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
1,878 books — 4,717 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
1,725 books — 1,575 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
1,016 books — 1,242 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
559 books — 499 voters
In God's Path by Robert G. Hoyland
Muslim History (nonfiction)
235 books — 113 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
1,305 books — 1,781 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by اللهThe Odyssey by HomerMartin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses by Martin LutherThe Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Most Influential Books
1,493 books — 5,300 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
8,153 books — 6,323 voters
The Octopus by Frank NorrisThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Novels Set in California
955 books — 376 voters

All Clear by Connie WillisThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,155 books — 5,436 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)
6,264 books — 8,128 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!
1,992 books — 3,031 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
3,049 books — 2,608 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
2,192 books — 12,263 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
961 books — 613 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Cambodia and Vietnam
220 books — 164 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
8,120 books — 19,895 voters
Night by Elie WieselLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,935 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
78,299 books — 291,893 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
824 books — 1,150 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
1,195 books — 1,516 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
1,434 books — 1,777 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
1,949 books — 1,886 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
2,255 books — 2,435 voters


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