1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySaint Richard Parker by Merlin FrancoThe Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
Best Social and Political Satires
498 books — 491 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,607 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWhere Are You Now? by Sarah  ConnellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of Your Lifetime
531 books — 170 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best General Science Books
582 books — 488 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Female Lead Characters
4,842 books — 5,899 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichA Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDéjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
Fearless Females
768 books — 921 voters

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonOrange Is the New Black by Piper KermanThe Color of Water by James   McBride
Outside your bubble books
43 books — 20 voters