Herman Melville's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Herman Melville.

Chosen by 26 people

Books like Moby-Dick

Chosen by 3 people

Books like The Confidence-Man

Chosen by 2 people

Books like Bartleby the Scrivener

Chosen by 2 people

Books like Billy Budd, Sailor

Chosen by 2 people

Books like Typee

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Pierre

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Six Great Modern Short Novels

Chosen by 1 person

Books like The Encantadas and Other Stories

Book lists with Herman Melville's books

40 authors created a book list with a book by Herman Melville as one of their picks.

• American intellectual history
• To read on a cruise vacation
• Neurodiversity: our unique and brilliant brains
• Quest for justice in an unjust world
• West meeting paradise in the South Seas
• Books about men in love (who aren’t lovers)

Book lists connected to Herman Melville's books

459 authors created a book list connected to Herman Melville's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Totalitarian novels
• Reminders that we are all idiots
• Absurdity
• The world of academia, prep schools, and campus life
• To make tea shoot out of your nose
• The struggle of the individual in the crazy world

Genres connected to Herman Melville's books

Topics connected to Herman Melville's books