Fiction & Literature
3,273 books, ranked by score.
2007–2026Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 364 · mentioned by 977364 recommend · 977 mention364 recommend · 977364 recommend
2007–2026Neuromancer
William Gibson
Recommended by 296 · mentioned by 780296 recommend · 780 mention296 recommend · 780296 recommend
2007–2026Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Sophie Bastide-Foltz, Adrian Rand
Recommended by 207 · mentioned by 758207 recommend · 758 mention207 recommend · 758207 recommend
2007–2026Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 708202 recommend · 708 mention202 recommend · 708202 recommend
2007–2026Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 324 · mentioned by 628324 recommend · 628 mention324 recommend · 628324 recommend
2007–2026The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 284 · mentioned by 596284 recommend · 596 mention284 recommend · 596284 recommend
2007–2026Dune
Frank Herbert
Recommended by 193 · mentioned by 512193 recommend · 512 mention193 recommend · 512193 recommend
2014–2026Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu
Recommended by 233 · mentioned by 513233 recommend · 513 mention233 recommend · 513233 recommend
2007–2026Foundation
Isaac Asimov
Recommended by 143 · mentioned by 487143 recommend · 487 mention143 recommend · 487143 recommend
2007–2026The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Recommended by 123 · mentioned by 481123 recommend · 481 mention123 recommend · 481123 recommend
2007–2026Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Recommended by 116 · mentioned by 436116 recommend · 436 mention116 recommend · 436116 recommend
2007–2026Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Recommended by 169 · mentioned by 436169 recommend · 436 mention169 recommend · 436169 recommend
2007–2026Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
Recommended by 145 · mentioned by 421145 recommend · 421 mention145 recommend · 421145 recommend
2015–2026Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 182 · mentioned by 417182 recommend · 417 mention182 recommend · 417182 recommend
2008–2026Anathem
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 207 · mentioned by 393207 recommend · 393 mention207 recommend · 393207 recommend
2007–2026Animal Farm
George Orwell
Recommended by 105 · mentioned by 407105 recommend · 407 mention105 recommend · 407105 recommend
Permutation City
Greg Egan
Recommended by 256 · mentioned by 354256 recommend · 354 mention256 recommend · 354256 recommend
2007–2026War and Peace
Lev Tolstoi
Recommended by 78 · mentioned by 37078 recommend · 370 mention78 recommend · 37078 recommend
2007–2026Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 33632 recommend · 336 mention32 recommend · 33632 recommend
2008–2026The moon is a harsh mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
Recommended by 139 · mentioned by 305139 recommend · 305 mention139 recommend · 305139 recommend
2010–2026Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Recommended by 170 · mentioned by 301170 recommend · 301 mention170 recommend · 301170 recommend
2007–2026Accelerando
Charles Stross
Recommended by 160 · mentioned by 287160 recommend · 287 mention160 recommend · 287160 recommend
2007–2026Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
Recommended by 53 · mentioned by 28353 recommend · 283 mention53 recommend · 28353 recommend
2011–2026Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
Recommended by 123 · mentioned by 287123 recommend · 287 mention123 recommend · 287123 recommend
2007–2026Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
Recommended by 97 · mentioned by 27797 recommend · 277 mention97 recommend · 27797 recommend
2007–2026Crime and punishment
Recommended by 113 · mentioned by 276113 recommend · 276 mention113 recommend · 276113 recommend
2009–2026The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
Recommended by 128 · mentioned by 260128 recommend · 260 mention128 recommend · 260128 recommend
2009–2026Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 26563 recommend · 265 mention63 recommend · 26563 recommend
2007–2026Rainbows End
Vernor Vinge
Recommended by 112 · mentioned by 238112 recommend · 238 mention112 recommend · 238112 recommend
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
