The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain Poet
Best Books of the 14th Century
63 books — 354 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareUtopia by Thomas More
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 545 voters

King Lear by William ShakespeareThe Tempest by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareOroonoko by Aphra Behn
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 707 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,399 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,834 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollEmma by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,752 books — 6,905 voters
Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William BlakeA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,010 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Young Adult Books
13,227 books — 80,500 voters
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,538 books — 69,954 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,596 books — 124,062 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books that Made You Cry!
3,367 books — 7,998 voters

Ignite Me by Tahereh MafiCress by Marissa Meyer
Best Covers of 2014
994 books — 2,713 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,152 books — 10,213 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books Ever
78,428 books — 292,348 voters