The Greatest Books of All Time on Obsession

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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
6954 We All Love Glenda So Much And Other Tales Julio Cortazar 1980 Argentinian Spanish
6992 Hallucinating Foucault Patricia Duncker 1996 British English
7021 The Girl On The Train Paula Hawkins 2015 British English
7085 Nothing Like the Sun Anthony Burgess 1964 British English
7096 Guide Dennis Cooper 1994 American English
7099 The Dutch House Ann Patchett 2019 American English
7215 The Well Beloved Thomas Hardy 1897 British English
7215 The Empty Book Josefina Vicens 1958 Mexican English
7575 The Toilers Of The Sea Victor Hugo 1866 French French
7578 The Mosquito Coast Paul Theroux 1981 American English
7584 Verity Colleen Hoover 2018 American English
7700 Tirza Arnon Grunberg 2006 Dutch Dutch
7860 World Enough And Time Robert Penn Warren 1950 American English
7860 The Plains Gerald Murnane 1982 Australian English
7896 Dangerous Laughter Steven Millhauser 2008 American English
7961 Tenderwire Claire Kilroy 2006 Irish English
7980 The Man Who Loved Only Numbers Paul Hoffman 1998 American English
8173 A Demon In My View Ruth Rendell 1976 British English
8176 Lilith J.R. Salamanca 1961 American English
8257 Christine Stephen King 1983 American English
8461 La Dama Número Trece José Carlos Somoza 2003 Spanish Spanish
8575 In Thrall Jane DeLynn 1982 Unknown English
9101 The Art Thief Michael Finkel 2023 Unknown English
9769 The Night Bookmobile Audrey Niffenegger 2010 American English
9909 The Past Alan Pauls 2003 Argentinian Spanish
9914 The Messiah Of Stockholm Cynthia Ozick 1987 American English
9956 Asylum Patrick McGrath 1996 British English
9960 Mailman J. Robert Lennon 2003 American English
10099 A Fan's Notes Frederick Exley 1968 American English
10185 The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud 2013 American English
10219 Doctor Pasavento Enrique Vila-Matas 2005 Spanish Spanish
10489 The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair Joël Dicker 2012 French French
10515 Father Of Frankenstein Christopher Bram 1995 American English
10745 Spanking The Maid Robert Coover 1982 American English
10963 That Time Of Year Marie NDiaye 2020 French French
11210 A Sight for Sore Eyes Ruth Rendell 1999 British English
11225 The Real Lolita Sarah Weinman 2018 Unknown English
11271 Shella Andrew Vachss 1993 American English
11286 Experimental Film Gemma Files 2015 Canadian English
11436 Il Colombre Dino Buzzati 1966 Italian Italian
11793 Felicia's Journey William Trevor 1994 British English
11849 The Demon Hubert Selby 1976 American English
11869 Throat Sprockets Tim Lucas 1994 American English
12321 Worsted Garielle Lutz 2025 American English
12376 Haunted Chuck Palahniuk 2005 American English
12324 Headlong Michael Frayn 1999 British English
12383 Eclipse Fever Walter Abish 1993 American English
13072 The Dark Maestro Brendan Slocumb 2025 American English
13337 The Rule Of Four Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason 2004 American English
13337 Candyfreak Steve Almond 2004 American English
13337 The Radioactive Boy Scout Ken Silverstein 2004 American English
13359 Il Grande Meaulnes Alain-Fournier 1913 French French
13359 The Rocket Man Ray Bradbury 1951 American English
13581 The Spire William Golding 1964 British English
13599 Le Supplice De Phèdre Henri Deberly French French
13599 L'araigne Henri Troyat French French
13599 The Margin André Pieyre de Mandiargues 1967 French French
13599 Les Flamboyants Patrick Grainville 1976 French French
13599 Brecht's Lover Jacques-Pierre Amette 2003 French French
13741 Darconville's Cat Alexander Theroux 1981 American English
13813 The Bad Girl Mario Vargas Llosa 2006 Peruvian Spanish
13878 Thrown Kerry Howley 2014 American English
14001 Conquest Of The Useless Werner Herzog 2009 German German
14232 The Damned Utd David Peace 2006 British English
14232 Fool For Love Sam Shepard 1983 American English
14333 Come With Me Ronald Malfi 2021 American English
14544 In The Valley Of The Sun Andy Davidson American English
14862 Donovan's Brain Curt Siodmak 1942 American English
14886 Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque Edgar Allan Poe 1840 American English
14929 Equus Peter Shaffer 1973 British English
14983 The Infatuations Javier Marias 2011 Spanish Spanish
14983 Notes on a Scandal Zoë Heller 2003 British English
14983 The Folding Star Alan Hollinghurst 1994 British English
14983 The Volcano Lover Susan Sontag 1992 American English
14983 Paper Towns John Green 2008 American English
14983 Other People's Clothes Calla Henkel 2022 Unknown English
14983 The Most Secret Memory Of Men Mohamed Mbougar Sarr 2023 Senegalese French
15678 The Motorcycle Betrayal Poems Diane Wakoski American English
15823 Laughter In The Dark Vladimir Nabokov 1932 Russian Russian
15897 At Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept Elizabeth Smart 1945 Canadian English
15895 The Complete Stories Edgar Allan Poe 1832 American English
16553 Letter From An Unknown Woman Stefan Zweig 1922 Austrian German
16754 Dragonwyck Anya Seton 1944 American English
16725 The Collected Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1908 American English
17117 The Jade Cabinet Rikki Ducornet 1993 American English
17117 Entering Fire Rikki Ducornet 1986 American English
17117 A Feast of Snakes Harry Crews 1976 American English
17117 Riceyman Steps Arnold Bennett 1923 British English
17117 Justine Alice Thompson 1996 British English
17117 Lote Shola von Reinhold 2020 British English
16996 Domnisoara Christina. Sarpele Mircea Eliade 1936 Romanian Romanian
17117 Sara's Face Melvin Burgess 2006 British English
17117 The Lambs Of London Peter Ackroyd 2004 British English
17117 Amadeus Peter Shaffer 1979 British English
17117 The Grin Of The Dark Ramsey Campbell 2007 British English
17117 These Violent Delights Micah Nemerever 2020 American English
17117 Gone To See The River Man Kristopher Triana 2020 American English
17117 Hannibal Thomas Harris 1999 American English
17117 The A26 Pascal Garnier 1999 French French
17117 The Swan Thieves Elizabeth Kostova 2010 American English
17117 Three Month Fever Gary Indiana 1999 American English
17117 The Professor And The Madman Simon Winchester 1998 British English
17117 The Gold Bug Variations Richard Powers 1991 American English
17117 White Tears Hari Kunzru 2017 British English
17117 Swann Carol Shields 1987 Canadian English
17117 The Killer Patrícia Melo 1995 Brazilian Portuguese
17117 The Book Of Sand And Shakespeare's Memory Jorge Luis Borges 1977 Argentinian Spanish
16947 The Gentle Spirit Fyodor Dostoevsky 1876 Russian Russian
17117 Rouge Mona Awad 2023 Canadian English
17117 Tutti I Nomi José Saramago 1997 Portuguese Italian
17117 The Ecliptic Benjamin Wood 2015 British English
17117 Devil House John Darnielle 2022 American English
17117 Obra Maestra Juan Tallón 2022 Spanish Spanish
17117 I’m A Fan Sheena Patel 2023 Unknown English
17117 My Husband Maud Ventura 2023 French French
17117 The Art Thief Michael Finkel 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Motion Of The Body Through Space Lionel Shriver 2020 American English
17117 Little Stalker Jennifer Belle 2007 American English
17117 Hot Blooded Lisa Jackson 2001 American English
17117 Verdigris Michele Mari 2007 Unknown Italian