It may be wrong, but I give these lists points for displaying their lists clearly, on one page, and not making me click through a bunch of ads. Comments to be added later.

I like to look through these, however, to find something new. I read almost exclusively non-fiction, so when I thought to try and make a top 10 list of fiction, I realized I couldn’t do it…

1. Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
2. Candide (in The Portable Voltaire), Voltaire
3. Moby Dick, Hermin Melville
4. Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
5. Lord of the Flies, 1954, William Golding
6. A Modest Proposal (in The Writings of Jonathan Swift), Jonathan Swift

…and tapped out at #6. Arguably Candide is a “short story” so not sure it counts, but it’s fantastic. Other people have read “Candide” excerpts from stand alone books, and the lines weren’t as funny as the translation in The Portable Voltaire. And if Voltaire isn’t delivered with good timing, what’s the point?

A Modest Proposal is shorter still, so hardly a book, and easy to read, and free online, but my favorite story in the compendium. Combined with Gulivers Travels, etc., it earns it’s place on the list, arguably higher. “

Not that I haven’t read a lot more, and while I love Huxley, I don’t think Brave New World makes the list. Rather, I think I’m not well read enough with regards to literature. Given I’ve read a lot of books on others lists, that did make their top-10, I have to think various averages are just averages of moderately well read folks as well.

Perusing the lists, I have high hopes for Les Miserables, and a few things by Joyce.

As of now these lists are unordered.