The Thin Man by Dashiell HammettGo Tell It on the Mountain by James BaldwinKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainLobotomy by Dee Dee Ramone
I Love New York City
608 books — 357 voters
The Thin Man by Dashiell HammettThe Alcoholics by Jim ThompsonClockwork Orange by Stanley KubrickMarabou Stork Nightmares by Irvine WelshThe Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll
Cult Classics
1,570 books — 2,124 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
45 books — 211 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
What to read before Mythcon 43
42 books — 18 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Greater Trumps by Charles   Williams
The Inklings
171 books — 19 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisWhite Fang by Jack LondonThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,312 books — 2,414 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
522 books — 276 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Best Young Adult Books
13,238 books — 80,335 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienWatership Down by Richard  AdamsTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Favorite books from my childhood
4,487 books — 7,654 voters
Red Harvest by Dashiell HammettThe Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
747 books — 1,002 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,369 books — 123,372 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Trippy Books
855 books — 909 voters

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Swashbucklers
574 books — 508 voters

On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian FlemingCall for the Dead by John le CarréThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Best Spy Novels
1,386 books — 2,429 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter MosleyThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,401 books — 16,243 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,337 books — 9,241 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisFoundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank Patrick Herbert
Required Reading For Geeks
92 books — 39 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Odyssey by Homer
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,532 books — 26,598 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,163 books — 12,204 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinDune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,668 books — 25,201 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Best Books Ever
77,803 books — 290,298 voters

U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersUnited States Bill of Rights by James MadisonDeclaration of Independence by Founding FathersNarrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass by Frederick DouglassKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Trump Resistance
188 books — 79 voters