Andrew Seal recently wrote:

Like nearly every other blogger, from time to time I check what people are searching for that leads them to my site. “Great American novels” or “greatest American novels” is generally among the top few search terms.

Here at The Second Pass, by far the most common phrase that has led people here (aside from “second pass”) is “end of the world.” I don’t know what that phrase says about the psychology of Google users — or maybe I do — but the reason it leads them here is Jon Fasman’s excellent assessment of the post-apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker.