List Challenges
Travel Movies Books Food Other
Sign In
Trending
New
Popular
type to search
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Jason W's Best Books Read in the Last 20 Years Update

I have been reading now for the past twenty years continuously, but not always quickly, one at a time, reading about 577 books at the time of this list. I have had plenty of 5-star books, but these are the best of the of the 5-star reads! Check if you have any of these in your read column!
81 users · 272 views
 
made by Jswebb23
avg. score: 12 of 83 (15%)
required scores: 1, 6, 9, 13, 17 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 3
1
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
2
Pulp
Pulp
3
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
4
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night
5
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
6
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
7
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
8
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
9
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
10
The Fuck-Up (Arthur Nersesian)
The Fuck-Up (Arthur Nersesian)
11
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
12
Factotum
Factotum
13
Lunar Park
Lunar Park
14
An Unfortunate Woman (Richard Brautigan)
An Unfortunate Woman (Richard Brautigan)
15
Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank)
Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank)
16
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
17
The Shroud of the Thwacker (Chris Elliott)
The Shroud of the Thwacker (Chris Elliott)
18
Punk Land (Carlton Mellick III)
Punk Land (Carlton Mellick III)
19
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
20
High Fidelity
High Fidelity
21
Sea of Patchwork Cats (Carlton Mellick III)
Sea of Patchwork Cats (Carlton Mellick III)
22
Kiss Me, Judas (Will Christopher Baer)
Kiss Me, Judas (Will Christopher Baer)
23
Penny Dreadful (Will Christopher Baer)
Penny Dreadful (Will Christopher Baer)
24
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
25
Unbearable Lightn/Being (Czechia)
Unbearable Lightn/Being (Czechia)
26
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
27
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
28
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
29
Sausagey Santa (Carlton Mellick III)
Sausagey Santa (Carlton Mellick III)
30
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
31
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
32
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday
33
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
34
Big Sur (Kerouac)
Big Sur (Kerouac)
35
Beat the Reaper (Josh Bazell)
Beat the Reaper (Josh Bazell)
36
The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives
37
Fool (Christopher Moore)
Fool (Christopher Moore)
38
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
39
Bend Sinister (Vladimir Nabokov)
Bend Sinister (Vladimir Nabokov)
40
Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
Page 1 of 3
Click books you've read
Trending Book Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN