The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Young Adult Books
13,093 books — 80,183 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
76,282 books — 283,688 voters

The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanLongitude by Dava SobelMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklSilent Spring by Rachel Carson1776 by David McCullough
favorite non-fiction
2,796 books — 1,157 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie1984 by George OrwellRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Twists
8,351 books — 8,973 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,986 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,503 voters

Blackout by Connie WillisAll Clear by Connie WillisThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
WWII Historic Fiction
1,457 books — 1,534 voters
A Promised Land by Barack ObamaThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellKlara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,922 books — 5,455 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHamlet by William Shakespeare1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,718 books — 10,331 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,433 books — 10,168 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
11,349 books — 7,631 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,747 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesMacbeth by William ShakespeareWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteRichard III by William Shakespeare
Royal Fiction
525 books — 226 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George Orwell
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,461 books — 7,941 voters
The Face of a Stranger by Anne PerryThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersDissolution by C.J. SansomAngels in the Gloom by Anne Perry
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
945 books — 1,197 voters

New and Selected Poems, Volume One by Mary OliverWhite Pine by Mary OliverA Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Contemporary American Poetry
344 books — 105 voters
1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Hardest Book to Put Down
7,923 books — 2,369 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinStone Soup by Jon J. Muth
Best Children's Books
5,307 books — 6,706 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
805 books — 489 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie WieselTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Thought Provoking
2,862 books — 1,482 voters
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroHarlem Shuffle by Colson WhiteheadThe Paris Library by Janet Skeslien CharlesThe Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsYou've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
Can't Wait Books of 2021
1,172 books — 2,347 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonJourney Without Maps by Graham Greene
Best Memoirs/Autobiography/Travel
1,307 books — 912 voters

The Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonThe Soul of America by Jon MeachamDead Wake by Erik Larson
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,193 books — 949 voters
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie JennerThe Mirror & the Light by Hilary MantelBeheld by TaraShea NesbitThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael  Zapata
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
588 books — 1,241 voters


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