Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,010 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,748 books — 6,901 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
909 books — 1,257 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,512 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,434 books — 1,775 voters
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Classics Library
635 books — 523 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Great Books of Southern Fiction
383 books — 442 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,510 books — 8,722 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of 2007
1,115 books — 991 voters
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books of 2008
1,642 books — 6,772 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Young Adult Books
13,238 books — 80,333 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
482 books — 1,449 voters

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,885 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLove Medicine by Louise Erdrich
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,256 books — 2,434 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeSkinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,679 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay PenmanHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
Best Historical Fiction
7,812 books — 26,062 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books Ever
77,785 books — 290,257 voters
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,476 books — 2,469 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,890 books — 49,804 voters