Les Misérables by Victor HugoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,919 books — 121,231 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Y/A Books That Made You Cry
20 books — 5 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenStardust by Neil GaimanThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Love Stories
5,184 books — 9,646 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinGo, Dog. Go! by P.D. EastmanSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Best Children's Books
5,322 books — 6,712 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Best Young Adult Books
13,145 books — 80,220 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Best Humorous Books
4,349 books — 7,959 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
76,887 books — 286,133 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Fictional Crushes
636 books — 578 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,479 books — 25,671 voters