Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Enchanted April by Elizabeth von ArnimCold Comfort Farm by Stella GibbonsExcellent Women by Barbara Pym
A Middlebrow Syllabus
100 books — 73 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Books that Make you Laugh
3,505 books — 5,034 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
31,558 books — 120,192 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Trial by Franz KafkaSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
1,029 books — 955 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,897 voters

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona CarnarvonTo Marry an English Lord or, How Anglomania Really Got Started by Gail MacCollEdwardian Cooking by Larry EdwardsGeorge, Nicholas and Wilhelm by M.J. CarterThe Chronicles of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes
Nonfiction Books On The Edwardian Era
114 books — 17 voters
An Assembly Such as This by Pamela AidanThese Three Remain by Pamela AidanDuty and Desire by Pamela AidanMr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda BerdollMr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange
Jane Austen Sequels and Pastiches
303 books — 150 voters

North and South by Elizabeth GaskellWives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellLady Susan / The Watsons / Sanditon by Jane AustenEvelina by Frances BurneyThe Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
More Jane for the Austen Purist
149 books — 138 voters