King Kong théorie by Virginie DespentesA Doll's House by Henrik IbsenTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Best Feminist Books
2,478 books — 3,456 voters
Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonThe Outermost House by Henry BestonSecond Nature by Michael Pollan
Best Nature Books
1,151 books — 764 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Best Environmental Books
1,063 books — 1,189 voters
1984 by George Orwell
Best Distopia Books
53 books — 36 voters

Gweilo by Martin BoothThe World of Suzie Wong by Richard   Mason
Foreign Lands
2,349 books — 2,190 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottOn the Road by Jack KerouacUlysses by James JoyceThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin FranklinThe Age of Reason by Thomas PaineBartleby, the Scrivener by Herman MelvilleHistory of Art by H.W. JansonChristopher and His Kind by Christopher Isherwood
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,488 books — 5,728 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroA White Heron by Sarah Orne JewettThe Naked Civil Servant by Quentin CrispChristopher and His Kind by Christopher Isherwood
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,453 books — 16,029 voters

At Home With Art by ELLIS ESTELLE & SEEBThe Temple of Silence by Justin DuerrHistory of Italian Renaissance Art, Third Edition by Frederick Hartt
Best Art and Art History Books
709 books — 311 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleCandide by VoltaireA Shropshire Lad by A.E. Housman
Illustrated Books for Adults!
147 books — 33 voters
The Lonely Doll by Dare WrightHitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel FieldMemoirs of a London Doll by Mrs. FairstarThe Little Wooden Doll by Margery Williams BiancoThe Little Girl and the Tiny Doll by Edward Ardizzone
Doll Stories
459 books — 91 voters

The Apprentice by Jacques PépinMy Life in France by Julia ChildSkinny Bitch by Rory FreedmanChez Jacques by Jacques PépinDiet for a New America by John   Robbins
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,218 books — 1,630 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein1984 by George Orwell
Darkest Books of All Time
1,269 books — 1,722 voters

Of Cats and Men by Sam KaldaThe Cat on My Shoulder by Lisa Angowski RogakCats in the Sun by Hans W. SilvesterShop Cats of New York by Tamar ArslanianThe French Cat by Rachael Hale McKenna
Great Cat Books
1,564 books — 952 voters
Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman
Best Diet Books
190 books — 270 voters

Candide by VoltaireThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Odyssey by HomerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Willowdale Handcar by Edward Gorey
Road Trip
526 books — 265 voters
The Cat Who'll Live Forever by Peter GethersMy Sergei by Ekaterina GordeevaSomeone to Love Us by Terence O'Neill
Read Them And Weep
87 books — 23 voters

The Osbick Bird by Edward GoreyPaul and Virginia by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de ...Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLove In the Afternoon by Claude AnetGigi / The Cat by Colette
Best Love Stories
5,158 books — 9,608 voters
Thomas Paine Author of the Declaration of Independence by Joseph LewisA White Heron by Sarah Orne JewettLet's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'GradySecret of the Ron Mor Skerry by Rosalie K. FryThe Girls by John    Bowen
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,348 books — 10,353 voters

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithIn a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,274 books — 15,384 voters
The Age of Reason by Thomas PaineGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe End of Faith by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
540 books — 934 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Little House by Virginia Lee BurtonHorton Hatches the Egg by Dr. SeussCatwings by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best children's books EVER
2,067 books — 2,078 voters

The Iliad / The Odyssey by HomerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,867 books — 7,000 voters
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsPeyton Place by Grace Metalious
Best Trashy Novels
236 books — 80 voters

Christopher and His Kind by Christopher IsherwoodThe Naked Civil Servant by quentin-crisp
LGBT Biographies
135 books — 59 voters

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettDaddy-Long-Legs by Jean WebsterThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettNancy and Plum by Betty MacDonaldHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Best Books About Orphans
162 books — 70 voters
Edward Gorey by Edward GoreyLet's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'GradyThe Girls by John    BowenOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotMerry, Rose, and Christmas-Tree June by Doris Orgel
Edward Gorey: Book Cover Art and Design
136 books — 12 voters


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