Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
Audio Books Narrated By Their Authors
252 books — 148 voters
Quiet by Susan Cain
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,332 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
25 books — 838 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,786 voters
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe journey is the destination  by Dan EldonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,065 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,272 voters

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin BrockmeierNo One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Creative Titles
217 books — 73 voters
In Defense of Food by Michael PollanThe journey is the destination  by Dan EldonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerLiving Out Loud by Keri Smith
Books That Shaped Me...
440 books — 149 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Favorite Comfort Reads
1,548 books — 764 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 632 voters

The Magicians by Lev GrossmanMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Worst Ending
272 books — 561 voters
100 Selected Poems by E.E. CummingsDuino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke
Best Poetry Books
2,981 books — 2,422 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,644 books — 10,242 voters
The History of Love by Nicole KraussExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,635 books — 11,256 voters

In Defense of Food by Michael PollanFrench Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,691 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,103 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
The History of Love by Nicole KraussExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters