Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOmon Ra by Victor Pelevin
Best Russian Literature
512 books — 2,279 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,069 books — 11,667 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Dark Humor
730 books — 1,633 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Gothic Books of All Time
581 books — 3,497 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 700 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,871 voters

Candide by Voltaire
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,007 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
553 books — 481 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldCatch-22 by Joseph HellerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCannery Row by John SteinbeckA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
299 books — 226 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Catch-22 by Joseph HellerCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,809 books — 49,781 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,406 books — 2,256 voters