The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
Counter-Lovecraft
185 books — 132 voters

NOS4A2 by Joe  HillWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
488 books — 1,250 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelEverything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
2015 Tournament of Books Short List
17 books — 158 voters

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
774 books — 3,250 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
2014 National Book Awards Shortlist
20 books — 8 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,996 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Nobel Laureates
660 books — 569 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,776 voters
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Most Poetic Book Titles
1,996 books — 893 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,353 books — 15,954 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
6,485 books — 4,829 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,044 books — 121,734 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,792 voters
Abarat by Clive BarkerNeverwhere by Neil GaimanUn Lun Dun by China Miéville
Best strange fantasy
196 books — 117 voters

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaSaving Francesca by Melina MarchettaThe Piper's Son by Melina MarchettaI Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Favourite Aussie YA books
575 books — 962 voters
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaThe Piper's Son by Melina MarchettaSaving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Favorite Melina Marchetta Novels
9 books — 172 voters

Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,219 books — 2,843 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Myth and Folktale Retellings
630 books — 586 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,786 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,159 books — 2,771 voters

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Best Steampunk Books
1,257 books — 4,101 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,976 voters

The Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLooking for Alaska by John Green
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters
Small Gods by Terry PratchettInkspell by Cornelia FunkeThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchWildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierMort by Terry Pratchett
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,820 books — 2,140 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Necromancer by Michael  Scott
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,129 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,563 books — 18,683 voters


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