Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. ForsterMedea by EuripidesSonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett BrowningThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Books From Before 1950
542 books — 135 voters
The Art of War by Sun TzuThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAnimal Farm by George OrwellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,280 voters

The Complete Essays by Michel de MontaigneHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
920 books — 2,381 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingGalileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Language of God by Francis S. CollinsMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
74,780 books — 277,442 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher Paolini
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,106 books — 25,563 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Female Lead Characters
4,826 books — 5,821 voters
The Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonSailing the Wine-Dark Sea by Thomas CahillThe Everlasting Man by G.K. ChestertonNight by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best History Books
3,636 books — 3,666 voters

Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. TolkienFarmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best books by J.R.R. Tolkien
38 books — 201 voters