The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerHard Times by Charles Dickens
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,405 books — 266 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
2,329 books — 3,838 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
1,042 books — 903 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerAnimal Man, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Best Graphic Novels
3,532 books — 6,873 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
4,512 books — 8,395 voters

A Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner
Best Music Books
431 books — 210 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
972 books — 798 voters

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Popular Books that Annoy You
994 books — 2,007 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
5,610 books — 7,117 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,933 books — 26,317 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Literature in Portuguese
471 books — 492 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
1,551 books — 1,456 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Tales of New York City
1,769 books — 1,353 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandAmerica (The Book) by Jon   Stewart
Books that Make you Laugh
3,574 books — 5,142 voters
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
Best Japanese Books
718 books — 3,269 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
870 books — 1,140 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
6,877 books — 8,779 voters

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain PoetLancelot by Walker Percy
Best Arthurian Fiction
484 books — 1,464 voters
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Horror Novels
2,141 books — 5,856 voters

M. Butterfly by David Henry HwangAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangAmerica Is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan
Asian-American Books
553 books — 334 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
1,100 books — 1,367 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)
1,918 books — 1,817 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
539 books — 232 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
7,801 books — 49,897 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
1,244 books — 2,030 voters


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