Once Upon a River by Diane SetterfieldThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin BrockmeierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón11/22/63 by Stephen  King
Magical Realism
446 books — 641 voters
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Time Passages
1,213 books — 70 voters

Anna's Book by Barbara Vine
Best Historical Mystery
2,161 books — 4,672 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Books Involving Forbidden Love
1,574 books — 2,924 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,884 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovStones from the River by Ursula Hegi
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,887 books — 49,790 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisNaked by David SedarisBossypants by Tina Fey
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,071 books — 2,427 voters

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Best Plays Ever
856 books — 1,132 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Book I Should've Liked
251 books — 151 voters
Swan Song by Robert McCammonThe Long Walk by Richard  BachmanInto the Forest by Jean Hegland
Dystopia!
1,220 books — 2,768 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Most Influential Books
1,462 books — 5,290 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsUlysses by James JoyceHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Disappointing Books
2,730 books — 4,600 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Best 1920s Historical Fiction
197 books — 274 voters
Love You Forever by Robert MunschThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Children's Books I Hate
159 books — 61 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly ClearyThe Great Brain by John D. FitzgeraldThe Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher WrightRamona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
My Favorite Childhood books
754 books — 402 voters
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
668 books — 632 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfLies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al FrankenRush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot by Al FrankenStupid White Men by Michael Moore
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,872 voters

The Mirror by Marlys MillhiserLightning by Dean KoontzThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. HeinleinPassage by Connie Willis
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,020 books — 5,334 voters
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Best Children's Books for Girls
136 books — 56 voters

Matilda by Roald Dahl
Best little girl books
494 books — 352 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeLiving Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,250 books — 11,558 voters

The Awakening Land by Conrad RichterThe Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra DallasThe Distant Hours by Kate MortonThe Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica EisdorferFive Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Historical fiction worth reading
1,275 books — 611 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsBreaking Night by Liz MurrayHigh on Arrival by Mackenzie PhillipsChild Star by Shirley Temple BlackA Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
Coming-of-Age Memoirs
240 books — 169 voters

The Onion Presents A Book of Jean's Own! by Jean TeasdaleBossypants by Tina FeyThe Egg and I by Betty MacDonaldLife Among the Savages by Shirley JacksonCandy Girl by Diablo Cody
Best Humor Writing
845 books — 894 voters
Drugs are Nice by Lisa Crystal Carver
Druggie Memoirs
44 books — 79 voters


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