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Cult Classics That Are Also Super Popular

Although the term "cult classic" was taken from the world of film, bibliophiles have repurposed it to described books from the fringe that are transgressive, experimental, and countercultural (at least when they're first published, that is).
These are books that often fall on "best cult books" lists, but are also popular and still beloved by the mainstream (at least nowadays, that is).
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3
Ken Kesey
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
4
Albert Camus
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
5
Vladimir Nabokov
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
6
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
7
Oscar Wilde
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
8
Kurt Vonnegut
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
9
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
10
Ray Bradbury
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
11
George Orwell
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
12
George Orwell
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
13
Harper Lee
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
16
Anthony Burgess
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Nevada)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Nevada)
17
Fight Club
Fight Club
18
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
19
Jack Kerouac
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
20
Franz Kafka
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Crime and Punishment
21
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
22
Sylvia Plath
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
23
Alan Moore
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
24
Mark Twain
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
25
Joseph Conrad
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
26
Charles Dickens
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
27
Lewis Carroll
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
28
Philip K. Dick
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
29
Truman Capote
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
30
Orson Scott Card
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
31
Edgar Allan Poe
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
32
Stephen King
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
33
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
34
Douglas Adams
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
35
Margaret Atwood
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
36
Madeleine L'engle
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
37
Stephen Chbosky
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
38
Joseph Heller
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
39
William Shakespeare
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
40
Hermann Hesse
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