters

This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong
Best Book Titles
11,300 books — 7,572 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeCujo by Stephen King
THE BEST HORROR NOVELS LIST
379 books — 249 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,910 books — 4,917 voters
Immortality by Milan KunderaThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Fiction of Milan Kundera
12 books — 120 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
304 books — 550 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,104 books — 1,738 voters

Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 562 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,252 books — 24,499 voters

The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,019 books — 2,065 voters
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
87 books — 406 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Reality Warping Fiction
326 books — 166 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceCity of Glass by Paul AusterWhite Noise by Don DeLilloImmortality by Milan KunderaA History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes
Best Books Ever
74,928 books — 277,936 voters