The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Burton Raffel
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareUtopia by Thomas More
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192 books — 543 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 — 705 voters
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Best Books of the 21st Century
9,842 books — 22,018 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer'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
7,899 books — 49,791 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
1,704 books — 6,877 voters
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375 books — 1,008 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
13,115 books — 80,193 voters
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
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1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer'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
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31,708 books — 120,707 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
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Ignite Me by Tahereh MafiCress by Marissa Meyer
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992 books — 2,711 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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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
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