I know this has been asked ad nauseum, but it's generally the 3 or 5 books that you would choose that were all you could read for the rest of your life. It gives a pretty good idea of your tastes. But what about the 20 books you would choose? This gives us a much better picture of your taste that only your absolute favorite won't. This was a little harder than I thought. The top 5 are my favorite books in the hierarchy, while the rest are in no particular order.
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
2666 by Roberto Bolaño
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (it's two books, but his intent was for it to be one. The publisher said it was too long)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo isby Stieg Larsson
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
Journey To The End Of The Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
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