American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsGeek Love by Katherine DunnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPet Sematary by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,241 books — 11,449 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHomicide by David Simon
Best True Crime
1,367 books — 1,939 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,370 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussOld Man's War by John Scalzi
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,151 books — 2,743 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
101 Books to Read - Nonfiction
309 books — 296 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeFuries of Calderon by Jim  ButcherGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Most Interesting Magic System
2,651 books — 8,774 voters

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
426 books — 723 voters
Quicksilver by Neal StephensonThe Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Scar by China Miéville
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,260 books — 9,050 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,719 books — 2,205 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe City & the City by China MiévilleThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
What To Read Next
20,634 books — 24,452 voters

Dust of Dreams by Steven EriksonA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinThe City & the City by China MiévilleThe Dragon Keeper by Robin HobbUnseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
Books for 2009
583 books — 2,403 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
389 books — 524 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDragonflight by Anne McCaffreyGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,091 books — 11,802 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Stand by Stephen  King1984 by George Orwell
This Is the End...
996 books — 1,594 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Alienist by Caleb CarrMystic River by Dennis Lehane
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,337 books — 15,807 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareHenry V by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareRichard III by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
856 books — 1,132 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanCloud Atlas by David  MitchellThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,849 books — 22,116 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerThe Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,201 voters

White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Costa/Whitbread First Novel Winners
26 books — 51 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanSeventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
84 books — 272 voters

Last Call by Tim PowersJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 275 voters
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Booker Prize Winners
63 books — 1,992 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyMadeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
Caldecott Medal Winners
90 books — 457 voters
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters


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