Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
583 books — 251 voters
Call Me By Your Name by André AcimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,781 books — 2,175 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanEragon by Christopher PaoliniKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,369 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books by Female Authors
1,364 books — 467 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Books Ever
76,941 books — 286,306 voters
Katabasis by R.F. KuangBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu MandannaThe Starving Saints by Caitlin  Starling
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025
548 books — 895 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaWriters & Lovers by Lily KingTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiHeartstopper by Alice Oseman
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,930 books — 5,469 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,959 books — 121,313 voters

The Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettEon by Alison Goodman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,509 books — 18,349 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,340 books — 5,288 voters