The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,097 books — 5,364 voters
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreA Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanMatterhorn by Karl MarlantesThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienDispatches by Michael Herr
Vietnam War Books
220 books — 130 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
986 books — 961 voters
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collections of Short Stories
2,910 books — 2,056 voters

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Metafiction
443 books — 579 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,839 books — 22,303 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickWatchmen by Alan             MooreFatherland by Robert   HarrisThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
779 books — 1,307 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,510 books — 8,722 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,093 books — 5,810 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Patrick Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,805 books — 7,405 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,868 voters


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