The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Unforgettable Female Protagonists
374 books — 136 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel SparkOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,148 books — 5,182 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,713 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Quality Dark Fiction
2,501 books — 3,217 voters

THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAnimal Farm by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Books With A Hidden Deeper Meaning
98 books — 95 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL READS
123 books — 138 voters

P.S. I Love You by Cecelia AhernDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters