The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayNight by Elie Wiesel
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,650 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly BlackAll Clear by Connie WillisCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,706 books — 1,555 voters

Casino Royale by Ian FlemingFrom Russia with Love by Ian FlemingDiamonds Are Forever by Ian FlemingDevil May Care by Sebastian FaulksRainbow Six by Tom Clancy
Espionage
987 books — 1,022 voters

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr.The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisWorks of Frederick Douglass. Including My Bondage and My Free... by Frederick DouglassManchild in the Promised Land by Claude  BrownPhenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Black History Month
553 books — 492 voters
In God's Path by Robert G. Hoyland
Muslim History (nonfiction)
234 books — 112 voters

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettHow the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas CahillHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Middle Ages Books
1,222 books — 1,703 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Odyssey by HomerMartin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses by Martin LutherThe Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Ending
8,032 books — 6,078 voters
The Octopus by Frank NorrisThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Novels Set in California
921 books — 368 voters

All Clear by Connie WillisThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,958 books — 5,244 voters
Night by Elie WieselA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingMere Christianity by C.S. Lewis1776 by David McCullough
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,061 voters

Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGood Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanBloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,945 books — 2,999 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardI, Robot by Isaac AsimovNight Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoDiamonds Are Forever by Ian FlemingEragon by Christopher Paolini
Movie Books to read
19 books — 8 voters

Love Is a Dog from Hell by Charles BukowskiCzeslaw Milosz by Czesław MiłoszThe Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. EliotHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergBurning in Water, Drowning in Flame by Charles Bukowski
Best Poetry Books
2,983 books — 2,424 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchFuries of Calderon by Jim  ButcherThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,079 books — 11,675 voters
Night by Elie WieselManchild in the Promised Land by Claude  BrownThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Enchiridion by EpictetusBasic Writings of Nietzsche by Friedrich Nietzsche
Best Horizon Expanding Books
923 books — 553 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Cambodia and Vietnam
214 books — 161 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hunchback Assignments by Arthur SladeJude the Obscure by Thomas HardySnow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters
Night by Elie WieselLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,227 voters

Franny and Zooey by J.D. SalingerThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Books Ever
76,263 books — 283,660 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisMythology by Edith HamiltonThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,142 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayNight by Elie WieselThe Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
Franny and Zooey by J.D. SalingerRaise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour by J.D. SalingerCatch-22 by Joseph HellerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBurning in Water, Drowning in Flame by Charles BukowskiThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMaus I by Art SpiegelmanThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen  King
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters


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