The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,438 books — 24,682 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,729 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Mystery
2,083 books — 4,544 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,207 books — 25,777 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,185 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Female Lead Characters
4,842 books — 5,899 voters

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Children's Historical Fiction
828 books — 830 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books You Can't Live Without
1,649 books — 1,183 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,760 books — 25,997 voters

Lamb by Christopher MooreThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,828 books — 21,998 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters

White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Best for Book Clubs
14,730 books — 18,590 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,614 voters