Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/11857242-joel">Joel</a> (28 Lists)

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever

2,589 books — 13,119 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Best Fantasy of the 90s

382 books — 786 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Best Fantasy of the 2000s

603 books — 675 voters

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Best Fantasy Books by Women

621 books — 169 voters

Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown

Flavorwire's 50 Essential Novels for Foodies

51 books — 55 voters

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

832 books — 894 voters

Misery by Stephen King

Best Books of 1987

375 books — 186 voters

1984 by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Best Books of the 20th Century

7,815 books — 49,771 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)

4,142 books — 25,670 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

8,335 books — 8,937 voters

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane

Fantasy That Isn't Fantastic Straight White Men Doing Epic Things...

394 books — 105 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Open House by Elizabeth Berg

Oprah's Book Club Picks

123 books — 2,202 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Best Books of the Decade: 2000s

7,189 books — 28,374 voters

The Stand by Stephen King

The Shining by Stephen King

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

The World According to Garp by John Irving

Roots by Alex Haley

Best Books of the Decade: 1970s

1,945 books — 1,877 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

It by Stephen King

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Best Books of the Decade: 1980s

2,258 books — 2,432 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Best Books of the Decade: 1990s

3,129 books — 3,676 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Best Women's Fiction Novels

2,111 books — 1,658 voters

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

It by Stephen King

The Stand by Stephen King

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Big Fat Reads Worth The Effort 2.0

44 books — 69 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

Best Fiction With Disfigured/Disabled Leads

1,170 books — 1,059 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

Books That Exceeded Your Expectations

14,607 books — 16,244 voters

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

Lamb by Christopher Moore

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

Books That Should Be Made Into Movies

32,192 books — 68,024 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Room by Emma Donoghue

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach

Best Books of the Decade: 2010s

7,635 books — 14,138 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Things We Set On Fire by Deborah Reed

The Pigman by Paul Zindel

Books That Deserve a Higher Rating (Avg Rating < 4)

737 books — 255 voters

A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

1984 by George Orwell

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

3,730 books — 25,951 voters

Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison

Disability-positive stories

497 books — 323 voters

Room by Emma Donoghue

TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES

1,980 books — 5,352 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels

4,444 books — 18,180 voters

A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren

Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once

31,393 books — 119,641 voters