The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,761 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Blood of Flowers by Anita AmirrezvaniBeneath a Marble Sky by John ShorsRooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
Best South Asian Fiction
730 books — 1,889 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronThe 101 Dalmatians by Dodie SmithLassie Come-Home by Eric Knight
Great "Dog" Books
1,248 books — 1,933 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradLolita by Vladimir NabokovA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSteppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Most Difficult Novels
583 books — 2,040 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
920 books — 2,381 voters
1984 by George OrwellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Quality Dark Fiction
2,470 books — 3,216 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskySteppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
1,145 books — 2,748 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Doll's House by Henrik IbsenThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Feminist Fiction
1,495 books — 2,652 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Literature
1,331 books — 2,573 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
765 books — 3,239 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Dystopia!
1,212 books — 2,755 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonSharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Best Literary Mysteries
2,506 books — 4,482 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBlack Beauty by Anna Sewell
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,057 books — 5,113 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,141 books — 3,668 voters

Misery by Stephen        KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen        KingDolores Claiborne by Stephen        King
Best of Stephen King
177 books — 3,862 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Stories For Book Lovers
8,330 books — 8,208 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldHannibal by Thomas  Harris
Thrillers
4,507 books — 5,471 voters
1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,235 books — 3,852 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,071 books — 5,779 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,750 books — 6,276 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Magic Toyshop by Angela CarterFranz Kafka's The Castle by David FishelsonSteppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,294 books — 4,444 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,944 books — 5,205 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Female Lead Characters
4,826 books — 5,822 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,373 books — 5,995 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Favorite books from my childhood
4,375 books — 7,396 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,286 books — 7,883 voters


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