A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,718 books — 14,318 voters

The Night Sister by Jennifer  McMahon
Best Supernatural Thrillers
226 books — 214 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,118 books — 10,060 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,567 books — 26,610 voters

Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King
Mock Printz 2015
50 books — 256 voters
Challenger Deep by Neal ShustermanSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliMore Happy Than Not by Adam SilveraNimona by N.D. StevensonShadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Mock Printz 2016
85 books — 160 voters

Asylum by Patrick McGrath
Best Gothic Books of All Time
631 books — 3,548 voters
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,418 books — 12,857 voters

NOS4A2 by Joe  HillWorld War Z by Max BrooksHorns by Joe  HillThe Passage by Justin CroninA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
497 books — 1,259 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Thick Books
126 books — 24 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,718 books — 1,564 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellV for Vendetta by Alan             MooreWatchmen by Alan             Moore
Mind Control Fiction
342 books — 147 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellV for Vendetta by Alan             Moore
Conspiracy Fiction
1,378 books — 1,682 voters

Murder City by Michael Lesy
Required Reading in High School
815 books — 1,298 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,324 books — 1,345 voters

The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,926 books — 3,621 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapotePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,430 books — 16,263 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeWatchmen by Alan             Moore
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,999 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollAsylum by Patrick McGrathJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Grand Complication by Allen KurzweilHallucinating Foucault by Patricia Duncker
Recommended Reads
3,689 books — 1,533 voters
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May AlcottThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Boston Books
332 books — 279 voters

The Astro Boy Essays by Frederik L. Schodt
Best Nonfiction about Comics
414 books — 105 voters
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 by Naoki Urasawa
Best Manga Book Ever
1,255 books — 3,946 voters

Watchmen by Alan             MooreJohnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen VásquezThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan             MooreMiracleman, Book One by Alan             MooreMW by Osamu Tezuka
Best Graphic Novels
3,459 books — 6,778 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,926 voters

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,510 books — 8,722 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books You Can't Live Without
1,649 books — 1,183 voters


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