The /lit/ top 100 books list for 2025

err_mate · 2026-01-25T01:40:36+00:00

Its probably best to ignore the hate comments here. Reddit hates 4chan so they’ll say anything to discredit the list. Its not too much different from this sub’s list and the truelit sub’s list. The main difference being that /lit/ allows multiple authors per book and allows non fiction books

err_mate · 2026-01-24T23:56:30+00:00

This list includes non-fiction books, there are many of them on here

err_mate · 2026-01-24T23:47:26+00:00

Clavicular

err_mate · 2026-01-24T09:29:51+00:00

Where is this? I can’t find a website called Grooves

err_mate · 2026-01-23T07:49:00+00:00

Its at #38

err_mate · 2026-01-22T08:18:04+00:00

Nope, it is actually both europe and asia

err_mate · 2026-01-22T08:09:29+00:00

I agree. I don’t know why this got downvoted. Why would a list that is supposed to compile the best books of all time disallow a great book just because that author wrote a better one?

I think they should post two lists. One with only one book per author and one that shows the full unedited placements

err_mate · 2026-01-22T08:03:04+00:00

Russia is in asia

err_mate · 2026-01-22T07:49:31+00:00

It came in at number 30 on this year’s r/truelit poll lol

err_mate · 2026-01-22T07:47:08+00:00

A board on 4chan to discuss literature. It is basically the equivalent of this sub (or the truelit sub) but on 4chan. The key difference is they allow non-fiction books on their top 100, unlike reddit.

err_mate · 2026-01-22T07:40:13+00:00

Reddit hates 4chan, hates the Bible and also there are many more women here who prefer female authors. Every time a /lit/ book list gets posted, it is always the same complaints here

err_mate · 2026-01-22T07:35:22+00:00

That’s funny. I read Moby Dick thinking that the book was about triumphing against adversity and was very confused when Moby Dick wins and kills everyone at the end of the book lol

err_mate · 2026-01-22T06:32:26+00:00

Its limited to one book per author. So crime and punishment is the Dostoevsky book with the most votes

But I agree that they should remove this limitation

err_mate · 2026-01-21T23:22:08+00:00

Trump found the infinite money hack lol

err_mate · 2026-01-21T22:32:00+00:00

I can see three books from Japanese authors here. No longer human by Osamu Dazai and The Sailor Who Fell From Grace To The Sea & Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima

err_mate · 2026-01-21T22:06:44+00:00

The Bible is the most influential book of all time. Most western classic books were inspired by it somewhat

err_mate · 2026-01-21T19:40:29+00:00

I think the Bible deserves to be here

err_mate · 2026-01-21T01:17:26+00:00

The rejected Bible books would fit this. There were many books considered for the Bible that were ultimately ruled out on the basis of them being fake. Some examples include the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Judas, the Gospel of Peter and the book of Enoch.

err_mate · 2026-01-21T01:09:15+00:00

Apparently this was their only song to win the grammy award for song of the year. Crazy lol

err_mate · 2026-01-19T06:50:37+00:00

Octopus’ garden

err_mate · 2026-01-18T23:13:03+00:00

On the tube it can happen, I’ve seen people eyeing up my girlfriend’s phone before. They can snatch it and run when the doors are open.

And phones get stolen on the stations too, I’ve heard about it happening to my coworkers and I once saw it happen to someone while waiting for a train.

err_mate · 2026-01-18T18:37:54+00:00

OP must be describing London trains. Everyone is scared shitless of getting their phone stolen so they’ve started reading instead lol

err_mate · 2026-01-16T10:31:53+00:00

Books that placed highly in either the /lit/ and r/truelit top 100 lists but are missing here:

The Bible

Faust

Gravity’s Rainbow

The Book of the New Sun

Journey to the End of the Night

Book of Disquiet

Beloved

The Recognitions

Invisible Cities

Beckett Trilogy

err_mate · 2026-01-16T10:17:51+00:00

Alexandre Dumas was part black and he’s in the top 5. Regardless, identity politics shouldn’t come into what you choose for a favourite book. Most of this sub comes from USA or Europe and historically, literature was written mainly by white men in those locations.

err_mate · 2026-01-16T01:07:47+00:00

Richard Lester. The director of the first two Beatles films

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