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
1,570 books — 2,124 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,568 books — 26,612 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiSnow Country by Yasunari KawabataRashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese Literature
310 books — 388 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Lisa Simpson Book Club
64 books — 32 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,314 books — 1,441 voters
The Kill by Émile ZolaThe Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. ChestertonThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonKirkham's Find by Mary Gaunt
Public Domain 2014
75 books — 17 voters

1984 by George OrwellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Banned Books: Public Domain
61 books — 60 voters