The Shining by Stephen  King
Scariest books of all time
639 books — 735 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodLucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
Dystopics, Utopics, & Apocalyptics
387 books — 93 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Nuclear Apocalypse
70 books — 176 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Road by Cormac McCarthyHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingEmpire Falls by Richard Russo
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,749 books — 6,906 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,820 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,979 books — 26,583 voters
Dubliners by James JoyceThe Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats by W.B. YeatsSelected Poems, 1966-1987 by Seamus Heaney
Best Irish Literature
633 books — 722 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,850 books — 26,133 voters
1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,818 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakWorld War Z by Max BrooksOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Best Audiobooks
1,610 books — 1,150 voters
Naked by David SedarisMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Books that Make you Laugh
3,516 books — 5,218 voters

The Heart of the Matter by Graham GreeneDubliners by James JoyceThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,307 books — 11,857 voters

The Secret by Rhonda ByrneLeft Behind by Tim LaHayeMiles to Go by Miley CyrusConfessions of an Heiress by Paris HiltonThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,639 books — 5,992 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,688 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,189 books — 80,407 voters
The Awakening by Kate ChopinA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
The Worst Books of All Time
8,112 books — 19,889 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
78,124 books — 291,241 voters