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The Histories by HerodotusHistory of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
Best History Books
4,048 books — 4,629 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,896 books — 4,161 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakSelected Stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
Best Russian Literature
525 books — 2,313 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Falls by Ian RankinA Question of Blood by Ian RankinThe Complaints by Ian Rankin
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,218 books — 1,262 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Thrillers
4,983 books — 6,531 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Books that are my Favorites
47 books — 6 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoAltai by Wu Ming
Best Historical Mystery
2,299 books — 4,830 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristiePelagia and the Black Monk by Boris AkuninExit Music by Ian Rankin
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,481 books — 16,401 voters

The Odyssey by Homer
Read These In School - Would Have Preferred A Root Canal
464 books — 1,589 voters
My Name Is Red by Orhan PamukIstanbul by Orhan Pamuk
Best of Turkish Literature
505 books — 840 voters

The Odyssey by HomerA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens1984 by George OrwellThe Iliad by Homer
Must Read Classics
1,887 books — 4,746 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerFaust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAntigone by Sophocles1984 by George Orwell
Best European Literature
828 books — 307 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
World's Greatest Novellas
736 books — 1,475 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettBaudolino by Umberto EcoLa reina estrangulada by Maurice Druon
Best Middle Ages Books
1,316 books — 1,918 voters

World Without End by Ken FollettThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,532 books — 3,029 voters
The Republic by PlatoThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer
The Most Influential Books
1,497 books — 5,309 voters

The Odyssey by Homer1984 by George OrwellWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,839 books — 124,655 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,102 books — 1,015 voters

The Iliad / The Odyssey by HomerThe Histories by HerodotusThe Odyssey by HomerHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesThe Republic by Plato
Best Books on Ancient Greek History and Literature
364 books — 202 voters
Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich HarrerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Favorite Travel Books
2,048 books — 3,981 voters

The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer1984 by George OrwellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoAntigone by Sophocles
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,407 books — 11,055 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaWorld Without End by Ken FollettPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,711 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Odyssey by HomerThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
78,979 books — 294,105 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,843 voters
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2005 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 74 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoAsterix the Gaul by René Goscinny
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
105 books — 491 voters
The Odyssey by HomerChrist Recrucified by Nikos KazantzakisAntigone by SophoclesΤο κιβώτιο by Άρης ΑλεξάνδρουPope Joan by Emmanuel Rhoides
Favourite Greek Books
409 books — 375 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieIstanbul by Orhan PamukMy Name Is Red by Orhan PamukThe Fall of Constantinople 1453 by Steven RuncimanBaudolino by Umberto Eco
Mediterranean Melting Pot (III): Byzantium and Turkey
166 books — 212 voters