The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,289 books — 3,473 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanBatman by Frank MillerGhost World by Daniel Clowes
Best One-Off Graphic Novels
421 books — 119 voters

The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudHyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Non-Fiction Comics and Graphic Novels
358 books — 108 voters
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoVicious by V.E. SchwabThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackPrince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Villain Protagonist
389 books — 652 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,194 books — 12,179 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)
4,671 books — 26,695 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanBeauty by Robin McKinleyCinder by Marissa Meyer
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,845 books — 9,207 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Awakening by Kate ChopinEdgar Allan Poe Unabr Ed Pb by Edgar Allan PoeStalin by Sean McCollum
9th &10th grade
25 books — 5 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,291 books — 11,638 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
78,360 books — 292,141 voters


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