A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOn the Road by Jack KerouacFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,067 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,132 books — 3,698 voters

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,451 voters
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,921 books — 1,899 voters

2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,405 books — 1,786 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,166 books — 1,526 voters

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
815 books — 1,162 voters
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftDown and Out in Paris and London by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
876 books — 1,267 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
524 books — 781 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
480 books — 867 voters

De stille kracht by Louis Couperus
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
497 books — 513 voters
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Com... by Multatuli
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
242 books — 407 voters

Cloud Atlas by David  Mitchell
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,007 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,932 books — 26,291 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,898 voters
Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,383 voters

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,804 books — 22,856 voters
De donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik HermansKaas by Willem ElsschotNooit meer slapen by Willem Frederik HermansDe Uitvreter ~ Titaantjes ~ Dichtertje ~ Mene Tekel by Nescio
Beste Nederlandse Literatuur
217 books — 58 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe World According to Garp by John IrvingFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
80,140 books — 298,625 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Last Question by Isaac AsimovThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaThe World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,249 books — 126,124 voters