The Grapes of Wrath
1939★ 9.0
The Books canon
Sourced and shelved.
Every book chosen by hand and annotated for why it matters.
Browse all 1,178 books or filter by subject, era, place, and author.
Browse all 1,178 books or filter by subject, era, place, and author.
Oliver Twist
1838★ 7.1
A Tale of Two Cities
1859★ 7.0
Down and Out in Paris and London
1933★ 7.0
Independent People
1934★ 7.0
A Modest Proposal
1729★ 7.0
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
1941★ 7.0
Cannery Row
1945★ 6.9
The Hour of the Star
1977★ 6.8
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
2012★ 6.7
The Street
1946★ 6.7
Christ Stopped at Eboli
1945★ 6.5
Angela's Ashes
1996★ 6.3
Rickshaw Boy
1937★ 6.2
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
1962★ 6.2
Ask the Dust
1939★ 6.2
Untouchable
1935★ 6.2
The Famished Road
1991★ 5.7
The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
1914★ 5.7
Hard Times
1970★ 5.7