The Greatest Books of All Time on Sex

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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
239 Tropic of Cancer Henry Miller 1934 American English
876 Lysistrata Aristophanes -411 Greek Ancient greek
1345 The Naked Ape Desmond Morris 1967 British English
1758 Sabbath's Theater Philip Roth 1995 American English
2156 The Green Man Kingsley Amis 1969 British English
2259 Advertisements for Myself Norman Mailer 1959 American English
2384 Less Than Zero Bret Easton Ellis 1985 American English
2599 Almost Transparent Blue Ryū Murakami 1976 Japanese Japanese
3318 The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang 2018 Vietnamese English
3397 Cities of the Red Night William S. Burroughs 1981 American English
4065 A Feast Unknown Philip José Farmer 1969 American English
4135 Fieldwork In Ukrainian Sex Oksana Zabuzhko 1996 Ukrainian Ukrainian
4569 The Rules Of Attraction Bret Easton Ellis 1987 American English
4810 Slow Days, Fast Company Eve Babitz 1977 American English
5030 The Sluts Dennis Cooper 2004 American English
5439 The Andy Warhol Diaries Andy Warhol 1989 American English
6564 Candy Mian Mian 2000 Chinese Chinese
6711 Ooga-Booga Frederick Seidel 2006 American English
6919 S.C.U.M. Manifesto Valerie Solanas 1967 American English
7615 Dirty Havana Trilogy Pedro Juan Gutierrez 1998 Cuban Spanish
8022 Ancient Evenings Norman Mailer 1983 American English
9221 The Rachel Papers Martin Amis 1973 British English
9908 Women Charles Bukowski 1978 American English
10136 Running Dog Don DeLillo 1978 American English
10732 Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, And General Tales Of Ordinary Madness Charles Bukowski 1972 American English
10973 World Of Sex Henry Miller 1941 American English
11849 The Demon Hubert Selby 1976 American English
13878 Love Me Back Merritt Tierce 2014 American English
14457 Cocksure Mordecai Richler 1968 Canadian English
14977 The Soft Machine William S. Burroughs 1961 American English
15680 The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over The Hills Charles Bukowski American English
17120 The Position Meg Wolitzer 2005 American English
17120 Serotonin Michel Houellebecq 2019 French French
17120 So Sad Today Melissa Broder 2016 American English
17120 Love And The Mess We're In Stephen Marche Canadian English