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The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,762 books — 2,247 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Are Worth Your Time
701 books — 366 voters

The Green Mile by Stephen King
I Cried When I Read This
1,017 books — 1,763 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
624 books — 2,761 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGreat Expectations by Charles DickensLolita by Vladimir NabokovA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
759 books — 1,837 voters
A Memory of Light by Robert JordanCrossroads of Twilight by Robert JordanKnife of Dreams by Robert JordanWinter's Heart by Robert JordanA Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
Page Turners
316 books — 142 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian & Post Apocalyptic Novels
323 books — 367 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Women by Charles Bukowski
Best Dark Humor
734 books — 1,643 voters

On the Beach by Nevil Shute
"After the blowup there was radiation and stuff" - post apocalyptic
106 books — 57 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingCat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
End of the World
213 books — 226 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
909 books — 1,259 voters
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
824 books — 1,150 voters

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,516 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Catch-22 by Joseph HellerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,434 books — 1,777 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingA Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,949 books — 1,886 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussTowers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,363 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,373 voters
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill WattersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,681 voters

It by Stephen KingThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,435 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books Ever
78,226 books — 291,738 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,632 books — 26,753 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Most Interesting Magic System
2,700 books — 8,901 voters