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

Listyboy's 100 Great Novels

My tastes are pretty eclectic, but you'll find a lot of science fiction and classics on this list. I've read everything here, and most are books I've adored, but some I can hardly remember (Great Gatsby, for one). But I figure if I struggled through all of Moby Dick or Ulysses, and other 'classics, that gives me bragging rights to put them here. It's mostly novels, but there is one play and one short story collection. I'd heartily recommend most, but some are here for sentimental reasons, and are definitely not examples of good writing (Heinlein's Time Enough For Love, for one). You have been warned. Thanks for doing my list! I had fun compiling it.
Read More
1,728 users · 4,470 views
 
made by listyboy
avg. score: 23 of 100 (23%)
required scores: 1, 13, 19, 24, 32 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 3
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sirens of Titan
2
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
3
Jane Austen
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
4
Charles Dickens
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
5
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Jungle Books (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Books
6
Rudyard Kipling
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
7
Ursula K. Le Guin
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
8
Leo Tolstoy
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
9
Tolkien
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
10
Ursula K Le Guin
Earth Abides (George R. Stewart)
Earth Abides
11
George R. Stewart
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
12
Vladimir Nabokov
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
13
Raymond Chandler
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
14
William Shakespeare
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
15
John Steinbeck
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez, Tr. Gregory Rabassa)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
16
Gabriel García Márquez, Tr. Gregory Rabassa
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
17
Richard Adams
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
18
C.S. Lewis
Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)
Tom's Midnight Garden
19
Philippa Pearce
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
20
L.M. Montgomery
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
21
Gregory Benford
Tiger! Tiger! (Alfred Bester)
Tiger! Tiger!
22
Alfred Bester
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
23
J.G. Ballard
I Heard the Owl Call My Name (Margaret Craven)
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
24
Margaret Craven
A Dog's Life (Ann M. Martin)
A Dog's Life
25
Ann M. Martin
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
26
Arthur C Clarke
The Lotus Caves (John Christopher)
The Lotus Caves
27
John Christopher
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
28
Philip K. Dick
Martian Time-Slip (Philip K Dick)
Martian Time-Slip
29
Philip K Dick
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
30
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
31
James Joyce
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
32
Virginia Woolf
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
33
Nick Hornby
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
34
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
35
Arthur Conan Doyle
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
36
H.G. Wells
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
37
John Fowles
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
38
Russell Hoban
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip Jose Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
39
Philip Jose Farmer
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
40
Kenneth Grahame
Page 1 of 3
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'Listyboy's 100 Great Novels'
Listyboy's 20 Great Book Series
Listyboy's 20 Great Book Series
185
20
51 Great Comic Novels ( That Are Not Comics or Graphic Novels)
51 Great Comic Novels ( That Are Not Comics or Graphic Novels)
270
51
17 Novels That Would Make Great Graphic Novels
17 Novels That Would Make Great Graphic Novels
228
17
First Novels: The English Teacher Looks at Some Great (And Not So Great) Beginnings
First Novels: The English Teacher Looks at Some Great (And Not So Great) Beginnings
456
136
Novels, Novels and More Novels
Novels, Novels and More Novels
1,765
1000
Great Contemporary Novels (That You've Probably Read)
Great Contemporary Novels (That You've Probably Read)
31,991
316
The Great Books Guide's 100 Greatest Novels
The Great Books Guide's 100 Greatest Novels
7,240
100
50 Great Romance Novels
50 Great Romance Novels
6,507
50
Some Great 20th Century Novels: A Personal Selection
Some Great 20th Century Novels: A Personal Selection
6,196
100
The Atlantic's Great American Novels
The Atlantic's Great American Novels
3,058
136
50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages
50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages
2,891
50
Great Novels About Terrible People
Great Novels About Terrible People
2,487
50
Great Book Project: 100 Greatest Novels
Great Book Project: 100 Greatest Novels
1,973
100
The Great British Novels of the Last 100 Years
The Great British Novels of the Last 100 Years
1,436
136
Great Horror Novels
Great Horror Novels
1,333
95
200 Great Novels of the 21st Century
200 Great Novels of the 21st Century
1,208
200
The Great English Novels: A Personal View
The Great English Novels: A Personal View
1,172
160
One Hundred Great Novels
One Hundred Great Novels
1,150
100
50 Great Stream-Of-Consciousness Novels
50 Great Stream-Of-Consciousness Novels
1,091
50
100 Great Novels by Dead Authors
100 Great Novels by Dead Authors
984
100
The Great British Novels
The Great British Novels
939
136
Good American Novels: # 101-200 on Goodreads' "Great American Novel" List.
Good American Novels: # 101-200 on Goodreads' "Great American Novel" List.
938
100
Hard Boiled : 100 Great Crime/ Detective/ Noir Novels
Hard Boiled : 100 Great Crime/ Detective/ Noir Novels
932
100
60 Great YA Novels That Can Be Enjoyed by Adults
60 Great YA Novels That Can Be Enjoyed by Adults
920
60
The Great English-Language Novels of the Past 100 Years
The Great English-Language Novels of the Past 100 Years
873
136
Short and Spectacular - 21 Great Novels Under 200 Pages Long
Short and Spectacular - 21 Great Novels Under 200 Pages Long
858
21
100 Great Novels in the English Language
100 Great Novels in the English Language
825
100
The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years
The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years
782
136
The Great American Novels (From the Atlantic)
The Great American Novels (From the Atlantic)
743
136
Feminista's 100 Great 20th Century Novels by Female Authors
Feminista's 100 Great 20th Century Novels by Female Authors
712
100
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