The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbDevil's Intern by Jayme PhelpsBlood Song by Anthony Ryan
First Person Fantasy Sci Fi
214 books — 112 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Inspiring Books
4,727 books — 3,429 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Celestine Prophecy by James RedfieldThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinTransference by B.T. Keaton
Visionary & Metaphysical Fiction
464 books — 318 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
251 books — 923 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHoly Bible by AnonymousNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Weirdest Books Ever
1,185 books — 1,192 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfThe Waves by Virginia WoolfThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Great Stream of Consciousness Novels
132 books — 193 voters
The Silver Chair by C.S. LewisJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf
Chairs on Covers
226 books — 56 voters