To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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The Gunslinger by Stephen        KingGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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31,404 books — 119,686 voters
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksThe Algebraist by Iain M. BanksThe Prefect by Alastair ReynoldsAgainst a Dark Background by Iain M. BanksAltered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Excellent Space Opera
1,007 books — 3,572 voters

The Player of Games by Iain M. BanksUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyConsider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,330 books — 24,582 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George Orwell
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,836 voters

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The People of Paper by Salvador PlascenciaSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
Use of Weapons by Iain M. BanksThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Science Fiction
3,646 books — 6,908 voters

The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. BanksSurface Detail by Iain M. BanksLook to Windward by Iain M. BanksWorld War Z by Max BrooksMatter by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,202 books — 8,941 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Zombies!
1,663 books — 4,318 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books Ever
75,929 books — 281,875 voters
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,795 books — 6,332 voters

The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
543 books — 937 voters
Ivanhoe by Walter  ScottEaters of the Dead by Michael CrichtonInferno by Dante AlighieriPurgatorio by Dante AlighieriParadise by Dante Alighieri
Best Middle Ages Books
1,215 books — 1,689 voters

Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierBlindness by José SaramagoThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 416 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best British and Irish Literature
1,167 books — 1,111 voters

Use of Weapons by Iain M. BanksBeing Dead by Jim CraceBlindness by José SaramagoThe Griffin & Sabine Trilogy by Nick BantockCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters
The Player of Games by Iain M. BanksLamb by Christopher MooreThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,198 books — 68,030 voters

The Metamorphosis and The Trial by Franz KafkaGenesis by Jim CraceConfucius by ConfuciusA Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor
The Worst Books of All Time
8,112 books — 19,876 voters