Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Have Made An Impression
4,083 books — 2,333 voters

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Books Set in the Eighties
208 books — 89 voters
Dubliners by James JoyceFour Letters of Love by Niall WilliamsA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceAmongst Women by John McGahernAs It Is In Heaven by Niall Williams
Best Books by Irish Authors
282 books — 38 voters

The Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellThe Moving Finger by Agatha ChristieFaceless Killers by Henning MankellResurrection Men by Ian RankinThe Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,305 books — 2,547 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Best Book Boyfriends
10,900 books — 29,235 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Top Fast-Paced Mystery
966 books — 990 voters
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene ZionOwl Babies by Martin WaddellEach Peach Pear Plum by Janet AhlbergThe Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Best Popular Picture Books on Goodreads
326 books — 57 voters

South Riding by Winifred HoltbyCold Comfort Farm by Stella GibbonsThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel SparkExcellent Women by Barbara Pym
A Middlebrow Syllabus
100 books — 76 voters
Dissolution by C.J. SansomThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,940 books — 26,425 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Thrillers
4,921 books — 6,283 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Wiki best-selling books list
70 books — 13 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinA Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,926 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Best British and Irish Literature
1,174 books — 1,115 voters
The Smiling Man by Joseph  Knox
2019 Most Anticipated Releases -No YA
320 books — 472 voters

Transcription by Kate AtkinsonLethal White by Robert GalbraithForce of Nature by Jane HarperCirce by Madeline MillerMacbeth by Jo Nesbø
2018 Most Anticipated Releases -No YA
558 books — 937 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyThe Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas HardyUnder the Greenwood Tree by Thomas HardyJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,753 books — 6,905 voters

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. JamesThe Black Tower by P.D. JamesShroud for a Nightingale by P.D. JamesDeath of an Expert Witness by P.D. James
Best Mysteries from the 1970s
252 books — 86 voters
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara VineKnots and Crosses by Ian RankinA Taste for Death by P.D. James
Best Mysteries from the 1980s
204 books — 93 voters

The Shape of Water by Andrea CamilleriThe Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellBlack and Blue by Ian RankinStrip Jack by Ian RankinThe Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell
Best Mysteries from the 1990s
354 books — 117 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónDark Fire by C.J. SansomDissolution by C.J. SansomThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Mysteries from the 2000s
190 books — 131 voters

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Silkworm by Robert GalbraithCareer of Evil by Robert GalbraithHeartstone by C.J. SansomLamentation by C.J. Sansom
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
621 books — 561 voters
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
Best Feminist Books
2,844 books — 3,984 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
537 books — 1,907 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Secret History by Donna TarttMiddlemarch by George EliotDubliners by James Joyce
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,905 books — 18,683 voters



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