List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Essential Reads - Page 2

An incomplete list of the books I consider to be essential reading in no particular order. May revise at some point.
Read More
319 users · 1,150 views
 
made by Musehick
avg. score: 7 of 75 (9%)
required scores: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 
type to search

How many have you... read?

Page 2 of 2
All-Star Superman - Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
All-Star Superman - Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
41
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
42
Forced Entries (Jim Carroll)
Forced Entries
43
Jim Carroll
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (Lester Bangs)
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
44
Lester Bangs
The Quantity Theory of Insanity (Will Self)
The Quantity Theory of Insanity
45
Will Self
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
46
Hermann Hesse
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
47
Hermann Hesse
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
48
William Shakespeare
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
49
Clive Barker
Weaveworld (Clive Barker)
Weaveworld
50
Clive Barker
Cabal
Cabal
51
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
52
Bret Easton Ellis
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
53
J.G. Ballard
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
54
Johann David Wyss
Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1 (Jim Morrison)
Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1
55
Jim Morrison
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
56
J.D. Salinger
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
57
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Untouchable
The Untouchable
58
The Herbert Huncke Reader (Herbert Huncke)
The Herbert Huncke Reader
59
Herbert Huncke
The Ticket That Exploded (William S. Burroughs)
The Ticket That Exploded
60
William S. Burroughs
The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
The Soft Machine
61
William S. Burroughs
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
62
William S. Burroughs
Queer (William S. Burroughs)
Queer
63
William S. Burroughs
Junkie (William S. Burroughs)
Junkie
64
William S. Burroughs
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
65
David Hume Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
66
Hideous Kinky (Esther Freud)
Hideous Kinky
67
Esther Freud
The Cave of Time (Edward Packard)
The Cave of Time
68
Edward Packard
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden (W.H. Auden)
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden
69
W.H. Auden
Philip Larkin: Collected Poems
Philip Larkin: Collected Poems
70
The Dark Tower: Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower: Gunslinger
71
Stephen King
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
72
Stephen King
And the Ass Saw the Angel (Nick Cave)
And the Ass Saw the Angel
73
Nick Cave
Ender's Game Series
Ender's Game Series
74
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
75
Alan Moore
Page 2 of 2
 Your Results
Click the SHOW MY RESULTS button
above to calculate your results.
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'Essential Reads'
Orange Prize for Fiction's "50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Authors"
Orange Prize for Fiction's "50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Authors"
1,652
50
Black History Month: Essential Reads for February and All Year Round
Black History Month: Essential Reads for February and All Year Round
802
50
10 Modern Classics: Essential Reads of Our Time
10 Modern Classics: Essential Reads of Our Time
603
13
10 Essential Reads for Men, by Women
10 Essential Reads for Men, by Women
277
10
NYPL's Essential Reads on Feminism
NYPL's Essential Reads on Feminism
195
193
Marie's Essential Reads List
Marie's Essential Reads List
179
36
NYPL Essential Reads on Feminism for Adults
NYPL Essential Reads on Feminism for Adults
132
126
61 Essential Postmodern Reads
61 Essential Postmodern Reads
728
61
Lady Business's 60 Essential Science Fiction & Fantasy Reads
Lady Business's 60 Essential Science Fiction & Fantasy Reads
344
60
Essential Women in Translation Reads
Essential Women in Translation Reads
308
80
Five Essential Books From Essential Authors
Five Essential Books From Essential Authors
2,116
320
DC Essential Graphic Novels 2019 (25 Essential Graphic Novels)
DC Essential Graphic Novels 2019 (25 Essential Graphic Novels)
324
25
Xandry's Essential Books (Books Essential to Xandry)
Xandry's Essential Books (Books Essential to Xandry)
96
110
Delicious Reads' Clean Reads for Teens
Delicious Reads' Clean Reads for Teens
417
40
#TWOFNBC 2023 Group Reads, Buddy Reads, and Genre Chats
#TWOFNBC 2023 Group Reads, Buddy Reads, and Genre Chats
287
142
A Decade of Reads: Maddy's Reads 2009- 2019
A Decade of Reads: Maddy's Reads 2009- 2019
277
690
Mary's Top 25 Reads of 2019 (No Re-Reads)
Mary's Top 25 Reads of 2019 (No Re-Reads)
224
25
Krickle Reads Books Clean Reads
Krickle Reads Books Clean Reads
121
38
Epic Reads' 17 Most Anticipated November YA Reads (2019)
Epic Reads' 17 Most Anticipated November YA Reads (2019)
117
17
Izzys 2023 Reads So Far January /February Reads
Izzys 2023 Reads So Far January /February Reads
118
22
Essential Books for Hipsters
Essential Books for Hipsters
10,783
107
Five Essential Books From Authors Who Wrote a Ton of Books
Five Essential Books From Authors Who Wrote a Ton of Books
9,787
225
100 Essential Books You Should Have Read in College
100 Essential Books You Should Have Read in College
7,062
100
PopChartLab's 100 Essential Novels
PopChartLab's 100 Essential Novels
6,682
100
An English Teacher's Essential Literature
An English Teacher's Essential Literature
6,460
250
500 Essential Cult Books
500 Essential Cult Books
6,376
500
DC's 25 Most Essential Graphic Novels
DC's 25 Most Essential Graphic Novels
5,686
25
100 Essential Books of Western Literature, a List Created by Scott Tyler
100 Essential Books of Western Literature, a List Created by Scott Tyler
5,621
100
100 Essential Penguin Classics
100 Essential Penguin Classics
4,679
97
Essential Readings
Essential Readings
4,424
195
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN