The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Humorous Books
4,339 books — 7,945 voters
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Best Lighthearted Literature
619 books — 481 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Books Ever
76,546 books — 284,750 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William GoldingOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,702 books — 120,600 voters