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Rank   Name Author First Published Genre Subjects
  1. 1
    Ray Bradbury
    Fantasy, Fiction, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Short story
    Classics, American science fiction
  2. 2
    Leo Tolstoy
    1877
    Novel
    Literature, Russia, Music, Upper class, Adultery
  3. 3
    Hugh Laurie
    Comedy, Thriller
    Murder
  4. 4
    William Gibson
    1986
    Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Cyberpunk
  5. 5
    William Gibson
    1988
    Novel, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Cyberpunk
  6. 6
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    Poetry, Philosophy, Inspirational, Prose poetry
    History, Classics, Literature, Ethics, Philosophy, 19th century, Existentialism, Modern philosophy More
  7. 7
    Jean-Paul Sartre
    Fiction, Biography, Philosophy, Autobiography
    History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Philosophy, German Language, French literature More
  8. 8
    Hermann Hesse
    1927
    Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Autobiography, Existentialism
    Literary, Classics, Literature, Existentialism, Life
  9. 9
    Christopher Isherwood
    1964
    Gay novel
  10. 10
    Raymond Chandler
    1939
    Novel, Crime fiction, Hardboiled, Detective fiction
    California
  11. 11
    Peter Guralnick
    Music
    History, Literature, Soul music, Blues, Soul, Music
  12. 12
    William Styron
    1979
    Novel
    Holocaust, Survivor guilt
  13. 13
    W. Somerset Maugham
    1944
    Novel
    Veteran, Spirituality, Materialism
  14. 14
    James Joyce
    1939-05-04
    Novel
  15. 15
    Lawrence Durrell
  16. 16
    Aldous Huxley
    1939
    Novel, Philosophy, Speculative fiction
  17. 17
    Norman Mailer
    1983
    Fiction, Speculative fiction, Historical novel
    History, Egypt
  18. 18
    Gore Vidal
    1981-01-01
    Historical novel
    History, Iran
  19. 19
    Robertson Davies
    1981
    Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction
    Canada
  20. 20
    V.S. Naipaul
    1979
    Novel, Fiction
    Literary, Classics, Literature, Africa, Zaire
  21. 21
    Brian Aldiss
    Speculative fiction
  22. 22
    Russell Hoban
    1980
    Fiction, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction More
    Nuclear warfare
  23. 23
    David Lodge
    1980
    Novel
  24. 24
    John Kennedy Toole
    1980
    Comedy, Fiction
    Literary, Classics, New Orleans, Popular literature, French Quarter
  25. 25
    Alasdair Gray
    1981
    Fantasy, Novel, Fiction, Science fiction, Dystopia
    Literary, Classics, Literature, Working class

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  1. GoBruins
    books to read? at 6/21/2010 6:40 PM
    so many books. which one should i start with?
  2. kittypurr33
    books to read? at 6/21/2010 7:21 PM
    I like this list because I feel like most people lose literature in the midst of the technology we are surrounded with. I like how you have a VERY long list of books you enjoy!
    1. John Barryman
      books to read? at 6/21/2010 7:40 PM
      Books? What's a book. Kidding, but i am glad to see that twilight or harry potter are not a part of your list.
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