1. Circe

by Madeline Miller

4.26 rating · 5,635 karma

Seen in: Books with a modern take on greek mythology

2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

4.22 rating · 4,910 karma

Seen in: Suggest me a book that has the same chaotic and silly energy as a derailed DnD campaign.

3. Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

4.26 rating · 4,670 karma

Seen in: Are there any reversed Beauty and the Beast stories, where the guy is beauty and the girl is beast?

4. The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

4.35 rating · 4,624 karma

Seen in: Books with a modern take on greek mythology

5. Flowers for Algernon

by Daniel Keyes

4.14 rating · 4,251 karma

Seen in: I need a book that will emotionally tear me to pieces. Hit me.

6. Anne of Green Gables

by L.M. Montgomery

4.26 rating · 4,060 karma

Seen in: Looking for a light-hearted read after experiencing a miscarriage

7. 1984

by George Orwell

4.19 rating · 4,046 karma

Seen in: Hey, I just started reading books. I completed reading my first novel. It was "Farenhiet 451" by Ray Bradbury.

8. The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

4.37 rating · 3,964 karma

Seen in: A book that will take my heart, rip it into a million pieces, stomp on it, and leave it in a ditch.

9. Good Omens

by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

4.24 rating · 3,878 karma

Seen in: Books in which both sides are the 'Good guys'

10. A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

4.31 rating · 3,775 karma

Seen in: I need a book that will F me up. I don't care if it's emotionally, psychologically, scary, maddening, philosophical... Just do your best to ruin me.

11. The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

4.03 rating · 3,737 karma

Seen in: A book that will take my heart, rip it into a million pieces, stomp on it, and leave it in a ditch.

12. Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

4.36 rating · 3,704 karma

Seen in: Any good books for coping with an existential crisis and struggling with finding meaning in life?

13. East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

4.38 rating · 3,589 karma

Seen in: Recommend me a book that made you feel like you just read a masterpiece

14. Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

3.82 rating · 3,435 karma

Seen in: A Dystopian That's Not So Obvious

15. The Martian

by Andy Weir

4.40 rating · 3,409 karma

Seen in: Competence Porn

16. The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

4.25 rating · 3,350 karma

Seen in: Classic books for someone who hates classics.

17. The Fellowship of the Ring

by J.R.R. Tolkien

4.36 rating · 3,327 karma

Seen in: A fantasy book focused on a person that is not chosen or especially gifted.

18. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman

4.28 rating · 3,270 karma

Seen in: mature female protagonist (non YA please) with no kids

19. The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

4.31 rating · 3,165 karma

Seen in: Curious. What was the shortest book you read that you loved, despite its short size?

20. Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

4.22 rating · 3,072 karma

Seen in: Fucked up characters who are still relatable and sympathetic

21. Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

4.13 rating · 3,053 karma

Seen in: A book that split your life in half: before you read the book, and after you read the book

22. The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

4.11 rating · 3,010 karma

Seen in: I need a book that will F me up. I don't care if it's emotionally, psychologically, scary, maddening, philosophical... Just do your best to ruin me.

23. When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

4.36 rating · 2,959 karma

Seen in: For someone who is dying

24. Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

4.22 rating · 2,926 karma

Seen in: In your opinion, what is a life changing book everyone should read at least once in their lives?

25. A Series of Unfortunate Events

by Lemony Snicket

3.95 rating · 2,916 karma

Seen in: My kid is reading too fast! Help!

26. To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

4.28 rating · 2,906 karma

Seen in: Books that aren't Children books but for intellectually disabled adults (me)

27. The Giver

by Lois Lowry

4.13 rating · 2,771 karma

Seen in: Books like 1984 by George Orwell.

28. The Ocean at the End of the Lane

by Neil Gaiman

4.00 rating · 2,736 karma

Seen in: A fantasy book focused on a person that is not chosen or especially gifted.

29. Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

3.99 rating · 2,646 karma

Seen in: Books like 1984 by George Orwell.

30. House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski

4.06 rating · 2,635 karma

Seen in: A book where the protagonist loses his sanity more and more in the course of the story and you no longer know whats real and whats not?