The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIt by Stephen  King
I Like Serial Killers
1,017 books — 1,545 voters
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 691 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Social Science Fiction
519 books — 333 voters
The Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George Orwell
Best British and Irish Literature
1,170 books — 1,112 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William GoldingBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
458 books — 1,292 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Crucible by Arthur MillerLike Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,622 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Third person fiction
219 books — 25 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,707 books — 120,704 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanMy Life in France by Julia ChildFrench Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille GuilianoFood Rules by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,228 books — 1,636 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAnimal Farm by George OrwellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books Ever
76,600 books — 284,915 voters