1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,230 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonHorns by Joe Hill
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,202 books — 1,092 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
843 books — 897 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
1,874 books — 6,997 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
1,107 books — 1,719 voters

It by Stephen  KingMisery by Stephen  KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHorns by Joe Hill
Best Horror Novels
1,987 books — 5,447 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Holy Bible by AnonymousIt by Stephen  KingNight by Elie WieselMisery by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,299 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 — 28,376 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,519 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
4,846 books — 5,887 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
965 books — 864 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,753 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
1,241 books — 3,909 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
10,709 books — 10,319 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
5,172 books — 9,632 voters

V for Vendetta by Alan             Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 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
1,637 books — 5,993 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,172 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 — 1,400 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
588 books — 2,043 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
7,807 books — 49,783 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
31,546 books — 120,147 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 — 728 voters