The Greatest Books of All Time on Connection

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
197 Howards End E. M. Forster 1910 British English
427 Cloud Atlas David Mitchell 2004 British English
1331 Cathedral Raymond Carver 1983 American English
1357 I and Thou Martin Buber 1923 Austrian German
4162 No One Is Talking About This Patricia Lockwood 2021 American English
8008 100 Love Sonnets Pablo Neruda 1959 Chilean Spanish
9068 The Lonely City Olivia Laing 2016 British English
9261 The Candy House Jennifer Egan 2022 American English
10227 The Museum Of Modern Love Heather Rose 2018 Australian English
11205 Canoës Maylis de Kerangal 2021 French French
11350 The Anthropocene Reviewed John Green 2021 American English
11641 Gentle And Fierce Vanessa Berry 2021 Australian English
11882 This All Come Back Now Mykaula Saunders 2022 Unknown English
12468 Figuring Maria Popova 2019 American English
12969 The Listeners Maggie Stiefvater 2025 Unknown Unknown
13941 Daring Greatly Brené Brown 2012 American English
13971 Hotel World Ali Smith 2001 British English
14984 No One Belongs Here More Than You Miranda July 2007 American English
16498 The Zoo Story Edward Albee 1958 American English
17120 Craigslist Confessional Helena Dea Bala 2020 American English
17120 Palimpsest Catherynne M. Valente 2009 American English
17120 The Reading List Sara Nisha Adams 2021 British English
17120 The Galaxy, And The Ground Within Becky Chambers 2021 American English
17120 Anam Cara John O'Donohue 1997 Irish English
17120 The Power Of Meaning Emily Esfahani Smith 2017 American English
17120 Turtle Diary Russell Hoban 1975 British English
17120 Winter Count Barry Lopez 1981 American English
17120 The Phone Booth At The Edge Of The World Laura Imai Messina 2020 Italian Italian
17120 Dog Songs Mary Oliver 2013 American English
17120 Communion Town Sam Thompson 2012 British English
17120 The First Bad Man Miranda July 2015 American English
17120 To Be Taught, If Fortunate Becky Chambers 2019 American English
17120 The Humans Matt Haig 2013 British English
17120 The Last Language Jennifer duBois 2023 Unknown English
17120 On Earth As It Is On Television Emily Jane 2023 Unknown English
17120 Naked In The Rideshare Rebecca Shaw, Ben Kronengold 2023 Unknown Unknown
17120 Cross‑Stitch Jazmina Barrera 2023 Unknown Spanish
17120 This Is Salvaged Vauhini Vara 2023 Unknown English
17120 Reproduction Louisa Hall 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Details Ia Genberg 2023 Unknown Swedish
17120 All Souls Saskia Hamilton 2023 Unknown English
17120 We’re All In This Together...So Make Some Room Tom Papa 2023 American English
17120 We Should Not Be Friends Will Schwalbe 2023 American English
17120 Greek Lessons Han Kang 2023 Korean Korean
17120 Users Colin Winnette 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Half Known Life Pico Iyer 2023 British English
17120 The Tree And The River Aaron Becker 2023 Unknown English
17120 More Letters Of Note Nikki Usher 2019 Unknown English
17120 The Ten Loves Of Nishino Hiromi Kawakami 2003 Japanese Japanese
17120 Games And Rituals Katherine Heiny 2023 American English