Les Misérables by Victor HugoBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai SijieThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneThe Kingdom of This World by Alejo CarpentierIsland Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
Viva la Revolucion!
95 books — 11 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerDawn by Octavia E. ButlerWild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Best Books by Women of Color
629 books — 76 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelParable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
1,217 books — 237 voters
Dawn by Octavia E. ButlerLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelAdulthood Rites by Octavia E. ButlerImago by Octavia E. Butler
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
732 books — 477 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelLike Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Best Historical Fiction
7,495 books — 25,702 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Door Into Ocean by Joan SlonczewskiBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,793 books — 26,053 voters