Tier Lists
Note that I like all the books/series below, it is just a ranking of my favourite ones. With respect to non-fiction, I read a lot of political philosophy and economics. Some of my favorite non-political reads include Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Thinking, Fast and Slow, and The Strangest Man.
Fiction
S
The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas
The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Age of Madness – Joe Abercrombie
Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
A
Stormlight Archive – Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn – Brandon Sanderson
Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling
The First Law – Joe Abercrombie
The Three-Body Problem – Cixin Liu
Lightbringer – Brent Weeks
B
Wheel of Time – Robert Jordan
The Devils – Joe Abercrombie
Night Angel – Brent Weeks
The Gambler and White Nights – Fyodor Dostoevsky
C
Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky
Malazan Book of the Fallen – Steven Erikson
The Witcher – Andrzej Sapkowski
The Broken Earth – N.K. Jemisin