The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
Best Short Stories
1,753 books — 1,039 voters

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Best Books Ever
75,398 books — 279,992 voters
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Best Science Fiction
3,598 books — 6,835 voters

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise ErdrichThe Painted Drum by Louise ErdrichTwo Old Women by Velma WallisCaleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksThe Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley
Native American Fiction
837 books — 638 voters
McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy
Find Your Next Vacation...in a Book!
345 books — 264 voters

Biggest Elvis by P.F. KlugeThe Ha-Ha by Dave KingSongdogs by Colum McCannBehind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate AtkinsonThe Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Best Books You've Probably Never Read
618 books — 410 voters
My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayBel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Favorite Books
14,203 books — 9,855 voters

Little, Big by John CrowleyLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,295 books — 4,474 voters
The Dog Stars by Peter HellerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroShades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,700 books — 25,904 voters

A Christmas Memory by Truman CapoteMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony MarraLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,248 books — 7,820 voters
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsEllen Foster by Kaye GibbonsCrazy in Alabama by Mark ChildressMurder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne GeorgeMusic of the Swamp by Lewis Nordan
Quirky Southern Fiction
967 books — 1,905 voters

The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best School Assigned Books
764 books — 2,066 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDune by Frank HerbertNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,300 books — 24,517 voters

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokA Christmas Memory by Truman CapoteBel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,328 books — 119,056 voters
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Most Deserving Newbery
105 books — 2,991 voters

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,319 books — 5,827 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeCold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Best Humorous Books
4,294 books — 7,878 voters

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel ShriverLord of the Flies by William GoldingIt by Stephen        KingNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,184 books — 11,149 voters
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughMrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonaldBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Favorite books from my childhood
4,400 books — 7,408 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanLamb by Christopher MooreJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonThe Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley
Best Dark Humor
727 books — 1,649 voters

Lamb by Christopher MooreCold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Books that Make you Laugh
3,489 books — 5,021 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Dark hilarious witty books
181 books — 155 voters

Songdogs by Colum McCannThe Secret Scripture by Sebastian BarryLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCannAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtMcCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy
Best Irish Literature
629 books — 715 voters