1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,980 books — 26,583 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,927 voters

The Secret by Rhonda ByrneMiles to Go by Miley CyrusThe Host by Stephenie MeyerMy Life by Bill Clinton
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,639 books — 5,992 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie WieselThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,281 books — 11,618 voters

Best Books Ever
78,124 books — 291,256 voters
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1 by Diana Wynne JonesThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BraySo You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,183 books — 12,250 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsLord of the Flies by William Golding
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,940 voters
Mort by Terry PratchettCandide by VoltaireThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Humorous Books
4,417 books — 8,076 voters

The Worst Books of All Time
8,112 books — 19,889 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,512 books — 69,808 voters
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba Bray
Teen Historical Fiction
1,471 books — 3,203 voters

Crown Duel by Sherwood SmithHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Complete Oz by L. Frank BaumA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Strong Heroine Series
1,643 books — 2,097 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,505 books — 123,713 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,189 books — 80,421 voters