Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,927 books — 124,963 voters
The Fountainhead by Ayn RandKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,245 books — 11,529 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellMayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,417 books — 8,205 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerLife and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
Memoirs by Women
3,438 books — 3,866 voters

The Almost Moon by Alice SeboldSaturday by Ian McEwanThe Shack by William Paul YoungOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Unfinished
176 books — 42 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMansfield Park by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Must Read Classics
1,891 books — 4,757 voters
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey  WoodFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLove You Forever by Robert MunschThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Best Children's Books
5,430 books — 7,061 voters

The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,164 books — 1,526 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Books Ever
79,323 books — 295,773 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Best Books Ever Written
108 books — 68 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddAll the Names by José Saramago
Best Book Cover Art
12,388 books — 7,093 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Great Debut Novels
1,609 books — 1,513 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
Books that Make you Laugh
3,569 books — 5,141 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Oprah's Book Club Picks
133 books — 2,208 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best for Book Clubs
15,488 books — 20,003 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,523 books — 8,761 voters
The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,122 books — 10,103 voters

Little Indiscretions by Carmen PosadasGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Food-Related Fiction
1,212 books — 637 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Ending
8,147 books — 6,328 voters

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
What Book Got You Hooked?
4,015 books — 10,981 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSkipping Christmas by John GrishamMansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,678 voters

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Disappointing Books
2,776 books — 4,671 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Best Humorous Books
4,486 books — 8,335 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Best Historical Fiction
8,189 books — 27,133 voters
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
The Worst Books of All Time
8,124 books — 19,919 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsMansfield Park by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Must Read
33 books — 21 voters