The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangKill Anything That Moves by Nick TurseChain of Command by Seymour M. HershNight by Elie WieselJapan's Infamous Unit 731 by Hal Gold
War has no winners
1,133 books — 490 voters
Hegemony or Survival by Noam ChomskyA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Left-Texts
669 books — 359 voters

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Socialism Related Readings
55 books — 5 voters

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAngels in America by Tony KushnerThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,863 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Adult Contemporary Romantic Reads
323 books — 151 voters

Night by Elie WieselDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Quick Reads
1,060 books — 716 voters

Night by Elie WieselTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Glad my teacher made me read this book
340 books — 402 voters
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Butch Women and Female Masculinity
238 books — 81 voters

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya美少女戦士セーラームーン 1 [Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon 1] by Naoko TakeuchiPandora Hearts 1巻 by Jun Mochizuki
Manga as Voted by Manga Elitist
139 books — 98 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksA Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Science Writing
284 books — 140 voters

Hallucinations by Oliver SacksThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Stories for a Psychology Student
73 books — 39 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Modern Science Nonfiction
421 books — 297 voters

That's Revolting! by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,754 books — 2,165 voters
That's Revolting! by Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Praxis Without Theory is Meaningless
20 books — 13 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,023 books — 2,646 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,809 books — 49,782 voters
Night by Elie WieselTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,417 books — 119,712 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonThe Blood Artists by Chuck Hogan
Books for a Pandemic
698 books — 577 voters
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable
2019 YA Books with LGBT Themes
252 books — 717 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonIn Real Life by Cory Doctorow
Best Graphic Novels
3,449 books — 6,766 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCaptive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,262 books — 2,645 voters



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