Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
Books by Black Authors
915 books — 368 voters
Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika
African Fiction
601 books — 429 voters

Post Office by Charles BukowskiCannery Row by John SteinbeckHot Water Music by Charles BukowskiEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Grit-Lit - Writing that Bleeds
112 books — 61 voters
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Tao of Physics by Fritjof CapraThe Golden Ratio by Mario Livio
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,926 books — 3,621 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,126 books — 10,050 voters
The Quiche of Death by M.C. BeatonWicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet
English Village Mysteries
201 books — 67 voters

The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark TwainThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,434 books — 2,356 voters
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardLake Wobegon Days by Garrison KeillorWind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBlue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,805 voters

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeDave Barry's Greatest Hits by Dave BarryGood Omens by Terry PratchettRight Ho, Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,078 books — 2,436 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas AdamsDave Barry's Greatest Hits by Dave BarryDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,401 books — 8,028 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,397 books — 123,417 voters