The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Books About Bookstores
642 books — 807 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterNeverwhere by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Doors, Portals, Gates
511 books — 189 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Historical Ghost Fiction
239 books — 355 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,836 books — 26,081 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,701 books — 14,259 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
WWII Historic Fiction
1,470 books — 1,549 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankDivergent by Veronica Roth
One Million Ratings!
235 books — 1,070 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Holocaust Literature
112 books — 109 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Summer 2015 Recommendations
63 books — 19 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Without Sequels
729 books — 368 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Teen Historical Fiction
1,410 books — 3,104 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Light but not (too) dumb
850 books — 840 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Secret History by Donna TarttFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMother of Pearl by Melinda HaynesThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Best Southern Literature
1,350 books — 2,576 voters

The Bells by Richard Harvell
Best Unappreciated Books
4,374 books — 2,210 voters
The Bells by Richard Harvell
Books about Castrati
74 books — 15 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,007 books — 121,469 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDivergent by Veronica RothThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,156 books — 80,228 voters