The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerHard Times by Charles Dickens
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,519 books — 262 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,267 books — 3,660 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
1,026 books — 875 voters

Watchmen by Alan             MooreBatman by Frank MillerAnimal Man, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Best Graphic Novels
3,452 books — 6,771 voters
What Would God's Pottery Do? by GOD'S POTTERYThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksCatch-22 by Joseph HellerM. Butterfly by David Henry HwangAmerica (The Book) by Jon   Stewart
Best Humorous Books
4,349 books — 7,958 voters

A Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner
Best Music Books
414 books — 189 voters
Sugar Ray by Dave   AndersonShoeless Joe by W.P. KinsellaFever Pitch by Nick HornbyHave a Nice Day! by Mick FoleyPersonal Foul by Tim Donaghy
Top reads for sports fans
952 books — 768 voters

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,010 books — 2,009 voters
The Lorax by Dr. SeussA Fly Went By by Mike McClintockThe Butter Battle Book by Dr. SeussDid I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. SeussThere's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,321 books — 6,711 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,546 books — 24,844 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Literature in Portuguese
471 books — 487 voters

Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright by Hank BordowitzOne Nation Under A Groove by Gerald EarlyA Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,447 books — 1,348 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Tales of New York City
1,524 books — 1,230 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandAmerica (The Book) by Jon   Stewart
Books that Make you Laugh
3,502 books — 5,079 voters
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,249 voters

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandHamlet by William ShakespeareA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsM. Butterfly by David Henry HwangOthello by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
856 books — 1,132 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XEvery Little Thing Gonna Be Alright by Hank BordowitzSugar Ray by Dave   AndersonThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaJarhead  by Anthony Swofford
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,886 books — 6,407 voters

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Burton RaffelLancelot by Walker Percy
Best Arthurian Fiction
480 books — 1,447 voters
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Horror Novels
2,087 books — 5,460 voters

M. Butterfly by David Henry HwangAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangAmerica Is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan
Asian-American Books
547 books — 329 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Collected Poems by Langston HughesFences by August WilsonOne Nation Under A Groove by Gerald EarlyDutchman & The Slave by Amiri Baraka
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,140 voters

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeTriomf by Marlene van NiekerkTsotsi by Athol FugardWelcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,771 books — 1,650 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Jude the Obscure by Thomas HardyThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Best Books of All Time
424 books — 204 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters
Watchmen by Alan             MooreBatman by Frank MillerUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangArkham Asylum by Dan Slott
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,015 voters


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