1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,779 books — 26,041 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,142 books — 80,226 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLolita by Vladimir NabokovOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry1984 by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,857 books — 121,132 voters