A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,085 books — 976 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,261 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
668 books — 632 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,243 voters