1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDivergent by Veronica RothAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,758 books — 25,992 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoShōgun by James ClavellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,610 voters

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto EcoThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,369 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,113 books — 80,183 voters
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,965 books — 5,250 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,162 books — 6,265 voters