The Greatest Humor and Supernatural Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 467 '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
926 Evenings On A Farm Near Dikanka Nikolai Gogol 1831 Russian Russian
1592 Fancies And Goodnights John Collier 1951 British English
1828 Good Omens Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman 1990 British English
2658 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Douglas Adams 1987 British English
4447 The Unfortunate Fursey Mervyn Wall 1946 Irish English
4743 Collected Short Stories of Saki Saki 1930 British English
4796 Collected Writings Ambrose Bierce 1909 American English
4925 The Businessman Thomas M. Disch 1984 American English
6772 The Mysterious Stranger Mark Twain 1916 American English
6920 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
8626 The Canterville Ghost Oscar Wilde 1887 British English
8810 John Dies At The End David Wong 2007 American English
8815 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
9493 The Long Dark Tea Time Of The Soul Douglas Adams 1988 British English
9872 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
10769 Lumberjanes Noelle Stevenson 2014 American English
11444 Spook Mary Roach 2005 American English
12405 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14049 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese