Hamlet by William ShakespeareWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettMacbeth by William ShakespeareA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Plays you must read at least once
113 books — 15 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,886 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
2,686 books — 3,640 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
32,079 books — 121,907 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
1,304 books — 1,428 voters

The Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Arrival by Shaun TanMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Picture books for adults
206 books — 92 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,593 books — 25,884 voters

Insurgent by Veronica RothCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareDeadlocked by Charlaine HarrisReached by Ally CondiePandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,517 books — 15,072 voters