The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxHamlet by William ShakespeareSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Byronic Heroes
46 books — 7 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,269 books — 11,599 voters

1984 by George OrwellAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLord of the Flies by William Golding
Darkest Books of All Time
1,304 books — 1,718 voters
The Signal and the Noise by Nate SilverThe Elements of Statistical Learning by Trevor HastieMoneyball by Michael   LewisThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. TufteAn Introduction to Statistical Learning by Gareth James
Data Science - Learning About Data
133 books — 121 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareMoon Called by Patricia BriggsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,409 books — 12,845 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,532 books — 26,580 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioNinth House by Leigh BardugoBabel by R.F. KuangThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Dark Academia
370 books — 1,500 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerUzumaki by Junji ItoAlways Beside You by Damir SalkovicThe Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Cosmic Horror That's Not Lovecraft
52 books — 31 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,369 books — 123,372 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,920 books — 26,251 voters