To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,841 books — 124,609 voters
1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction
3,852 books — 7,854 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,052 books — 26,811 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
78,960 books — 294,194 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,133 books — 3,685 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,204 books — 28,374 voters

Room by Emma DonoghueFangirl by Rainbow RowellAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,672 books — 14,345 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Books of the Decade: 1840s
275 books — 390 voters