As I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLight in August by William Faulkner
Best Southern Gothic Literature
338 books — 502 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerGo Down, Moses by William FaulknerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAbsalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
Best Southern Literature
1,345 books — 2,573 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottFever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Historical Fiction for Young Adults
228 books — 133 voters
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction
106 books — 160 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesGods and Generals by Jeff ShaaraRise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
Best American Historical Fiction
450 books — 341 voters

A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,387 books — 10,361 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby FooteGods and Generals by Jeff ShaaraThe Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara
Best American Civil War Books
1,007 books — 984 voters

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby FooteNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Best American History Books
2,140 books — 2,505 voters
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby Foote
Best History Books
3,747 books — 3,778 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,873 books — 121,143 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Iliad by HomerThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Odyssey by HomerThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerGo Down, Moses by William FaulknerAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerLight in August by William Faulkner
Books Set in Mississippi
401 books — 91 voters