The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
Best Short Stories
1,767 books — 1,079 voters

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Best Books Ever
77,774 books — 290,221 voters
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Best Science Fiction
3,796 books — 7,399 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
840 books — 642 voters
McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy
Find Your Next Vacation...in a Book!
350 books — 269 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
621 books — 415 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
14,878 books — 10,461 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
1,331 books — 4,619 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
3,921 books — 26,242 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
12,973 books — 8,436 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
975 books — 1,916 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
766 books — 2,059 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDune by Frank Patrick HerbertNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,663 books — 25,191 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
32,360 books — 123,402 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
127 books — 3,016 voters

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,867 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeCold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Best Humorous Books
4,393 books — 8,021 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
3,266 books — 11,597 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
4,487 books — 7,655 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
732 books — 1,638 voters

Lamb by Christopher MooreCold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Books that Make you Laugh
3,516 books — 5,218 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Dark hilarious witty books
182 books — 156 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
633 books — 722 voters