A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëHamlet by William ShakespeareNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaThe President by Miguel Ángel Asturias
Around the World in 100 Books
1,328 books — 717 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMadonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin AliMr. President by Miguel Ángel AsturiasThe Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de AssisGraveyard Clay by Máirtín Ó Cadhain
Classics of World Literature
337 books — 53 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHamlet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,532 books — 8,831 voters
Phantom Architecture by Philip WilkinsonBeyond Architecture by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spie...The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de BottonThe City of Tomorrow and Its Planning by Le CorbusierThe Short Story of Architecture by Susie Hodge
cities and architecture
6 books — 1 voter

Printer's Error by Rebecca RomneyThe Magic Books by Anne Lawrence-MathersThe Medieval Scriptorium by Sara J. CharlesA Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
nonfiction books about books
35 books — 2 voters
Ruin Their Crops on the Ground by Andrea FreemanIntegrated by Noliwe RooksOriginal Sins by Eve L. EwingThe Criminalization of Black Children by Tera Eva AgyepongRich Schools, Poor Schools by Arthur E. Wise
US Education system
15 books — 1 voter

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarczukThe Empusium by Olga TokarczukThe Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan PotockiThe Doll by Bolesław PrusChoucas by Zofia Nałkowska
polish lit
15 books — 1 voter
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Darkest Books of All Time
1,314 books — 1,733 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann MartelLord of the Flies by William GoldingMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Foreign Lands
2,384 books — 2,265 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,232 books — 80,500 voters
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
3,018 books — 5,534 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,800 books — 6,130 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Theological Weird Fiction
500 books — 302 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
445 books — 492 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
771 books — 460 voters
As I Lay Dying by William FaulknerBeloved by Toni MorrisonAbsalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
Best Southern Gothic Literature
344 books — 512 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Best Gothic Books of All Time
642 books — 3,626 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram Stoker
Books for Halloween
327 books — 155 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLife of Pi by Yann MartelTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,097 books — 1,006 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Short Classics
66 books — 13 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Books that Make you Laugh
3,518 books — 5,210 voters


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