The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best for Book Clubs
14,940 books — 18,815 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,750 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,138 books — 80,217 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsNight by Elie WieselOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,232 books — 3,916 voters

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,424 books — 12,566 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerMiles to Go by Miley CyrusBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,873 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverAnimal Dreams by Barbara KingsolverHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Literature of Social Change
434 books — 315 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAtonement by Ian McEwanThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
What To Read Next
20,579 books — 24,424 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayWicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,242 books — 68,990 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,857 books — 10,570 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,790 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books Ever
76,761 books — 285,638 voters