Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieBlood River by Tim ButcherRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
Rivers
914 books — 197 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Iliad by HomerA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinDune by Frank Herbert
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,622 books — 124,119 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Favorite Books
15,028 books — 10,669 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
13,095 books — 8,609 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThe Histories by HerodotusA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,396 books — 4,958 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougallEndurance by Alfred LansingQuiet by Susan CainBlood River by Tim ButcherA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,265 books — 8,161 voters

Endurance by Alfred LansingVoyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
Favorite Travel Books
2,051 books — 3,976 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Histories by HerodotusHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Best History Books
3,988 books — 4,252 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,983 voters