The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,674 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Best French Literature
872 books — 1,572 voters
The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,725 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Martian by Andy Weir
Ravenclaw Tower's Bookshelf
151 books — 41 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters