Dr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweAs You Like It by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 540 voters
Dr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweOthello by William ShakespeareThe Duchess of Malfi by John      Webster
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 700 voters

The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,008 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHeidi by Johanna SpyriFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,873 voters

1984 by George OrwellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,856 books — 21,914 voters

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownThe Firm by John Grisham
Conspiracy Fiction
1,275 books — 1,316 voters

From Russia with Love by Ian FlemingJackdaws by Ken Follett
Espionage
983 books — 1,016 voters
From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming
Best Spy Novels
1,287 books — 2,246 voters

The Firm by John GrishamA Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownThe Last Juror by John GrishamThe Leopard by Jo Nesbø
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,678 books — 6,491 voters
The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,374 voters

To Sir, With Love by E.R. Braithwaite1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,638 voters
Fall of Giants by Ken FollettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Historical Fiction
7,316 books — 25,513 voters