To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLord of the Flies by William GoldingMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Required Reading in High School
813 books — 1,289 voters
Lighthouse by Eugenia Price
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,575 voters

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Best Westerns
1,376 books — 1,501 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
817 books — 1,691 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,106 voters
Up Island by Anne Rivers SiddonsMaus I by Art SpiegelmanFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Twentieth Century American List
69 books — 27 voters

Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipThe Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillipThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffreyThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,724 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneBlack Beauty by Anna Sewell
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Client by John GrishamThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,784 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Read These In School - Liked Them Anyway
340 books — 470 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books To Reread
75 books — 28 voters

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyChesapeake by James A. MichenerTrinity by Leon UrisThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,587 voters
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Best British and Irish Literature
1,169 books — 1,111 voters

These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
Favorite Georgette Heyer Book!
61 books — 806 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books Ever
76,167 books — 283,206 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsDune by Frank HerbertBattlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,669 voters