The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,869 books — 8,220 voters
Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland
Books About Bookstores
642 books — 807 voters

Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,354 books — 69,156 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,785 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Young Adult Books
13,154 books — 80,227 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,997 books — 121,456 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
471 books — 856 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
530 books — 777 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
907 books — 1,255 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,185 books — 1,510 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,776 voters
Watership Down by Richard  Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,884 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,259 books — 2,432 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,140 books — 3,678 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,371 voters