The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonDracula by Bram StokerWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Gothic Books of All Time
581 books — 3,497 voters
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,005 books — 2,013 voters

Redwall by Brian JacquesThe Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition by R.A. SalvatoreA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,189 books — 25,700 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanState of Wonder by Ann PatchettEuphoria by Lily King
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,644 books — 14,148 voters
The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerAttachments by Rainbow RowellSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Books Set in the Midwest
190 books — 101 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Horror Novels
1,977 books — 5,440 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerWhy We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Your Top 5 Reads in 2018
639 books — 262 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,123 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
529 books — 1,889 voters

The Secret Mandarin by Sara SheridanThe Other Side of Eve by Paul IkinCaptivate by Vanessa Garden
Most Beautiful Book Covers Ever
2,389 books — 884 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William GoldingBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
You're Crazy if You Haven't Read This Yet
3,526 books — 2,233 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,913 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsOf Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
Best Historical Fiction
7,358 books — 25,542 voters

The Color of Magic by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussGoing Postal by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Books
4,307 books — 7,862 voters
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books with a Sad Ending
84 books — 56 voters

Batman by Grant MorrisonSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanBlacksad by Juan Díaz CanalesNaoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 by Naoki UrasawaKick-Ass by Mark Millar
Best Graphic Novels
3,449 books — 6,766 voters
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The Best Epic Love Stories
623 books — 983 voters

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
Best Books on Writing
797 books — 1,327 voters
1984 by George OrwellOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 967 voters

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books Containing Dangerous Ideas
167 books — 111 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
50 books to read before you die
51 books — 169 voters

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Time Trilogy by Madeleine L'EngleOf Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,417 books — 119,712 voters
The Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyFrom the Dust Returned by Ray BradburyDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Halloween Books
698 books — 727 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,003 voters
Watership Down by Richard  Adams
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,083 books — 12,163 voters

Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanWatchmen by Alan             MooreThe Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
Comic Books to Appreciate & Love
546 books — 157 voters
The Descendants by Kaui Hart HemmingsSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
What To Read Next
20,168 books — 24,056 voters



« previous 1