Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
Audio Books Narrated By Their Authors
254 books — 150 voters
Quiet by Susan Cain
Greatest Psychology Books
795 books — 1,334 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
28 books — 848 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
2,775 books — 4,663 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,844 voters
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesHarry Potter and the Philosopher'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
3,182 books — 3,685 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)
6,337 books — 8,175 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
1,609 books — 3,292 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 — 150 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
1,564 books — 768 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 630 voters

The Magicians by Lev GrossmanMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Worst Ending
269 books — 562 voters
100 Selected Poems by E.E. CummingsDuino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke
Best Poetry Books
3,086 books — 2,620 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
11,407 books — 11,055 voters
The History of Love by Nicole KraussExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,454 books — 12,141 voters

In Defense of Food by Michael PollanFrench Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,357 books — 1,695 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,683 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 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
9,843 books — 22,462 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
7,272 books — 28,374 voters