The Last Werewolf by Glen DuncanSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneThe Road by Cormac McCarthySea Hearts by Margo Lanagan
Quality Dark Fiction
2,550 books — 3,267 voters
Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 629 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
Best Historical Fiction
7,585 books — 25,851 voters
The BFG by Roald DahlThe Lorax by Dr. SeussGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Witches by Roald DahlFox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,350 books — 6,726 voters

Anansi Boys by Neil GaimanDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,856 books — 22,169 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Road by Cormac McCarthyMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,367 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,887 books — 49,790 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
77,141 books — 287,414 voters

The Fan Man by William KotzwinkleSkinny Dip by Carl HiaasenBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,428 books — 2,345 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
746 books — 1,908 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,411 books — 5,369 voters
Kisses by Clockwork by Liz Grzyb
Best Steampunk Books
1,257 books — 4,101 voters

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,091 books — 10,002 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Great Book of Amber by Roger ZelaznyThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. DonaldsonMagic Kingdom for Sale/Sold by Terry Brooks
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,115 books — 11,929 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,402 books — 12,591 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Book of Amber by Roger ZelaznyThe Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,326 books — 26,082 voters