Best Picaresque Novels

1.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,008 ratings
2.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,848 ratings
3.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,499 ratings
4.
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
by: Anonymous
3.50 avg rating — 32,112 ratings
5.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,906 ratings
6.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,613 ratings
7.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,615 ratings
8.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 34,037 ratings
9.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,756 ratings
10.
The Satyricon
The Satyricon
by: Petronius
3.78 avg rating — 9,455 ratings
11.
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews 3.28 avg rating — 5,982 ratings
12.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,183 ratings
13.
The Decameron
The Decameron 3.88 avg rating — 42,703 ratings
14.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 991,940 ratings
15.
The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier Švejk 4.10 avg rating — 20,521 ratings
16.
Dead Souls
Dead Souls 3.98 avg rating — 93,251 ratings
17.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,507 ratings
18.
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,346 ratings
19.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,877 ratings
20.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,554 ratings
21.
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 559,172 ratings
22.
The Golden Ass
The Golden Ass
by: Apuleius
3.86 avg rating — 16,753 ratings
23.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,386 ratings
24.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights
by: Anonymous
4.03 avg rating — 80,393 ratings
25.
Simplicissimus
Simplicissimus 3.72 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
26.
The Sot-Weed Factor
The Sot-Weed Factor 4.12 avg rating — 7,626 ratings
27.
The Adventures of Gil Blas
The Adventures of Gil Blas 3.78 avg rating — 374 ratings
27.
Двенадцать стульев
Двенадцать стульев
by: Ilya Ilf
4.39 avg rating — 24,131 ratings
29.
Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume 4.23 avg rating — 79,700 ratings
30.
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night 4.19 avg rating — 46,244 ratings
31.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, 1771
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, 1771 3.43 avg rating — 3,530 ratings
31.
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating — 45,957 ratings
33.
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa 4.10 avg rating — 4,048 ratings
34.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating — 153,655 ratings
35.
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49 3.69 avg rating — 93,726 ratings
36.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating — 18,692 ratings
37.
The Adventures of Roderick Random
The Adventures of Roderick Random 3.48 avg rating — 1,285 ratings
38.
Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami 3.86 avg rating — 47,109 ratings
39.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,202 ratings
40.
Monkey : Folk Novel of China
Monkey : Folk Novel of China 4.04 avg rating — 7,818 ratings
41.
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man 3.61 avg rating — 11,100 ratings
42.
White Noise
White Noise 3.86 avg rating — 123,829 ratings
42.
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders 3.51 avg rating — 48,075 ratings
44.
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers 3.85 avg rating — 31,459 ratings
44.
Jonathan Wild
Jonathan Wild 3.40 avg rating — 598 ratings
46.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,891 ratings
47.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,045 ratings
48.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,955 ratings
49.
Jacques el fatalista
Jacques el fatalista 3.80 avg rating — 9,455 ratings
50.
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,646 ratings
51.
The Wapshot Chronicle
The Wapshot Chronicle 3.75 avg rating — 7,498 ratings
52.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating — 200,079 ratings
53.
Bouvard e Pécuchet
Bouvard e Pécuchet 3.82 avg rating — 4,381 ratings
54.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) 4.38 avg rating — 334,637 ratings
54.
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon 3.62 avg rating — 2,771 ratings
56.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,027 ratings
57.
Pedro Páramo. Estudio literario
Pedro Páramo. Estudio literario 3.67 avg rating — 295 ratings
58.
Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit 3.83 avg rating — 16,841 ratings
59.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,930 ratings
60.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.35 avg rating — 26,357 ratings
61.
The Complete Works of François Rabelais
The Complete Works of François Rabelais 4.24 avg rating — 126 ratings
62.
Candide and Other Stories
Candide and Other Stories
by: Voltaire
3.93 avg rating — 5,026 ratings
63.
The Journey to the West, Volume 1
The Journey to the West, Volume 1 4.25 avg rating — 2,010 ratings
64.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
65.
Kvachi
Kvachi 4.11 avg rating — 398 ratings
66.
A Book of Wisdom and Lies
A Book of Wisdom and Lies 4.37 avg rating — 679 ratings
67.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,417 ratings
67.
Rinconete y Cortadillo
Rinconete y Cortadillo 3.12 avg rating — 1,520 ratings
69.
Historia de la vida del Buscón
Historia de la vida del Buscón 3.60 avg rating — 3,622 ratings
69.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,567 ratings
71.
Divided Kingdom
Divided Kingdom 3.53 avg rating — 1,472 ratings
72.
水滸傳
水滸傳 4.12 avg rating — 3,005 ratings
73.
Little Big Man: A Novel
Little Big Man: A Novel 4.27 avg rating — 8,683 ratings
74.
The Unfortunate Traveller: Or, the Life of Jack Wilton
The Unfortunate Traveller: Or, the Life of Jack Wilton 2.69 avg rating — 254 ratings
75.
Humphry Clinker
Humphry Clinker 3.43 avg rating — 3,530 ratings
76.
O Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma
O Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma 3.79 avg rating — 6,313 ratings
77.
Crofton's Fire
Crofton's Fire 3.66 avg rating — 68 ratings
77.
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years 3.83 avg rating — 5,478 ratings
79.
Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes 4.26 avg rating — 945 ratings
80.
Mother Courage
Mother Courage 3.68 avg rating — 222 ratings
81.
Still Life with Woodpecker
Still Life with Woodpecker 4.04 avg rating — 82,588 ratings
82.
Villa Incognito
Villa Incognito 3.69 avg rating — 19,325 ratings
83.
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,123 ratings
84.
Золотой теленок
Золотой теленок
by: Ilya Ilf
4.43 avg rating — 9,131 ratings
85.
The Journey to the West, Volume 4
The Journey to the West, Volume 4 4.37 avg rating — 659 ratings
86.
The Journey to the West, Volume 3
The Journey to the West, Volume 3 4.33 avg rating — 737 ratings
87.
The Journey to the West, Volume 2
The Journey to the West, Volume 2 4.32 avg rating — 917 ratings
88.
Zelda and the Flames of Destiny
Zelda and the Flames of Destiny 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
88.
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman 3.73 avg rating — 3,949 ratings
88.
Elmet
Elmet 3.78 avg rating — 15,023 ratings
88.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,123 ratings
92.
The Adventures of Jonathan Corncob, Loyal American Refugee
The Adventures of Jonathan Corncob, Loyal American Refugee 3.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
93.
The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary 3.85 avg rating — 64,701 ratings
93.
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt 4.02 avg rating — 9,669 ratings
93.
Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2)
Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2) 4.25 avg rating — 2,158 ratings
93.
I, Libertine
I, Libertine 3.56 avg rating — 70 ratings
97.
Electric Forest
Electric Forest 3.64 avg rating — 943 ratings
97.
Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie de Moliere: A Novel
Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie de Moliere: A Novel 3.59 avg rating — 41 ratings
97.
Mason & Dixon
Mason & Dixon 4.13 avg rating — 12,150 ratings
100.
Les Années d'apprentissage de Wilhelm Meister
Les Années d'apprentissage de Wilhelm Meister 3.76 avg rating — 3,411 ratings
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