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The DUFF by Kody KeplingerMe and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,110 voters
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,794 books — 10,226 voters

Wandering Star by Teri Sue WoodThe Vision, Vol. 1 by Tom KingWayward, Vol. 3 by Jim ZubI Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1 by Skottie YoungMonstress, Volume 1 by Marjorie M. Liu
Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2016
219 books — 228 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
74,788 books — 277,606 voters

The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. JemisinThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
1,219 books — 240 voters
East by Edith Pattou
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters

Batman by Alan MooreBatman by Jim StarlinBatman by Chuck DixonBatman by Chuck DixonBatman by Chuck Dixon
Best of Batman
625 books — 929 voters
Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. HowardThe Library at Mount Char by Scott HawkinsIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteMe and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse AndrewsAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
What we've read so far in...2015
9,710 books — 2,058 voters

Battlepug by Mike NortonBattlepug Volume 2 by Mike NortonBattlepug! Volume 3 by Mike NortonBattlepug Volume 4 by Mike NortonNimona by N.D. Stevenson
Webcomics
572 books — 236 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Secret of Roan Inish by Rosalie K. FryCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best Kids Books Ever
983 books — 740 voters

The Dwarves by Markus HeitzTo Whatever End by Claire FrankStormdancer by Jay KristoffThe Emperor's Blades by Brian StaveleyCarter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard
Starting Strong
160 books — 250 voters
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger ZelaznyLord of Light by Roger ZelaznyThe Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny (Your favourite)
72 books — 138 voters

The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All by Laird BarronThe Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies by John LanganThe Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker
Dark Literature
266 books — 150 voters
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Iliad by Homer1984 by George Orwell
The Greatest Fiction of all Time
101 books — 12 voters

East by Edith PattouThe Secret of Roan Inish by Rosalie K. FryHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesOnce Upon a Winter's Night by Dennis L. McKiernanA Rumor of Gems by Ellen Steiber
Books I love but no one else reads
124 books — 57 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Giver by Lois LowryMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Witches by Roald Dahl
Which children's or YA books is most recommended by you?
1,382 books — 929 voters

A Rumor of Gems by Ellen SteiberThe Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker
Books With The Best First Sentences
27 books — 16 voters
Brokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAngels in America by Tony KushnerMysterious Skin by Scott HeimThe Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren
Best Gay Fiction
2,637 books — 3,818 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,651 books — 25,853 voters
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyThe Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,034 books — 1,932 voters

The Last Child of Hamelin by Ray BallantyneAfter Hamelin by Bill RichardsonPeter & Max by Bill Willingham
Pied Piper of Hamelin Retellings
73 books — 34 voters
The Lives of Dax by Marco PalmieriDestiny by David MackA Stitch in Time by Andrew Jordt RobinsonWatching the Clock by Christopher L. BennettFar Beyond the Stars by Steven Barnes
Star Trek Books That Don't Actually Suck
213 books — 126 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreY by Brian K. VaughanFables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamBone by Jeff Smith
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,008 voters
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanWatchmen by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanY by Brian K. VaughanLocke & Key, Vol. 1 by Joe Hill
Graphic Novels that are Quality
1,111 books — 776 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
810 books — 1,779 voters
Whistling in the Dark by Tamara AllenThe Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best of Gay Romance
3,538 books — 3,347 voters

The Thousand Names by Django WexlerThe Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
718 books — 1,079 voters
Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad WilliamsThe Great Book of Amber by Roger ZelaznyThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,104 books — 25,561 voters

The Realm of Shadows by John H. Crowe IIIRipples from Carcosa by Oscar RiosHorror on the Orient Express by Geoff GillanAlone on Halloween by Scott David AniolowskiTatters of the King by Tim Wiseman
Call of Cthulhu Books
74 books — 8 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Witches by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,378 books — 7,397 voters


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