Musashi by Eiji YoshikawaShōgun by James Clavell
Top Samurai Novels
71 books — 103 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Books Every Human Being Should Read
3,016 books — 2,056 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasDoctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
749 books — 1,822 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
776 books — 1,131 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,221 books — 122,652 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  King
The Ultimate List of Vampire Books
767 books — 391 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,214 books — 28,368 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,221 books — 6,119 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,797 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLes Misérables by Victor HugoAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Books Ever
77,380 books — 288,745 voters