Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOmon Ra by Victor Pelevin
Best Russian Literature
522 books — 2,308 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
2,214 books — 12,260 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
742 books — 1,656 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Gothic Books of All Time
644 books — 3,632 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Best Books of the 17th Century
333 books — 708 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
1,753 books — 6,908 voters

Candide by Voltaire
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,011 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
634 books — 487 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
323 books — 230 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
7,874 books — 49,842 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
1,443 books — 2,401 voters