Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOmon Ra by Victor Pelevin
Best Russian Literature
513 books — 2,282 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
2,086 books — 11,753 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
727 books — 1,635 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Gothic Books of All Time
589 books — 3,505 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 705 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
1,704 books — 6,878 voters

Candide by Voltaire
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,008 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
554 books — 479 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
7,899 books — 49,792 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
1,422 books — 2,338 voters