Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
7,484 books — 25,676 voters

The World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessOutlander by Diana GabaldonSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Dragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,002 books — 5,294 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books Ever
76,905 books — 286,186 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,930 books — 121,243 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,305 books — 1,135 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Literary Mysteries
2,574 books — 4,652 voters