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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerHard Times by Charles Dickens
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,483 books — 259 voters
I Am a Cat by Natsume SōsekiThe Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Novels
224 books — 46 voters

Fables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMaus I by Art SpiegelmanFables, Vol. 2 by Bill WillinghamMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Great Graphic Novels Without Superheroes
1,011 books — 443 voters
Animal Man, Vol. 3 by Grant MorrisonAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangFables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamSaga of the Swamp Thing by Alan MooreBatman by Frank Miller
Graphic Novel for Adults and young adults(helpful for librarians or educators)
188 books — 66 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,262 books — 3,657 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
1,010 books — 861 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerAnimal Man, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Best Graphic Novels
3,433 books — 6,755 voters
What Would God's Pottery Do? by GOD'S POTTERYThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksCatch-22 by Joseph HellerM. Butterfly by David Henry HwangAmerica (The Book) by Jon Stewart
Best Humorous Books
4,285 books — 7,883 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Stranger by Albert CamusJude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 494 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerAnimal Man, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonAnimal Man, Vol. 3 by Grant MorrisonAnimal Man, Vol. 2 by Grant Morrison
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
634 books — 438 voters

A Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner
Best Music Books
405 books — 179 voters
Sugar Ray by Dave AndersonShoeless Joe by W.P. KinsellaFever Pitch by Nick HornbyHave a Nice Day! by Mick FoleyPersonal Foul by Tim Donaghy
Top reads for sports fans
954 books — 767 voters

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,033 books — 2,015 voters
The Lorax by Dr. SeussA Fly Went By by Mike McClintockThe Butter Battle Book by Dr. SeussDid I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. SeussThere's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,279 books — 6,641 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,252 books — 24,499 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Literature in Portuguese
476 books — 485 voters

Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright by Hank BordowitzOne Nation Under A Groove by Gerald EarlyA Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,413 books — 1,331 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Tales of New York City
1,500 books — 1,214 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandAmerica (The Book) by Jon Stewart
Books that Make you Laugh
3,487 books — 5,028 voters
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
Best Japanese Books
765 books — 3,239 voters

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandHamlet by William ShakespeareA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsM. Butterfly by David Henry HwangOthello by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
859 books — 1,125 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XEvery Little Thing Gonna Be Alright by Hank BordowitzSugar Ray by Dave AndersonThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaJarhead by Anthony Swofford
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,757 books — 6,287 voters

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainSir Gawain and the Green Knight by UnknownLancelot by Walker Percy
Best Arthurian Fiction
474 books — 1,430 voters
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Horror Novels
1,950 books — 5,399 voters

M. Butterfly by David Henry HwangAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangAmerica Is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan
Asian-American Books
545 books — 329 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Collected Poems by Langston HughesFences by August WilsonOne Nation Under A Groove by Gerald EarlyDutchman & The Slave by Amiri Baraka
Best African American Books
991 books — 1,136 voters

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeTriomf by Marlene van NiekerkTsotsi by Athol FugardWelcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,746 books — 1,608 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Jude the Obscure by Thomas HardyThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Best Books of All Time
406 books — 175 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangArkham Asylum by Dan Slott
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,008 voters


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