The Thief of Always by Clive BarkerAbarat by Clive Barker
The Best of Clive Barker
20 books — 184 voters
Parrotfish by Ellen WittlingerTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,754 books — 2,166 voters

Holes by Louis SacharHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,430 books — 1,551 voters
The Guns of the South by Harry TurtledoveThe Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century by Harry TurtledoveDepartures by Harry Turtledove
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
767 books — 1,292 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Young Adult Classics
59 books — 119 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLogan's Run by William F. Nolan
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,752 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,330 books — 24,581 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
75,936 books — 281,879 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters