Lolita by Vladimir NabokovHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
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589 books — 2,043 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThis Is All by Aidan ChambersThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Long Good Books for Voracious Readers
255 books — 124 voters

Best Books Ever
76,710 books — 285,287 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,001 books — 16,702 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,959 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,996 books — 11,497 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,049 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,063 books — 16,926 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,761 books — 120,900 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
What To Read Next
20,545 books — 24,397 voters