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The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBlindness by José Saramago
Medicine and Literature
1,831 books — 1,988 voters
His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,037 books — 11,614 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerGodless by Ann Coulter
The absolutely worst books you can think of
916 books — 534 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Shining by Stephen KingFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,110 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Children's books I wish I read as a kid
497 books — 262 voters
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,104 books — 25,561 voters

2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,251 books — 24,496 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,805 books — 2,163 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Most Deserving Newbery
104 books — 2,990 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
Best Children's Books
5,278 books — 6,640 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,330 books — 8,208 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,285 books — 7,883 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,027 books — 80,076 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,402 voters