The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Niche Non-Fiction
265 books — 56 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
An Unusual Japanese Book List
219 books — 178 voters

Ace by Angela  ChenThe Invisible Orientation by Julie Sondra DeckerA Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon
Books About Asexuality
24 books — 46 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasMs. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson
#OwnVoices YA
129 books — 127 voters

How to Be a Normal Person by T.J. KluneClariel by Garth NixVicious by V.E. Schwab
Asexuals In Fiction
446 books — 591 voters
The Plantagenets by Dan JonesThe Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
Best Medieval History Books
818 books — 328 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Medieval England (Historical Fiction)
381 books — 180 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best British and Irish Literature
1,170 books — 1,112 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDracula by Bram StokerDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Victorian Novels
214 books — 507 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Secret History by Donna TarttA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Literary Mysteries
2,556 books — 4,617 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferReady Player One by Ernest ClineBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,765 books — 26,020 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Books About Bookstores
641 books — 808 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,709 books — 120,718 voters

Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
YA Realistic Fiction
595 books — 543 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,115 books — 80,192 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonGeek Wisdom by Stephen H. SegalTimeline by Michael Crichton
Best books for geeks
632 books — 280 voters