Dracula by Bram Stoker
Victorian Novels
213 books — 506 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Bone People by Keri Hulme
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters

A Doll's House by Henrik IbsenWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Best Ending
8,037 books — 6,082 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
I Like Serial Killers
1,016 books — 1,544 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 3,001 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Elementary, My Dear Holmes
342 books — 121 voters
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Best Book Titles
11,482 books — 7,866 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Victorian Mysteries
154 books — 190 voters
Vindication by Lyndall Gordon
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,736 voters

Watership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Secret of NIMH by Seymour Reit
Best Books About Animals
1,841 books — 1,852 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsNight Work by Thomas Glavinic
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,594 voters

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.David Copperfield by Charles DickensSophie’s Choice by William StyronAtonement by Ian McEwan
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,412 books — 10,150 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettBlood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis KlauseThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,547 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,772 books — 16,467 voters
Finnegans Wake by James JoyceMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleCatch-22 by Joseph HellerAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,770 books — 4,916 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWoman on the Edge of Time by Marge PiercySabriel by Garth Nix
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
698 books — 625 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,510 voters
Cannibals and Kings by Marvin Harris
Best Popular Anthropology Books
359 books — 270 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
books i read in 2009
127 books — 25 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHamlet by William ShakespeareCatch-22 by Joseph HellerExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,440 books — 8,416 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

A Separate Peace by John KnowlesIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Jungle by Upton SinclairThe House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters
Maurice by E.M. Forster
The Best of Gay Romance
3,572 books — 3,363 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters
All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
Best Male Character
3,165 books — 2,938 voters


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