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Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Notable Novels by Italian Authors
279 books — 232 voters
Troubles by J.G. FarrellThe Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
Best Irish Books
689 books — 613 voters

For All the Tea in China by Sarah RoseKrakatoa by Simon Winchester
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,861 books — 2,244 voters
Drood by Dan Simmons
Authors in Historical Fiction
188 books — 105 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPerfume by Patrick SüskindSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
1,088 books — 623 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,839 books — 9,201 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman RushdieThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,509 books — 123,737 voters
Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,440 books — 16,327 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,021 books — 15,734 voters
Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières
Mediterranean Melting Pot (III): Byzantium and Turkey
165 books — 211 voters

The Big Over Easy by Jasper FfordeThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeInkheart by Cornelia Funke
Books about Books
1,392 books — 1,520 voters
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 994 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,009 books — 2,008 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensMatilda by Roald DahlOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,322 books — 11,876 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerMidnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,347 books — 4,647 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,101 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,839 books — 4,979 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Must Read Classics
1,876 books — 4,709 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto EcoNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,697 books — 13,219 voters
The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Sea, the Sea by Iris MurdochWolf Hall by Hilary MantelMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieOscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
Booker Prize Winners
69 books — 2,004 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,189 books — 80,423 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëUntil I Find You by John IrvingDer Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink
Most emotional books
902 books — 954 voters

Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk by Ahmad TohariHujan Bulan Juni by Sapardi Djoko DamonoNegeri Kabut by Seno Gumira AjidarmaSeribu Kunang-Kunang di Manhattan by Umar KayamSebuah Pertanyaan untuk Cinta by Seno Gumira Ajidarma
Buku Indonesia Sepanjang Masa
538 books — 1,883 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Best Love Stories
5,234 books — 9,761 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Old Man at the Railroad Crossing by William Maxwell
Books You Can't Live Without
1,650 books — 1,184 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,819 voters

Shame by Salman Rushdie
Best Books on Asia
1,001 books — 833 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best books of our lifetime
572 books — 663 voters


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