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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,259 books — 1,088 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,347 books — 4,654 voters

The Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWhen Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly HayslipThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
342 books — 649 voters
Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithHold Tight by Harlan CobenThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenTripwire by Lee ChildThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
663 books — 399 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Firm by Robin Waterfield
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,561 books — 2,775 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethThe Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
Best Indian Fiction Books
929 books — 2,453 voters

Coma by Robin CookOutbreak by Robin Cook
Best of Robin Cook
18 books — 51 voters
Cloudstreet by Tim WintonThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Year of Living Dangerously by Christopher J. Koch
Best Modern Australian Literature
564 books — 672 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 496 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenCloudstreet by Tim WintonOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteA Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White
Best Books Set in Australia
1,071 books — 592 voters

The World According to Garp by John Irving
Best Humorous Books
4,420 books — 8,080 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,373 voters

2061 by Arthur C. ClarkePatriot Games by Tom ClancyThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeThe Commitments by Roddy DoyleConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Best Books of 1987
376 books — 187 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,929 books — 3,626 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club Bookshelf
296 books — 205 voters
Shanghai Baby by Wei Hui
Fiction from the Chinese Mainland
132 books — 137 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,510 books — 123,785 voters
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
1,020 books — 599 voters

First Among Equals by Jeffrey ArcherKane & Abel by Jeffrey ArcherThe Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer
The Best of Jeffery Archer
36 books — 340 voters
The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe End of Faith by Sam HarrisThe Missionary Position by Christopher HitchensLetter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
585 books — 995 voters

Wild Swans by Jung ChangBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai SijieA Leaf in the Bitter Wind by Ting-xing YeMao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
China's Cultural Revolution and its aftermath in fiction and memoir
100 books — 53 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
The Most Deserving Newbery
131 books — 3,026 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books Ever
78,140 books — 291,426 voters
The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
Booker Prize Winners
69 books — 2,004 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxThe World According to Garp by John Irving
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,528 books — 8,779 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShōgun by James ClavellThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Historical Fiction
7,860 books — 26,182 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,705 books — 25,676 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,819 voters

Obernewtyn by Isobelle CarmodyHoles by Louis SacharThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,193 books — 80,430 voters