Catch-22 by Joseph HellerSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,635 books — 17,953 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,716 books — 6,885 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Cult Classics
1,568 books — 2,120 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoOn the Road by Jack KerouacHamlet by William ShakespeareOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,962 books — 121,348 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleLamb by Christopher MooreCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,428 books — 2,343 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanWatchmen by Alan             MooreV for Vendetta by Alan             MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 9 by Neil GaimanFrom Hell by Alan             Moore
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,015 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction
3,721 books — 7,126 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLast Call by Tim Powers
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,523 books — 24,874 voters