The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,063 books — 961 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtrySchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
Around the World in 100 Books
1,315 books — 706 voters

All Things Wise and Wonderful by James HerriotA Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Thomas Jefferson by Jon MeachamSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyMadam Secretary by Madeleine K. Albright
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,766 books — 6,304 voters
Thomas Jefferson by Jon MeachamIke's Bluff by Evan ThomasDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettPost Captain by Patrick O'Brian
What We've Read So Far in 2018
6,456 books — 678 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
5,855 books — 4,170 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonGilead by Marilynne RobinsonThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersThe Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,111 books — 5,154 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Recommended by Reading Challengers
6,016 books — 4,516 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,790 books — 49,758 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Prince and the Pauper by Mark TwainTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,864 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,649 books — 6,469 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Must Read Classics
1,853 books — 4,624 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,139 books — 17,320 voters

The Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderBig Red by Jim KjelgaardFather and I Were Ranchers by Ralph MoodyThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,825 books — 10,355 voters
The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.Dianetics by L. Ron HubbardFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Shack by William Paul Young
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,033 books — 2,014 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLes Misérables by Victor HugoDune by Frank HerbertMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Best Philosophical Literature
1,148 books — 2,734 voters
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Nautical Tales
742 books — 398 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryFather and I Were Ranchers by Ralph MoodyPlainsong by Kent Haruf
Best Westerns
1,369 books — 1,494 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,223 books — 6,123 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonLes Misérables by Victor HugoReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Books for and About Activists
326 books — 306 voters
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderHouse of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus IIIThe Black Ice by Michael    ConnellyThe Neon Rain by James Lee Burke
Seasons and Weather in Titles
1,505 books — 150 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesEmpire Falls by Richard RussoThe Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,201 books — 28,367 voters
Gilead by Marilynne RobinsonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesEmpire Falls by Richard RussoThe Known World by Edward P. Jones
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 21,850 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack LondonBig Red by Jim KjelgaardOutlaw Red by Jim KjelgaardIrish Red by Jim Kjelgaard
Top Dog Reads
655 books — 669 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,693 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanTo Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
82 books — 1,611 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLes Misérables by Victor HugoTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
75,519 books — 280,561 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,367 books — 119,262 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Runaway Jury by John GrishamThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,104 voters