The Giver by Lois LowryThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,848 books — 10,517 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George Orwell
What To Read Next
20,286 books — 24,169 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Midnight in Paris
66 books — 46 voters

1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,300 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienOutlander by Diana GabaldonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Odyssey by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,230 voters
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles DickensHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensBarnaby Rudge by Charles DickensVillette by Charlotte Brontë
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
745 books — 1,811 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best British and Irish Literature
1,169 books — 1,111 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Best German Authors
608 books — 703 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe
100 Best American Authors
751 books — 615 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyInkheart by Cornelia FunkeMatilda by Roald DahlLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Stories For Book Lovers
8,343 books — 8,386 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,559 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHoles by Louis SacharHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxEragon by Christopher Paolini
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor HugoCandide by Voltaire
Best French Literature
872 books — 1,572 voters

Jumanji by Chris Van AllsburgMary Poppins by P.L. TraversStuart Little by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,121 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Giver by Lois Lowry1984 by George Orwell
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,709 books — 11,310 voters

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,956 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giver by Lois LowryCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,783 voters
Cress by Marissa MeyerNearly Gone by Elle Cosimano
Beautiful Book Covers of 2014
230 books — 444 voters


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