The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Shining by Stephen  KingAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen  King
Quality Dark Fiction
2,518 books — 3,233 voters
The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyDune by Frank Herbert
Adult Dystopian Books
145 books — 248 voters

Gotham by Edwin G. BurrowsThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Love New York City
607 books — 356 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,236 books — 25,906 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Utopias/Dystopias
64 books — 37 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellNight by Elie WieselThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,761 books — 120,898 voters
Red Storm Rising by Tom ClancyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Runaway Jury by John GrishamThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Thrillers
4,621 books — 5,651 voters