The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,188 books — 12,249 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,551 books — 2,750 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Literary Mysteries
2,652 books — 4,868 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisThe Shining by Stephen  KingAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,232 books — 7,568 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonStorm Front by Jim  ButcherJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeWorld War Z by Max Brooks
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,200 books — 2,837 voters
The Shining by Stephen  KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanHell House by Richard Matheson
Ghost Stories
1,514 books — 1,977 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Stand by Stephen  KingDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,983 books — 26,571 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,609 books — 26,722 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillHell House by Richard MathesonThe Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Wolf's Hour by Robert McCammon
Best Horror Novels
2,119 books — 5,504 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Books About Being Trapped or Stranded
666 books — 236 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen  KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksSwan Song by Robert McCammonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Apocalypse Challenge
110 books — 187 voters
Eternity Road by Jack McDevittThe Stand by Stephen  KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,458 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,706 books — 25,623 voters
The Imago Sequence and Other Stories by Laird BarronBatman by Mike Mignola
Lovecraftian Fiction
50 books — 27 voters

Meg by Steve AltenThe Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
Monsters & Beasts
276 books — 71 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,473 books — 69,786 voters

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Novels with Demonic Possession
18 books — 13 voters
Beast by Peter BenchleyThe Loch by Steve AltenMeg by Steve Alten
Sea Monster Books!
160 books — 234 voters

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillThe Terror by Dan SimmonsUnder the Dome by Stephen  KingCell by Stephen  KingA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
497 books — 1,259 voters
Devour by Kurt  AndersonBeast by Peter BenchleyMeg by Steve AltenThe Loch by Steve AltenThe Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
Tooth and Claw
36 books — 10 voters

To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever by Will BlytheMen at Work by George F. WillPlaying for Keeps by David HalberstamFlashing Before My Eyes by Dick SchaapUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Top reads for sports fans
964 books — 789 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceDracula by Bram StokerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,985 books — 3,025 voters

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,679 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanKing Rat by China MiévilleStorm Front by Jim  Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,438 books — 12,881 voters