The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,781 books — 3,748 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,040 books — 10,823 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Best Historical Fiction
7,813 books — 26,063 voters
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald DahlCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Too-Clever Fox by Leigh Bardugo
Through Another's Eyes: Xenofiction
450 books — 259 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakDivergent by Veronica RothCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,238 books — 80,334 voters

I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann LiangWe Solve Murders by Richard OsmanLore Olympus by Rachel  Smythe
Best Books of 2024
885 books — 941 voters
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. SutantoHeartstopper by Alice OsemanLore Olympus by Rachel  SmytheLore Olympus by Rachel  Smythe
Best Books of 2023
1,240 books — 1,846 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasTurtles All the Way Down by John Green
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,080 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Book You Wished You Hadn't Read
285 books — 133 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,578 books — 18,687 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,926 books — 1,761 voters

The Kiss Quotient by Helen  Hoang
Adult Romance Spicy/Steamy
86 books — 37 voters

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,702 books — 18,925 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,738 books — 12,216 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,920 books — 26,252 voters
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
77,792 books — 290,278 voters