Soulless by Gail CarrigerBoneshaker by Cherie PriestClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Best Steampunk Books
1,255 books — 4,099 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,785 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Giver by Lois LowryAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,007 books — 121,468 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Written By Women
1,134 books — 401 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Best Books by American Women
560 books — 182 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,847 books — 7,807 voters