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1984 by George OrwellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyLolita by Vladimir NabokovThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeLife of Pi by Yann Martel
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,339 books — 5,885 voters
SPQR by Mary BeardI, Claudius by Robert GravesRubicon by Tom Holland
Best Books About Ancient Rome
757 books — 1,109 voters

1491 by Charles C. Mann
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,872 books — 2,253 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodBlindness by José Saramago
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,994 books — 26,648 voters

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Animators by Kayla Rae WhitakerThe Leavers by Lisa KoLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2018
174 books — 383 voters
The Luminaries by Eleanor CattonAtonement by Ian McEwanPachinko by Min Jin LeeBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,341 voters

The Luminaries by Eleanor CattonSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBeloved by Toni MorrisonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,770 books — 6,076 voters
The Luminaries by Eleanor CattonHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Round House by Louise ErdrichMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Recent Masterpieces
26 books — 5 voters

Leaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanLolita by Vladimir NabokovJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books Ever
78,325 books — 292,060 voters
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Animators by Kayla Rae WhitakerPachinko by Min Jin Lee
Anticipated / Best 2017 Literary Fiction
182 books — 130 voters

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Animators by Kayla Rae WhitakerMusic of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2017
226 books — 260 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Lowland by Jhumpa LahiriExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,068 books — 1,781 voters

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiLolita by Vladimir NabokovHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergCloud Atlas by David MitchellMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
977 books — 614 voters
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayAtonement by Ian McEwanSelf by yann-martelThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
It Should Have Won an Award
60 books — 63 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanThe Hidden Reality by Brian GreeneCloud Atlas by David MitchellLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,602 books — 6,031 voters
Leaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanCloud Atlas by David MitchellWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy FowlerWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books for the Modern Day Hippie, Bohemian, Free Spirit
440 books — 336 voters

1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,829 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesCloud Atlas by David MitchellExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerAusterlitz by W.G. Sebald
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,379 voters

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Fiction/Novels with Female Protagonists That Aren't About Love or Romance
669 books — 359 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieBeloved by Toni MorrisonEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,352 books — 4,678 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Beloved by Toni MorrisonBlindness by José SaramagoThe History of Love by Nicole KraussThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Best for Book Clubs
15,318 books — 19,609 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,897 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,557 books — 123,979 voters
Song of Myself by Walt WhitmanThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonLolita by Vladimir NabokovHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Round House by Louise Erdrich
Elissa's All Time Favorites & Recommendations
45 books — 3 voters