The Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneAnimal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell
Most Depressing Book of All Time
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Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
Couldn't Put The Book Down
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3,457 books — 6,777 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,107 books — 10,042 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,437 books — 26,380 voters

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Taint of Lovecraft by Stanley C. SargentAncient Exhumations +2 by Stanley C. SargentThe Children of Cthulhu by John Pelan
Best of the Cthulhu Mythos
253 books — 186 voters
Hell House by Richard MathesonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  Hill
Ghost Stories
1,505 books — 1,966 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman
Zombies!
1,693 books — 4,339 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerWorld War Z by Max BrooksHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  Hill
Best Horror Novels
2,106 books — 5,483 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceDifferent Seasons by Stephen  KingThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Shining by Stephen  King
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,100 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
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582 books — 2,419 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,821 books — 4,952 voters

America (The Book) by Jon   Stewart
Best Humorous Books
4,382 books — 8,002 voters
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
411 books — 315 voters

Sphere by Michael CrichtonDracula by Bram StokerHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,578 books — 18,687 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,621 books — 25,152 voters

Invincible by Robert KirkmanWatchmen by Alan             Moore
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
635 books — 438 voters