School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,009 voters
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 545 voters

Beowulf by Unknown
Best Books of the 10th Century
13 books — 69 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessDune by Frank HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,776 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,185 books — 1,511 voters
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
821 books — 1,147 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
907 books — 1,255 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
770 books — 1,131 voters

Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
532 books — 777 voters
A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
482 books — 857 voters

The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
472 books — 502 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoFathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
235 books — 399 voters

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Best Books of the Decade: 1850s
223 books — 304 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books of the Decade: 1840s
280 books — 386 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenSo, We’ll Go No More a-Roving by Lord Byron
Best Books of the Decade: 1810s
141 books — 327 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLes Misérables by Victor HugoEmma by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,886 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenDune by Frank HerbertThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,884 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMort by Terry PratchettThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,432 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,137 books — 3,678 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,366 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellRoom by Emma Donoghue
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,703 books — 14,274 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHamlet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,077 books — 121,898 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,271 books — 9,208 voters