Jeff VanderMeer's Suggested Reads

1.
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,950 ratings
2.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating β€” 30,281 ratings
3.
2666
2666 4.21 avg rating β€” 46,697 ratings
4.
Lanark: A Life in Four Books
Lanark: A Life in Four Books 4.10 avg rating β€” 7,664 ratings
5.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,446 ratings
6.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Songs of Innocence and of Experience 4.09 avg rating β€” 50,997 ratings
7.
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 293,151 ratings
8.
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) 4.36 avg rating β€” 203,705 ratings
9.
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) 4.36 avg rating β€” 187,984 ratings
10.
Lapvona: A Novel
Lapvona: A Novel 3.54 avg rating β€” 90,187 ratings
11.
This Thing Between Us
This Thing Between Us 3.71 avg rating β€” 33,924 ratings
12.
Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy
Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy 3.76 avg rating β€” 336 ratings
13.
Devil House
Devil House 3.20 avg rating β€” 15,707 ratings
14.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating β€” 114,206 ratings
15.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 281,939 ratings
16.
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian 4.16 avg rating β€” 204,455 ratings
17.
Bad Cree
Bad Cree 3.91 avg rating β€” 17,859 ratings
18.
The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland 3.59 avg rating β€” 10,252 ratings
19.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating β€” 9,798 ratings
20.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating β€” 55,887 ratings
21.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 423,006 ratings
22.
Nights at the Circus
Nights at the Circus 3.88 avg rating β€” 14,348 ratings
23.
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4)
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4) 3.82 avg rating β€” 2,656 ratings
24.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating β€” 401,066 ratings
25.
Little, Big
Little, Big 3.80 avg rating β€” 12,096 ratings
26.
The Books of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1-6)
The Books of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1-6) 4.46 avg rating β€” 5,347 ratings
27.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,069,981 ratings
28.
Poor Things
Poor Things 3.92 avg rating β€” 39,145 ratings
29.
The Famished Road
The Famished Road
by: Ben Okri
3.73 avg rating β€” 13,392 ratings
30.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating β€” 297,025 ratings
31.
Dictionary of the Khazars
Dictionary of the Khazars 4.17 avg rating β€” 7,444 ratings
32.
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe 3.96 avg rating β€” 5,822 ratings
33.
Mother London
Mother London 3.77 avg rating β€” 656 ratings
34.
The Passion of New Eve
The Passion of New Eve 3.67 avg rating β€” 5,008 ratings
35.
A Voyage to Arcturus
A Voyage to Arcturus 3.54 avg rating β€” 3,826 ratings
36.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating β€” 191,453 ratings
37.
V.
V. 3.97 avg rating β€” 24,778 ratings
38.
City of Glass (The New York Trilogy, #1)
City of Glass (The New York Trilogy, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 23,040 ratings
39.
Ghosts (The New York Trilogy, #2)
Ghosts (The New York Trilogy, #2) 3.60 avg rating β€” 7,733 ratings
40.
The Locked Room (The New York Trilogy, #3)
The Locked Room (The New York Trilogy, #3) 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,401 ratings
41.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating β€” 75,853 ratings
42.
Pym
Pym 3.59 avg rating β€” 4,220 ratings
43.
Theory of Bastards
Theory of Bastards 4.02 avg rating β€” 2,463 ratings
44.
Migrations
Migrations 4.12 avg rating β€” 91,860 ratings
45.
Oval
Oval 3.37 avg rating β€” 1,989 ratings
46.
Road Out of Winter
Road Out of Winter 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,418 ratings
47.
American War
American War 3.80 avg rating β€” 41,113 ratings
48.
Black Wave
Black Wave 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,697 ratings
49.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating β€” 27,810 ratings
50.
The Book of Joan
The Book of Joan 3.01 avg rating β€” 6,288 ratings
51.
The Rain Heron
The Rain Heron 4.02 avg rating β€” 5,599 ratings
52.
The Bear
The Bear 3.90 avg rating β€” 12,180 ratings
53.
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler 4.02 avg rating β€” 108,213 ratings
54.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating β€” 51,056 ratings
55.
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories 4.09 avg rating β€” 268 ratings
56.
The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque
The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque 3.78 avg rating β€” 979 ratings
57.
Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella
Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella 4.06 avg rating β€” 505 ratings
58.
Ice
Ice 3.65 avg rating β€” 11,090 ratings
59.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,100 ratings
60.
The Dead Mountaineer's Inn
The Dead Mountaineer's Inn 3.81 avg rating β€” 5,426 ratings
61.
Lives of the Monster Dogs
Lives of the Monster Dogs 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,362 ratings
62.
Sourdough and Other Stories
Sourdough and Other Stories 4.44 avg rating β€” 568 ratings
63.
Moderan
Moderan 3.81 avg rating β€” 445 ratings
64.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating β€” 2,673,943 ratings
65.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating β€” 1,000,122 ratings
66.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating β€” 830,507 ratings
67.
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) 4.17 avg rating β€” 777,276 ratings
68.
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) 4.34 avg rating β€” 725,316 ratings
69.
The Ammonite Violin & Others
The Ammonite Violin & Others 4.14 avg rating β€” 288 ratings
70.
The Unblemished
The Unblemished 3.66 avg rating β€” 229 ratings
71.
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,654 ratings
72.
Pnin
Pnin 3.88 avg rating β€” 28,101 ratings
73.
The Secret Place
The Secret Place 3.85 avg rating β€” 92,301 ratings
74.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth 3.70 avg rating β€” 25,211 ratings
75.
A Fine and Private Place
A Fine and Private Place 3.99 avg rating β€” 4,322 ratings
76.
The Seep
The Seep 3.65 avg rating β€” 8,725 ratings
77.
Already Dead: A California Gothic
Already Dead: A California Gothic 3.70 avg rating β€” 2,576 ratings
78.
The Vorrh (The Vorrh Trilogy, #1)
The Vorrh (The Vorrh Trilogy, #1) 3.46 avg rating β€” 7,595 ratings
79.
The Erstwhile (The Vorrh Trilogy, #2)
The Erstwhile (The Vorrh Trilogy, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,684 ratings
80.
The Cloven (The Vorrh Trilogy, #3)
The Cloven (The Vorrh Trilogy, #3) 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,037 ratings
81.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,226,181 ratings
82.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating β€” 919,206 ratings
83.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,731,351 ratings
84.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating β€” 293,460 ratings
85.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating β€” 936,546 ratings
86.
Bloodchild and Other Stories
Bloodchild and Other Stories 4.35 avg rating β€” 26,126 ratings
87.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,279 ratings
88.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating β€” 166,698 ratings
89.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,356 ratings
90.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating β€” 550,968 ratings
91.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating β€” 602,788 ratings
92.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,439 ratings
93.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,800,447 ratings
94.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,653 ratings
95.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,688,877 ratings
96.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,969,992 ratings