Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,008 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,253 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Classics Library
634 books — 522 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Great Books of Southern Fiction
379 books — 440 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
9,438 books — 8,418 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 993 voters
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,781 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Young Adult Books
13,093 books — 80,181 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLove Medicine by Louise Erdrich
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeSkinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 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
7,408 books — 25,587 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books Ever
76,275 books — 283,671 voters
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,429 books — 2,348 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
7,801 books — 49,782 voters