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?
3,868 books — 10,585 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
20,602 books — 24,442 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
3,787 books — 26,048 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
3,239 books — 11,427 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
1,873 books — 6,996 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
2,532 books — 3,246 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
747 books — 1,817 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
1,568 books — 2,119 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
4,430 books — 7,441 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
1,171 books — 1,111 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Best German Authors
606 books — 705 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
754 books — 616 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
8,408 books — 8,487 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 — 1,560 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
604 books — 3,520 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
1,133 books — 10,098 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
727 books — 1,635 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
884 books — 1,574 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!
1,221 books — 6,122 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
14,048 books — 11,541 voters

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,849 books — 22,110 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
1,713 books — 6,884 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
7,899 books — 49,786 voters
Cress by Marissa MeyerNearly Gone by Elle Cosimano
Beautiful Book Covers of 2014
230 books — 444 voters


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