A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanLife of Pi by Yann MartelCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Modern-Day Fairy Tales
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoLirael by Garth Nix
Books About Librarians
453 books — 574 voters
The Shining by Stephen  KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Ghost Stories
1,485 books — 1,879 voters

1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shining by Stephen  KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,230 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
529 books — 1,888 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMy Life in France by Julia Child
Books About Paris
712 books — 570 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Classic French Literature
344 books — 255 voters


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