1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Quality Dark Fiction
2,534 books — 3,248 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonHorns by Joe  Hill
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,217 books — 1,133 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.1984 by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Trippy Books
850 books — 905 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Odyssey by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,996 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.1984 by George OrwellThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,121 books — 1,764 voters

It by Stephen  KingMisery by Stephen  KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHorns by Joe  Hill
Best Horror Novels
2,087 books — 5,462 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Holy Bible by AnonymousIt by Stephen  KingNight by Elie WieselMisery by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,241 books — 11,439 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 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
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,370 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,313 books — 4,563 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Female Lead Characters
4,868 books — 5,914 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCourage and Consequence by Karl RoveBarney's Zoo Friends by Nancy ParentRoman by Polanski by Roman PolańskiAmerica by Heart by Sarah Palin
1001 Books I'd Rather Die than Read
966 books — 861 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,750 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselEthan Frome by Edith WhartonSophie’s Choice by William Styron
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,228 books — 3,919 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTwilight by Stephenie MeyerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald1984 by George Orwell
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,017 books — 10,541 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie MeyerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksBreaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Best Love Stories
5,184 books — 9,647 voters

V for Vendetta by Alan             Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,790 books — 26,050 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneSlander by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,991 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Young Adult Books
13,144 books — 80,215 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySophie’s Choice by William StyronIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Most Difficult Novels
592 books — 2,047 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Odyssey by HomerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,940 books — 121,252 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Books that have kept me up all night
825 books — 729 voters