Top Books lists of all time
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- 1 Stranger danger, but make it literary@leila, 5 things20
- 2 Secondhand bookshop regular's picks@zoe, 5 things20
- 3 Food writing that makes me hungry at 11pm@lucy_h, 8 things18
- 4 Starter books for someone who says they don't read@ines_reads, 9 things16
- 5 Essay collections I reread instead of starting something new@maya, 9 things16
- 6 The ones I press into hands at parties@tomasz, 5 things13
- 7 Historical fiction that doesn't feel like homework@aisha_k, 8 things12
- 8 Psychology books that changed how I argue with myself@lucy_h, 7 things11
- 9 Poetry collections for people scared of poetry@devjun, 8 things11
- 10 True crime that's more than just the crime@leila, 7 things10
- 11 Books that made me cry on public transport@liam_oc, 8 things10
- 12 Five books I keep buying for other people@pixelpri, 5 things9
- 13 Sci-fi for people who think they don't like sci-fi@maya, 8 things9
- 14 Books that made me a better programmer@rosa_m, 8 things9
- 15 Sci-fi that's actually about feelings@noah_w, 8 things8
- 16 Science books that made me feel smart for about a week@noah_w, 9 things8
- 17 Books to read before visiting Japan@chloe_d, 10 things8
- 18 Books that actually changed how I think@maya, 8 things7
- 19 Nature writing for a rainy weekend indoors@samira, 8 things7
- 20 Romance novels I will defend in public@amara, 8 things6
- 21 Memoirs where the writing is the point@maya, 8 things6
- 22 My airport bookshop sermon@aisha_k, 5 things5
- 23 The best book I read each year since 2015@noah_w, 11 things5
- 24 Crime novels that wrecked my sleep schedule@liam_oc, 9 things5
- 25 History books that read like novels@rosa_m, 8 things4
- 26 Books I lent out and never got back (no regrets)@samira, 5 things3
- 27 Horror that got me with the lights on@amara, 8 things3
- 28 If you sat next to me at a bus stop@lucy_h, 5 things3
- 29 Graphic novels for people who don't read comics@zoe, 9 things3
- 30 Short story collections to read between other books@tomasz, 9 things3
- 31 Short books that punch way above their weight@devjun, 9 things3
- 32 Non-fiction for people who think they hate non-fiction@rosa_m, 5 things2
- 33 Fantasy for people tired of chosen ones@elena_s, 8 things2
- 34 Books that changed how I think (engineer edition)@devjun, 5 things1
- 35 My 2026 reading list@maya, 10 things1