Recommended by 55 · mentioned by 25555 recommend · 255 mention55 recommend · 25555 recommend
2007–2026Hyperion
Dan Simmons
Recommended by 154 · mentioned by 245154 recommend · 245 mention154 recommend · 245154 recommend
2008–2026To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Recommended by 72 · mentioned by 24172 recommend · 241 mention72 recommend · 24172 recommend
2007–2026The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
Recommended by 59 · mentioned by 23559 recommend · 235 mention59 recommend · 23559 recommend
Baroque Cycle
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 115 · mentioned by 226115 recommend · 226 mention115 recommend · 226115 recommend
2007–2026The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 23858 recommend · 238 mention58 recommend · 23858 recommend
2007–2026The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger, Shao jia yun
Recommended by 60 · mentioned by 23460 recommend · 234 mention60 recommend · 23460 recommend
2008–2026Ulysses
James Joyce
Recommended by 46 · mentioned by 21946 recommend · 219 mention46 recommend · 21946 recommend
2008–2026Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
Recommended by 57 · mentioned by 21857 recommend · 218 mention57 recommend · 21857 recommend
2021–2026Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Recommended by 131 · mentioned by 221131 recommend · 221 mention131 recommend · 221131 recommend
2007–2026The Wheel of Time
Robert Jordan
Recommended by 57 · mentioned by 20857 recommend · 208 mention57 recommend · 20857 recommend
2013–2026The Martian
Andy Weir
Recommended by 117 · mentioned by 207117 recommend · 207 mention117 recommend · 207117 recommend
2007–2026Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
Recommended by 105 · mentioned by 192105 recommend · 192 mention105 recommend · 192105 recommend
2008–2026Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
Recommended by 66 · mentioned by 19566 recommend · 195 mention66 recommend · 19566 recommend
2008–2026The player of games
Iain Banks
Recommended by 114 · mentioned by 194114 recommend · 194 mention114 recommend · 194114 recommend
2008–2026Diaspora
Greg Egan
Recommended by 131 · mentioned by 184131 recommend · 184 mention131 recommend · 184131 recommend
2008–2026A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 18841 recommend · 188 mention41 recommend · 18841 recommend
2008–2026Anna Karenina
Louise Maude
Recommended by 67 · mentioned by 18667 recommend · 186 mention67 recommend · 18667 recommend
2007–2026Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
Recommended by 138 · mentioned by 186138 recommend · 186 mention138 recommend · 186138 recommend
2008–2026The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
Recommended by 118 · mentioned by 184118 recommend · 184 mention118 recommend · 184118 recommend
2008–2026The Brothers Karamazov
Fiódor Dostoievski, Constance Garrett
Recommended by 86 · mentioned by 18786 recommend · 187 mention86 recommend · 18786 recommend
2008–2026Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 17958 recommend · 179 mention58 recommend · 17958 recommend
2009–2026Daemon
Daniel Suarez
Recommended by 118 · mentioned by 175118 recommend · 175 mention118 recommend · 175118 recommend
Ursula K Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
Recommended by 93 · mentioned by 18493 recommend · 184 mention93 recommend · 18493 recommend
2008–2026Consider Phlebas
Iain Banks
Recommended by 69 · mentioned by 17569 recommend · 175 mention69 recommend · 17569 recommend
Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Recommended by 77 · mentioned by 16977 recommend · 169 mention77 recommend · 16977 recommend
The Last Question
Isaac Asimov
Recommended by 94 · mentioned by 17294 recommend · 172 mention94 recommend · 17294 recommend
2008–2026The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
Recommended by 56 · mentioned by 17056 recommend · 170 mention56 recommend · 17056 recommend
2007–2026Ringworld
Larry Niven
Recommended by 51 · mentioned by 15951 recommend · 159 mention51 recommend · 15951 recommend
2009–2026Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson
Recommended by 94 · mentioned by 15994 recommend · 159 mention94 recommend · 15994 recommend
2020–2026The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson, Simon Saito
Recommended by 69 · mentioned by 14669 recommend · 146 mention69 recommend · 14669 recommend