The Shining by Stephen        KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensColdheart Canyon by Clive Barker
Haunted Houses
604 books — 609 voters

The Stand by Stephen        KingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Supernatural Fiction
982 books — 472 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughFall of Giants by Ken FollettThe Emigrants I and II by Vilhelm MobergThe Town House by Norah LoftsThe House at Old Vine by Norah Lofts
Family Saga Novels
813 books — 845 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceScarlett by Alexandra RipleyEthan Frome by Edith Wharton
Disappointing Books
2,734 books — 4,607 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneEthan Frome by Edith WhartonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Unhappy Marriages
484 books — 287 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Odyssey by HomerCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyBeowulf by Beowulf Poet
Read These In School - Liked Them Anyway
340 books — 470 voters

Watership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnimal Farm by George OrwellWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThree Bags Full by Leonie Swann
Best Talking-Animal Books
707 books — 684 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettRoots by Alex Haley
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
199 books — 235 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
Best Middle Ages Books
1,210 books — 1,683 voters

The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-HollandOdd and the Frost Giants by Neil GaimanEgil's Saga by AnonymousThe Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
Norse Mythology
291 books — 406 voters
Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman
Books I was Forced to Read in School
138 books — 71 voters

Roots by Alex HaleyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonJohnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,533 books — 3,552 voters
The Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever for Young Women
140 books — 46 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseRilla of Ingleside by L.M. MontgomeryThe Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
766 books — 1,134 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Literary Fiction
1,542 books — 1,337 voters

The Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books Ever
75,448 books — 280,223 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books You Will Keep Forever
808 books — 235 voters

Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen        KingForever by Maggie StiefvaterThe Wolf's Hour by Robert McCammonSoulless by Gail CarrigerThe Howling by Gary Brandner
Werewolf Books
760 books — 957 voters
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
UFOs and Little Green Men
122 books — 39 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Crash Course in Slavic Literature
443 books — 232 voters
Wreck of the Carl D by Michael  SchumacherMighty Fitz by Michael  SchumacherThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Frederick Stonehouse
Great Lakes Storms And Shipwrecks
20 books — 8 voters

Bridget of Cat's Head Point by Donna WintersWinter of the Wolf Moon by Steve HamiltonBlood is the Sky by Steve HamiltonA Cold Day in Paradise by Steve HamiltonIce Run by Steve Hamilton
Books Set in Michigan
596 books — 253 voters
Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve HamiltonIce Run by Steve HamiltonThese Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Ice and Snow
685 books — 191 voters

Watership Down by Richard  Adams
Best Realistic Animal POV Books
128 books — 38 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Arabian Nights by AnonymousRamayana by Vālmīki
Greatest Ancient Epics
97 books — 49 voters


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