49 Best Fiction Books
We analyzed 4+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 49 best fiction books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.
Goal: Find the best Fiction books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best fiction books" and study the top 4+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
49 Best Fiction Books
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1984
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Tristan Harris, Jordan Peterson, J. Cole, Emma Watson, Noam Chomsky, Richard Branson, Matt Mullenweg, Christopher Hitchens, Sahil Lavingia, Jenn Im, Winston Churchill, Diane Rehm, Anna Akana, Brad Delong
War And Peace
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Jordan Peterson, Larry King, Christopher Hitchens, Ernest Hemingway, Nelson Mandela, Mark Manson
Don Quixote
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Brave New World
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Jordan Peterson, Yuval Noah Harari, Tristan Harris, Matt Mullenweg, Stewart Brand, Sam Altman, Christopher Hitchens, Sahil Lavingia, Winston Churchill, PewDiePie
Crime and Punishment
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Esther Perel, Larry King, Christopher Hitchens, PewDiePie, Jim Cramer, Ernest Hemingway, Jim Carrey, Brian Dean, Jack Edwards
The Great Gatsby
Also recommended by:
Taylor Swift, Bill Gates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Daniel Pink, Ev Williams, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Christopher Hitchens, Jim Carrey, Ryan Holiday
The Catcher in the Rye
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Jennifer Lawrence, Gretchen Rubin, Ev Williams, Larry King, Tim Draper, Kathie Lee Gifford, Sarah Jessica Parker
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, Book 1
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, Kathie Lee Gifford, James Clear
Ulysses
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Neil Strauss, Debbie Millman, Christopher Hitchens, Ernest Hemingway
Jane Eyre
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Frankenstein
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Great Expectations
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Pride and Prejudice
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The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
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The Alchemist
Also recommended by:
Aubrey Marcus, Will Smith, LeBron James, Big Sean, Brené Brown, Ryan Flaherty, Lisa Ling, Daniel Ek, Eric Ripert, Gabby Reece, Ryan Shea, Garry Tan, Lewis Howes, Tony Robbins, Jodie Cook, Andy Frisella, James Clear, Patrick Bet-David
Anna Karenina
Also recommended by:
Oprah Winfrey, Jordan Peterson, Chelsea Handler, Jennifer Lawrence, Sam Altman, Laura R Walker, Austen Allred, Jen Wilkin, Ernest Hemingway, Bret Easton Ellis, Peter Thiel
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Also recommended by:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Neil Strauss, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Cal Fussman, Christopher Hitchens, Fred Wilson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Shashi Tharoor
The Old Man and the Sea
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Josh Waitzkin, Phil Keoghan, PewDiePie, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Jack Edwards
The Road
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Oprah Winfrey, Aubrey Marcus, Charlize Theron, Joel McHale, Sam Hinkie, Lex Fridman, Ryan Holiday
The Little Prince
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Emma Watson, Ricardo Semler, Brandon Stanton, Evan Goldberg, Fred Wilson, Garry Tan, James Clear
A Tale of Two Cities
Also recommended by:
J.K. Rowling, Amelia Boone, Oprah Winfrey, Christopher Hitchens, Mahatma Gandhi, Maya Angelou
Moby Dick
Also recommended by:
Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, PewDiePie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Penn Jillette, Jack Edwards
The Master and Margarita
Also recommended by:
Peter Thiel, Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Max Levchin, PewDiePie, Jack Edwards
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland, Book 2
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Richa Chadha, Russell Brand, Sahil Lavingia, Salman Rushdie
Gulliver's Travels
Also recommended by:
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Twain, Alice Walker, Winston Churchill
Lolita
Also recommended by:
J.K. Rowling, Ev Williams, PewDiePie, Tavi Gevinson, Bryan Callen
The Count of Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo, Book 1
Also recommended by:
Mike Maples, Jr., Patrick Collison, PewDiePie, Nassim Taleb, James Clear
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, Book 3
Also recommended by:
Daniel Pink, Richard Branson, Walter Isaacson, Ernest Hemingway
The Brothers Karamazov
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Hillary Clinton, Ernest Hemingway, Russell Moore
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale, Book 1
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1
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The Metamorphosis
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Beloved
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Candide
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Charlotte's Web
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Fahrenheit 451
A Novel
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Midnight's Children
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The Bell Jar
A Novel
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Wuthering Heights
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Dracula
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Les Miserables
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The Sound and the Fury
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Anne of Green Gables
Gone With the Wind
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter, Book 7
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter, Book 1
The Lord of the Rings
One Volume
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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