Moms by Yeong-shin Ma
Korean Alt Comics
51 books — 3 voters
The Strange Library by Haruki MurakamiThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books set in libraries or bookstores
242 books — 133 voters

1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiAfter Dark by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,250 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLove You Forever by Robert MunschWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best Children's Books
5,321 books — 6,716 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,120 books — 1,744 voters

Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
Japanese Literature
310 books — 387 voters
V for Vendetta by Alan             Moore
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,174 books — 2,015 voters

After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Japanese Books That Are Not Manga
256 books — 189 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLock and Key by Sarah DessenPerfect by Natasha FriendAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,984 books — 12,436 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
746 books — 1,815 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Night by Elie WieselBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,789 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Best Young Adult Books
13,140 books — 80,223 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,055 books — 16,726 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Best Literary Mysteries
2,563 books — 4,643 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,694 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,849 books — 22,085 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAfter Dark by Haruki MurakamiThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,372 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellAntigone by Jean AnouilhThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Assigned Books in High School
48 books — 22 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,136 books — 3,678 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Circus/Carnival Books
712 books — 1,084 voters

Unwind by Neal ShustermanThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,777 books — 26,037 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami
Best Books Ever
76,766 books — 285,693 voters