Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataEileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
women vs the void
235 books — 589 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Fiction Set in a Boarding School
79 books — 95 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerA Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,337 voters
Escape by Carolyn JessopStolen Innocence by Elissa WallChurch of Lies by Flora JessopThe Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerThe Witness Wore Red by Rebecca Musser
Polygamy
73 books — 73 voters

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleAmerican Predator by Maureen CallahanPerfect Murder, Perfect Town  by Lawrence SchillerHelter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Best True Crime
1,341 books — 1,912 voters
Listen Carefully by True Crime Detectives GuildJonBenet by Steve ThomasForeign Faction by A. James KolarPerfect Murder, Perfect Town by Lawrence SchillerWe Have Your Daughter by Paula Woodward
JonBenet Ramsey
15 books — 2 voters

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerBeyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillEscape by Carolyn JessopStolen Innocence by Elissa WallTroublemaker by Leah Remini
Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs
248 books — 279 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction
7,432 books — 25,619 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,701 books — 120,671 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Awesome Non YA Dystopian
72 books — 55 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensWhat to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi MurkoffFascinating Womanhood by Helen B. AndelinNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroYou Have No F**king Idea by Matt Baier
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,876 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Books Ever
76,582 books — 284,842 voters