1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Female Man by Joanna Russ
Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy
335 books — 253 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,836 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Female Man by Joanna RussBabel-17 by Samuel R. DelanyTrouble and Her Friends by Melissa Scott
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
695 books — 626 voters

Earth Abides by George R. StewartDark Universe by Daniel F. GalouyeThe Cyberiad by Stanisław LemRandom Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack WomackNew Maps of Hell by Kingsley Amis
New Scientist SF List
10 books — 6 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiTrouble and Her Friends by Melissa ScottInfoquake by David Louis EdelmanDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best of Cyberpunk
370 books — 1,181 voters

Smoke and Mirrors  by Pallavi Aiyar
Best Books About China
743 books — 565 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerInfoquake by David Louis Edelman
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
1,102 books — 1,773 voters

Beloved Friend by Catherine Drinker Bowen
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,794 books — 6,332 voters
Revolution 2020 by Chetan BhagatOne Night at the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat
Who Let These People Write a Book?
764 books — 972 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTwo Lives by Vikram SethAnnihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarThe Great Indian Middle Class by Pavan K. Varma
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,189 voters