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
1,461 books — 5,286 voters
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyStalking Darkness by Lynn FlewellingThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,268 books — 2,654 voters

Tell Me It's Real by T.J. KluneI'll Be Your Drill, Soldier by Crystal RoseShattered Glass by Dani AlexanderCut & Run by Madeleine UrbanFish & Chips by Abigail Roux
The Best Humorous Gay Romances
917 books — 1,682 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,350 books — 1,920 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerWorld Without End by Ken FollettBeowulf by Unknown
Best Middle Ages Books
1,227 books — 1,710 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,359 books — 1,590 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,444 books — 25,640 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
31,846 books — 120,999 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,135 books — 80,210 voters

Eragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEldest by Christopher PaoliniBrisingr by Christopher PaoliniHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Dragons
1,786 books — 2,541 voters