A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,417 books — 119,712 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Great Debut Novels
1,574 books — 1,472 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,307 books — 7,862 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,809 books — 49,782 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Most Deserving Newbery
113 books — 2,997 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsOutlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,003 voters

The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank HerbertThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Golden Age & New Wave SF
270 books — 207 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovFoundation and Empire by Isaac AsimovSecond Foundation by Isaac AsimovThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,333 books — 24,590 voters