r/classicliterature best of each time

whippycleric Host

12 participants (43 books)

Overview

Based on u/DataWhiskers posts getting votes for each top classical work during each time period.

Challenge Books

37

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

38

Ulysses by James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce

39

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

40

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

Ficciones

Jorge Luis Borges

41

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

42

(bonus)

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

43

(bonus)

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

44

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

45

Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

Gravity's Rainbow

Thomas Pynchon

46

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

47

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

48

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

2666

2666 #1-5

Roberto Bolaño