A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Swedish books worth reading
198 books — 46 voters
Zero K by Don DeLilloThe Vegetarian by Han KangAtonement by Ian McEwanA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Best Literary Fiction of 21st Century
643 books — 278 voters

Burial Rites by Hannah KentMaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
Baileys Women's Prize longlist 2014
20 books — 57 voters

Bellman & Black by Diane SetterfieldThe Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin WoodRebecca by Daphne du MaurierWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,359 voters

Little Hands Clapping by Dan RhodesObservatory Mansions by Edward Carey
Best Quirky Dark Novels
131 books — 174 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen  KingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Literary Fiction, 700+ pages
106 books — 99 voters

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleAtonement by Ian McEwanMay We Be Forgiven by A.M. HomesLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonWittgenstein’s Mistress by David Markson
Best Books For Mature Readers
337 books — 34 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen  KingReplay by Ken GrimwoodTime and Again by Jack FinneyThe Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters

Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerThe Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 930 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMonsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Cry-Fest Books
17 books — 6 voters
The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
World Book Night 2013 (UK List)
20 books — 16 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
World Book Night List 2013 (US)
30 books — 19 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Gathering by Anne EnrightPossession by A.S. Byatt
Vintage 21
21 books — 28 voters

The Sound of Building Coffins by Louis MaistrosWittgenstein’s Mistress by David MarksonThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovBlindness by José Saramago
My favorite books read in 2012
69 books — 47 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternCloud Atlas by David  Mitchell
Book Riot Readers' Top 50 Novels
50 books — 26 voters


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