The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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32,383 books — 123,383 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Books Ever
77,825 books — 290,366 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 545 voters
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 706 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLes Misérables by Victor HugoDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,748 books — 6,901 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,803 voters

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultVampire Academy by Richelle MeadEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertDivergent by Veronica RothAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,839 books — 22,301 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Young Adult Books
13,245 books — 80,341 voters