Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
One Million Ratings!
229 books — 1,056 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Complete Poems by John KeatsThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters
Tender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldUntouchable by Mulk Raj AnandOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,255 voters

If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O'BrienThe Driver's Seat by Muriel SparkWoman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Child in Time by Ian McEwanA Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters

Only Ever Yours by Louise O'NeillMrs. Hemingway by Naomi WoodThe Long Song by Andrea LevyThe Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,169 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes by Mary M. TalbotMrs. Hemingway by Naomi WoodThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Child in Time by Ian McEwan
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,313 voters
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Collected Stories by Eudora Welty
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,575 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro1984 by George OrwellRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe BFG by Roald Dahl
Read the Book, Watched the Movie
410 books — 68 voters
Zoo City by Lauren BeukesWoman on the Edge of Time [Paperback] [Jan 01, 1995] Piercy, ... by Marge Piercy
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,385 books — 10,357 voters

Love, Rosie by Cecelia AhernThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Your Top 5 Reads in 2014
1,608 books — 1,250 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Male Character
3,165 books — 2,938 voters

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,709 books — 10,317 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,063 books — 5,739 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Everyone's Read It But Me
802 books — 4,324 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Female Lead Characters
4,846 books — 5,883 voters

Mary Poppins by P.L. TraversBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingBambi by Felix SaltenConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaPenelope by Marilyn Kaye
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,121 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe House of Hades by Rick RiordanSweet Tooth by Ian McEwanThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Book Cover Art
12,384 books — 7,091 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Amelia Jane Collection by Enid BlytonHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe BFG by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
764 books — 1,132 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,143 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Lonely Londoners by Sam SelvonNight by Elie WieselLolita by Vladimir NabokovBonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathRevolutionary Road by Richard YatesThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters


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