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Captive Prince by C.S. PacatFatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon
Favorite Gay Couples
3,800 books — 4,260 voters
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 630 voters

Always Raining Here, Volume 1 by Hazel + BellWhat Happens in Carpediem by Piggy Ho Ho
Great M/M Webcomics
79 books — 289 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasCandide by VoltaireLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best French Literature
867 books — 1,578 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMistborn by Brandon SandersonJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,733 books — 26,972 voters
Kings Rising by C.S. PacatThe Bands of Mourning by Brandon SandersonThe Dark Talent by Brandon SandersonCalamity by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,331 books — 6,378 voters

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareMistborn by Brandon SandersonCress by Marissa MeyerPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Book Boyfriends
10,944 books — 29,315 voters
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander
Great Cat Books
1,606 books — 971 voters

My Man Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Candide by VoltaireHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshGod Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,624 books — 70,143 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusHunger by Knut HamsunBlindness by José SaramagoOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckDeath in Venice by Thomas Mann
Nobel Laureates
674 books — 573 voters
Maurice by E.M. ForsterAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinGives Light by Rose ChristoSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Best Gay Fiction
2,711 books — 3,920 voters

The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose WoodThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanSchool of Fear by Gitty DaneshvariThe Kneebone Boy by Ellen PotterCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Best Books for Morbid Kids
736 books — 526 voters
White Fang by Jack LondonAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books About Animals
1,866 books — 1,929 voters

Scaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyScaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Swashbucklers
589 books — 521 voters

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,780 books — 12,341 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Feminist Books
2,944 books — 4,273 voters

Kokoro by Natsume SōsekiNo Longer Human by Osamu DazaiThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio MishimaThe Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio MishimaDeath in Midsummer and Other Stories by Yukio Mishima
Best Japanese Books
779 books — 3,260 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Rithmatist by Brandon SandersonAlcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon SandersonThe Emperor's Soul by Brandon SandersonDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Most Interesting Magic System
2,721 books — 8,929 voters

Blackbringer by Laini TaylorThe Cabinet of Wonders by Marie RutkoskiHorten's Miraculous Mechanisms by Lissa Evans
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,248 books — 2,849 voters
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardAn Ideal Husband by Oscar WildeOedipus Rex by Sophocles
Best Plays Ever
883 books — 1,136 voters

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyTenth of December by George SaundersBlindness by José Saramago
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,780 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Best Russian Literature
525 books — 2,313 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Disappointing Books
2,775 books — 4,663 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerScarlet by Marissa MeyerCress by Marissa MeyerWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,855 books — 9,218 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,663 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lolita by Vladimir NabokovCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Style as Text
251 books — 131 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Secret History by Donna TarttRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Literary Mysteries
2,684 books — 5,101 voters
Gives Light by Rose ChristoLooks Over by Rose ChristoSt. Clair by Rose ChristoWhy the Star Stands Still by Rose Christo
LGBTQ for YA
1,273 books — 2,257 voters


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