The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen  KingHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillWatchers by Dean KoontzJaws by Peter Benchley
Best Horror Novels
2,130 books — 5,519 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodIt by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,299 books — 11,652 voters

The Story of Babar by Jean de BrunhoffStrega Nona by Tomie dePaola
Best Picture Books
3,191 books — 2,080 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingDracula by Bram Stoker
Great Reads for Halloween
620 books — 384 voters
The Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Shining by Stephen  KingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram StokerSoulless by Gail Carriger
Halloween Reads
400 books — 311 voters

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithPacking for Mars by Mary RoachThe Martian by Andy WeirStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,749 books — 14,417 voters
Silent in the Grave by Deanna RaybournMurder on Astor Place by Victoria ThompsonThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Face of a Stranger by Anne PerryThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,230 books — 2,614 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeTales by H.P. LovecraftWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Shining by Stephen  King
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,224 books — 1,264 voters
One for the Money by Janet EvanovichHeat Wave by Richard CastleThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeMurder on Astor Place by Victoria ThompsonDark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
Fearless Females
780 books — 931 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Beginning of a Novel
148 books — 170 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxCarrie by Stephen  King
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,099 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
What To Read Next
21,013 books — 25,064 voters
The New and Improved Romie Futch by Julia  ElliottDeath in the City of Light by David KingThe Automatic Detective by A. Lee MartinezMogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,419 books — 10,178 voters

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooLady of Ashes by Christine Trent
Historical Fiction 2013
416 books — 2,163 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLady of Ashes by Christine TrentEtiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Straps of Silky Night and Moonlight
330 books — 78 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyLamb by Christopher Moore
Best Historical Fiction
7,976 books — 26,533 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,694 books — 124,224 voters

Prophet of Death by Pete Earley
Religion Gone Too Far
175 books — 98 voters

Patient Zero by Jonathan MaberryIn the Company of Ogres by A. Lee MartinezRelic by Douglas PrestonGil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee MartinezStinger by Robert McCammon
Best Monster Novels
118 books — 69 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeBig Trouble by Dave Barry
Best Humorous Books
4,444 books — 8,243 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisSoulless by Gail CarrigerGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreBloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
Humorous Paranormal Books
1,528 books — 2,083 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books Ever
78,625 books — 292,964 voters


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