The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyBen-Hur by Lew WallaceThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Best Classics Ever Written
481 books — 281 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerDune by Frank Herbert
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters

The Red Sea Sharks by Hergé
Best Tintin books
36 books — 162 voters
1984 by George OrwellDies the Fire by S.M. StirlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
This Is the End...
996 books — 1,594 voters

Star Wars by Michael A. Stackpole
Best Star Wars Books
462 books — 1,303 voters
The Civil War by Shelby FooteThe Shadow Rising by Robert JordanWatership Down by Richard  AdamsSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Books Ever
76,808 books — 285,820 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
Zombies!
1,673 books — 4,326 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLord of Chaos by Robert JordanThe Civil War, Vol. 3 by Shelby FooteCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,488 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
favorite non-fiction
2,809 books — 1,183 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,779 books — 26,041 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonRedwall by Brian Jacques
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,248 books — 25,924 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,372 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,241 books — 8,069 voters

Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerRetribution by Max Hastings
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,152 books — 2,425 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanRedwall by Brian JacquesGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,089 books — 11,784 voters

The Civil War by Shelby FooteTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonMr. Lincoln's Army by Bruce Catton
Best American Civil War Books
1,007 books — 984 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard  AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters

Redwall by Brian JacquesCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Best Young Adult Books
13,142 books — 80,224 voters
The Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusThe History of Rome, Books 21-30 by LivyThe History of Rome, Books 1-5 by LivyCaesar and Christ by Will DurantThe Annals of Imperial Rome by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Best Books About Ancient Rome
737 books — 1,084 voters